Scottish Society of New Zealand Pipe Band Rankings

Performance overview, discipline averages, and calculated rating changes.

Band Profile Back to Rankings
Band Information
Location:Christchurch, South Island
Grade:Grade 3 / 3A (Grade 3)
Founded:1902
Status:Active
Website:-
Results:8
Aggregate Scores

1475.56

Total Points
-3.06
Avg Points
1.51
Best Result
Discipline Averages

87.89

Piping Average

86.93

Drumming Average

87.84

Ensemble Average

Competition Results & Calculated Scores
8 Results
Date Competition Place G_comp G_reg Expected Q_P1 Q_P2 Q_D Q_E Q Delta Rating
Mar 23, 2026 New Zealand Pipe Band Champio…
Taranaki 		8 3 3 0.4551 83.72 83.72 86.05 90.7 85.81 -4.39 1475.55
Mar 23, 2026 New Zealand Pipe Band Champio…
Taranaki 		5 3 3 0.4529 90.7 88.37 88.37 95.35 90.35 1.51 1479.95
Mar 08, 2026 Riccarton Bush (Day 2)
Christchurch 		3 3 3 0.4615 87.5 87.5 87.5 87.5 87.5 -2.62 1478.44
Mar 08, 2026 Riccarton Bush (Day 2)
Christchurch 		3 3 3 0.4653 87.5 87.5 87.5 87.5 87.5 -2.53 1481.06
Nov 08, 2025 Hororata Highland Games
Hororata 		3 3 3 0.468 94.12 94.12 88.24 88.24 91.18 0.61 1483.59
Nov 08, 2025 Hororata Highland Games
Hororata 		3 3 3 0.4703 94.12 88.24 88.24 88.24 89.71 -1.53 1482.98
Mar 10, 2025 New Zealand Pipe Band Champio…
Invercargill 		9 3 3 0.4904 82.61 82.61 84.78 82.61 83.26 -8.65 1484.51
Mar 10, 2025 New Zealand Pipe Band Champio…
Invercargill 		9 3 3 0.5004 86.96 86.96 84.78 82.61 85.43 -6.84 1493.16
Column Explanations
  • G_comp: Grade competed in
  • G_reg: Grade registered in
  • Expected: Expected pairwise score against the event field
  • Q_P1/Q_P2: Qualified scores for Piping 1 and 2
  • Q_D: Qualified score for Drumming
  • Q_E: Qualified score for Ensemble
  • Q: Overall qualified score
  • Delta: Rating change from this event
  • Rating: Elo-like rating after this event
  • Higher scores are better for all columns
  • Piping, drumming, and ensemble drive actual event outcomes