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Scholarships
Abbotsleigh is pleased and proud to be able to offer a number of scholarships.
To acknowledge and encourage excellence, Abbotsleigh offers a number of scholarships to day and boarding students in Years 5, 7, 10 and 11. Criteria such as school reports, examination results, financial need, personal interview and, in the case of music scholarships, performance are used to award scholarships.
Year 5 Scholarship
Fiona Gaye Parsons Scholarship
The Fiona Gaye Parsons Scholarship is an all-rounder, needs based scholarship available to new applicants or current Abbotsleigh students entering Year 5 in 2025.
Applications have now closed.
Year 7 Scholarships – now open
Abbotsleigh offers the following scholarships, which begin in Year 7 and offer up to 100% remission of tuition fees. Applicants for these scholarships must complete the scholarship examination in September 2024.
Girls in Year 5 2024 may sit the scholarship examination for Year 7 2026 on Saturday 21 September, 2024.
Online registration is now open. Click here to apply. Registrations close on Thursday 12 September, 2024.
Open Academic Scholarship
Abbotsleigh offers two academic scholarships, providing up to 100% remission of school tuition fees for the remainder of schooling.
Betty Archdale Scholarship
This is a needs-based academic scholarship, providing up to 100% remission of school tuition fees for the remainder of schooling.
Jubilee Scholarship
This academic scholarship is for the daughter of an Abbotsleigh Old Girl. It provides up to 100% remission of school tuition fees from Year 7 for the remainder of schooling.
Mollie and Nancy Douglas Scholarship
This is a needs-based academic scholarship, providing up to 100% remission of school tuition fees for the remainder of schooling. This biennial scholarship will next be assessed for girls in Year 5 wishing to commence in Year 7 2026.
Music Scholarship
This scholarship is an academic scholarship awarded to an outstanding musician, providing up to 100% remission of school tuition fees for the remainder of schooling. Selected candidates are invited to audition. This scholarship is awarded to a player of an orchestral instrument (not piano) with a high pass in AMEB exam or equivalent as follows:
- Strings: violin, viola or cello (Grade VI); double bass (Grade III)
- Brass/Woodwind: bassoon, oboe, French horn, tuba – two years’ prior school tuition
- All other brass or woodwind instruments – Grade IV
Indigenous Scholarships
Indigenous students from rural and remote locations may apply for Year 7 boarding scholarships. These scholarships are provided in partnership with the Yalari organisation. Indigenous scholarships are needs-based scholarships providing up to 100% remission of school tuition fees and up to 100% remission of boarding school fees for the remainder of schooling. Applications close on 30 April the year the student is in Year 6.
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Year 7-11 Scholarships
Boarding Bursaries
To assist and encourage our boarding community, Abbotsleigh offers a range of boarding bursaries for remission of part boarding fees for families living in country NSW. Girls wishing to commence in Year 7 are required to attend the Year 7 scholarship exam held in September of Year 5.
Endeavour Performance All Round Scholarship
To acknowledge and encourage excellence, the recipient of the Endeavour Performance Scholarship is a student who will add to the life of the School. All round excellence will benchmark this student. Typically this student will be a high achiever, whether it be in a sporting, dramatic, musical or public speaking field.
This is a unique scholarship for a student entering the school at any point from Year 7 to Year 11 and will provide partial remission of up to 50% of school tuition fees for the remainder of school years.
The selection process is by way of application including a personal summary demonstrating ability by way of a list of achievements in sport or other performance category. This personal summary will include two reference letters supporting the candidate’s chosen activity. The latest school report and NAPLAN test results will complete this application. Following this, an interview will be arranged with the Headmistress, together with either the Head of Sport, Head of Visual Arts or Head of Drama.
Girls wishing to commence in Year 7 are required to attend the Year 7 scholarship exam held in September of Year 5.
For girls wishing to join after Year 7, by way of application please provide a personal summary detailing the candidate’s academic records plus extra-curricular achievements as detailed above. This information should be provided prior to the end of Term 2 in 2024. Applications are open for entry in 2025.
Sports Performance Scholarship
This scholarship acknowledges a student who shows exceptional sporting promise at an elite level. Typically, this student will be competing at national or state level (or the highest possible equivalent depending on the sport), in at least one sporting activity (team or individual) that is offered through Abbotsleigh’s Sport program.
This is a unique scholarship for a student entering the school at any point from Year 7 to Year 11 and will provide partial remission of up to 50% of school tuition fees for the remainder of school years.
Applicants must provide a summary demonstrating their sporting ability by way of a list of achievements in their sport with proof of performance, including two reference letters supporting the candidate’s application.
Girls wishing to commence in Year 7 are required to attend the Year 7 scholarship exam held in September of Year 5.
For girls wishing to join after Year 7, by way of application please provide a personal summary detailing the candidate’s academic records plus extra-curricular achievements as detailed above. This information should be provided prior to the end of Term 2 in 2024. Applications are open for entry in 2025.
Year 10 Scholarships
Foundation Scholarships
Open to new and current students entering Year 10. Foundation Scholarships are needs-based academic scholarships providing up to 50% remission of school tuition fees for the remainder of schooling. Applications have now closed.
The Kathleen McCredie Scholarship
The Kathleen McCredie Scholarship is awarded to enable a girl entering Year 10, who but for the scholarship, would not be able to attend Abbotsleigh. It is governed by strict financial criteria. The recipient will demonstrate all round involvement in the areas of spirituality, service, culture, sport and academia. This scholarship will next be assessed for girls in 2025 for a 2026 start.
Everett Scholarship
The Everett Scholarship is awarded to an Abbotsleigh student moving from Year 9 to Year 10. The selection process is by way of application. The Everett Scholarship provides 50% remission of tuition fees in Year 10. Online applications open September 2024 with a closing date of Monday 28 October 2024.
Year 10 and 11 Scholarships
The Royle Scholarship
The Royle Scholarship is for Year 10 or Year 11 and is open to any student in Year 9 or Year 10 (including current Abbotsleigh students) with particular Old Girl affiliations.
This biennial scholarship is an academic and/or general merit scholarship providing up to 50% remission of school tuition fees for the remainder of schooling. Needs-based criteria may also apply. It is awarded to a girl joining the Senior College in either Year 10 or Year 11 who is the daughter, granddaughter or great-granddaughter of an Abbotsleigh Old Girl.
Applications for girls in 2024 wishing to commence in 2025 have now closed.
This scholarship will next be assessed for girls in 2026 wishing to commence in 2027.
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Year 11 Scholarships
Centenary Scholarship
The Centenary Scholarship is open only to Year 11 Abbotsleigh students. It is awarded to the daughter of an Abbotsleigh Old Girl for all round participation and achievement. The scholarship provides 25% remission of school tuition fees for the remainder of schooling. The assessment process takes place in May each year.
Please contact the Registrar, Mrs Colleen Fenn if you would like additional information on these scholarships.