Each year Westminster School offers a broad range of general excellence and academic scholarships to both new and continuing students. Scholarships provide partial fee remission for tuition or boarding fees to the successful candidates.

Scholarships recognise achievement in the areas of academic endeavour, sport, performing arts, service and leadership. We invite applications from individuals with outstanding character who have a desire and capacity to make a valued contribution to the School community.

Please follow the link to register for our Academic Scholarships. Online registration to sit the ACEP examination for Year 7 entry in 2021 closes Thursday 23 January 2020.

Please follow the link to register for our General Excellence Scholarships. Online registration closes Tuesday 11 February 2020.

For any enquiries about scholarships, please contact our Enrolments Manager, Darin Betro ('83), via Email, or T: +61 8 8276 0230.

All scholarships listed below are for the year level your child will be in 2021.

• Year 6
  • All-Rounder Scholarship
• Year 7
  • ACER Academic Scholarship
  • All-Rounder Scholarship
  • School Council Scholarship
  • Fricker Performing Arts Scholarship
  • Thomas All-Rounder Scholarship
  • Boarding Scholarships
• Year 8 and 9
  • Thomas All-Rounder Scholarship
    
  • Boarding Scholarships
• Year 10
  • Thomas All-Rounder Scholarship
  • Old Scholars' Scholarship
    
  • Robert Fraser All-Rounder Scholarship
  • Boarding Scholarships
• Year 11
  • Thomas All-Rounder Scholarship
  • Robert Fraser All-Rounder Scholarship
    
• Other Scholarships
  • Principal's Scholarships
  • Indigenous Youth Leadership Project (IYLP)

Available to new students entering the School in Year 6 2021. Recipients will be able to demonstrate all-round excellence in academic and co-curricular pursuits, including sport, performing arts, service and leadership.

Application: Online submission and interview for short-listed candidates
Value: 30% of tuition fees per annum from Year 6 until the end of Year 12
Apply here: Year 6 All-Rounder Scholarship

Available to new students entering Year 7 2021. Recipients will display all-round excellence in academic and co-curricular pursuits, including sport, performing arts, service and leadership.

Application: Online submission and interview for shortlisted candidates
Value: 50% remission of tuition fees per annum from Year 7 until the end of Year 12
Apply here: Year 7 All-Rounder Scholarships

Awarded to a new student entering Year 7 to Year 11 to complete their schooling at Westminster. The scholarship intends to reward and encourage students who demonstrate a commitment to self-improvement, show tenacity and strong work ethic and who achieve consistently high performance in each of three areas:

• Academics
• Co-curricular involvement (particularly sport)
• Community involvement

The Thomas Scholarship recipient will be an all-rounder student who shows the potential to develop into a leader in the Westminster and wider community.

Application: Online submission and interview for shortlisted candidates
Value: 50% remission on tuition fees per annum until the end of Year 12

Awarded only to an existing Westminster Preparatory School student entering Year 7 in 2021. The recipient will display all-round excellence in academic and co-curricular pursuits, including sport, performing arts, service and leadership.

Assessment: Online submission and interview for shortlisted candidates
Value: 25% remission of tuition fees per annum from Year 8 to Year 12
Apply Here: Year 8 School Council Scholarship

Awarded annually to a new or existing student entering Year 7 2021 at Westminster School. Applicants must be able to demonstrate a willingness and capacity to make a significant contribution to Performing Arts in one or more of the following disciplines: Music, Drama or Dance.

Criteria: Fricker Performing Arts Scholarship Criteria
Assessment: Online submission and audition for shortlisted candidates
Value: 50% remission of tuition fees per annum from Year 7 to 12.
Apply here: Year 7 Fricker Performing Arts Scholarship

Available to new or existing students entering Year 10 at Westminster School in 2021. The student must be the child or grandchild of an Old Scholar. The recipient will possess outstanding personal qualities and ability in both the academic and co-curricular areas. The intention is that any family can benefit only once from this scholarship.

Assessment: Online submission and interview for shortlisted candidates
Value: 30% remission of tuition fees per annum for Years 10 - 12
Apply here: Year 10 Old Scholars' Scholarship

Awarded to new students entering Year 10 or 11 at Westminster School. The recipients will display all-round excellence in academic and co-curricular pursuits, including sport, performing arts, service and leadership.

Application process: Online submission and interview for shortlisted candidates
Value: 50% remission of tuition fees per annum until the end of Year 12
Apply here: Year 10 or 11 Robert Fraser All-Rounder Scholarship

The Clifford Boomsma Boarding Scholarship is awarded each year to new boarding students entering Years 7 to 10 at Westminster School in 2021. The recipients will be all-rounders who display outstanding personal qualities and ability, in both the academic and co-curricular areas. One of the scholarships is reserved for a son or daughter of an ICPA (Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association of Australia) member.

Application process: Online submission and interview for short-listed candidates
Value: 50% remission of the boarding fees (excluding tuition) per annum until the end of Year 12
Apply Here: Boarding Scholarships

A range of Principal's Scholarships may be offered to applicants for any of the above scholarships. These scholarships will have varying remissions, and are offered to high performing students.

This initiative is funded by the Australian Government.

The IYLP offers scholarships and leadership opportunities to young Indigenous Australians, with a focus on youth from remote and regional communities with funding support through the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.

In addition to helping Indigenous students achieve their educational aspirations, the IYLP supports the development of positive role models and leaders to inspire other Indigenous students.

• The Smith Family, in conjunction with Westminster School, invites applications for boarding. Places are open to students entering Years 8 to 12 in 2021.
• Applications are sent directly to The Smith Family where they will be short-listed for further consideration.
• If successful in the next stage of the application process, a face-to-face interview will be held at Westminster School with the IYLP Manager.
• Information, applications, criteria and other forms are available from The Smith Family from March 2020.
• For more information, please click here.

If you have any questions, please contact the IYLP via Email, or T: +61 8 8224 1402.