Indigenous Scholarships

 

Pymble Indigenous Scholarships are open to talented young indigenous women. They offer such women the opportunity to embrace their educational experience with the support of the College’s outstanding teaching facilities, programs and co-curricular opportunities.

Applications for Indigenous Scholarships for entry to Years 7 to 11 2022 are open and close on Friday 28 May 2021.

Applications, including supporting documentation, must be submitted before Friday 28 May 2021.

Applications can be submitted as follows:

  • emailed to enrol@pymblelc.nsw.edu.au
  • posted to The Enrolments Department, Pymble Ladies’ College, PO Box 136, North Ryde BC NSW 1670,
  • or delivered to College Reception.

For further information about scholarship opportunities at Pymble, please email Mrs Rebecca Pearce, Enrolments Manager 7-12 at enrol@pymblelc.nsw.edu.au

 

The College offers three types of Indigenous Scholarships:

 

The Evonne Goolagong-Cawley Performance Scholarship
(in partnership with AIEF)

The scholarship is open to candidates with performance and academic abilities, and leadership potential. Areas of performance include art, music and sport.

To be eligible for the scholarship, candidates must be able to demonstrate the following criteria:

  • Demonstrated performance in the relevant area of expertise
  • Demonstrated commitment to school life through attendance, application and involvement
  • Demonstrated leadership potential
  • Commitment to the values of the College
  • Demonstrated support from the immediate family.

The scholarship covers the following areas:

  • Enrolment fees
  • Tuition fees
  • Boarding fees
  • Laptop computer
  • Uniform
  • School-related expenses.

The parents of the scholarship student are required to apply for all available AbStudy funding to contribute to the scholarship costs.

The scholarship holder’s family is expected to make a regular contribution, according to means, towards the cost of the scholarship. This will be negotiated with the College prior to acceptance.

This scholarship is subject to an annual review of the recipient’s performance and participation in all aspects of College life.

Indigenous Leadership Scholarship
(in partnership with AIEF)

The scholarship is open to candidates with academic ability and leadership potential.

To be eligible for the scholarship, candidates must be able to demonstrate the following criteria:

  • A school history demonstrating the potential to succeed academically
  • Demonstrated commitment to school life through attendance, application and involvement
  • Demonstrated leadership potential
  • Commitment to the values of the College
  • Demonstrated support from the immediate family.

The scholarship covers the following areas:

  • Enrolment fees
  • Tuition fees
  • Boarding fees
  • Laptop computer
  • Uniform
  • School-related expenses.

The parents of the scholarship student are required to apply for all available AbStudy funding to contribute to the scholarship costs.

The scholarship holder’s family is required to make a regular contribution, according to means, towards the cost of the scholarship. This will be negotiated with the College prior to acceptance.

This scholarship is subject to an annual review of the recipient’s performance and participation in all aspects of College life.

Please refer to the Indigenous Scholarship AIEF form below for further details.

GO Scholarship for day girls
(in partnership with the GO Foundation, subject to availability)

Please refer to the Indigenous Scholarship GO form below for further details.