2027 Scholarships
St Catherine’s School is proud to offer a wide range of full and partial scholarships to current and prospective students, allowing us to foster a culture of excellence and provide financial assistance to eligible families.
Most of our scholarships are means-tested and are awarded at the discretion of the Headmistress. Change your daughter’s future with all the benefits of a St Catherine’s education.
Our scholarships
Our scholarship application process is conducted by Academic Assessment Services (AAS).
Applications open in October each year, roughly 18 months before the scholarships will be applied, and close the following January.
The selection process takes approximately three months and successful applicants are generally notified in May the year prior to commencement.
A general academic scholarship open to students in Years 7-12.
- Open to internal and external applicants
- Full or partial tuition fees covered
A means-tested scholarship offered to students in Years 7-12 who excel academically.
- Open to internal and external applicants
- Full or partial tuition fees covered
Open to Years 7-11 students with a passion for music who are dedicated to their music studies.
- Applicants should have a high level of development, relative to other students of their chosen instrument. Please email the Music Department at music@stcatherines.nsw.edu.au for more information regarding this.
- Open to internal and external applicants.
- Full or partial tuition fees covered.
A means-tested scholarship open to students who exhibit excellence in a particular performance area such as sport (state level representation) or drama as well as demonstrated sound academic ability.
- Candidates may be asked to audition in their specialist area
- Open to external applicants
- Full or partial tuition fees covered
A means-tested scholarship offered to students in Years 7-11 who live in regional Australia.
- Recipients of this scholarship must remain a boarder for the duration of their time at school
- Open to external applicants only
- Full or partial tuition fees covered with boarding fees paid by the family
A means-tested scholarship offered to students in Years 7-11 who live in regional Australia.
- Recipients of this scholarship must remain a boarder for the duration of their time at school
- Open to external applicants only
- Full or partial tuition fees covered with boarding fees paid by the family
A means-tested scholarship offered to students entering Year 11 in 2027 (current Year 9 students) who demonstrate academic ability, clear commitment to study and engagement in the life of her school.
- Open to internal and external applicants
- Scholarship covers up to 50 per cent of tuition fees for Years 11 and 12
A means-tested scholarship offered to daughters or granddaughters of St Catherine’s alumni in Years 7-11.
- Open to internal and external applicants
- Full or partial tuition fees covered
Open to a student entering Year 7 who has attended our Junior School from at least Year 5.
- Open to internal applicants only
- Full or partial tuition fees covered
How to apply
To apply for a scholarship, you first need to submit an enrolment application directly to St Catherine’s.
Click here to submit an online enrolment application.
Please note, this step does not need to be completed by existing and waitlisted students, as well as those who have previously submitted an enrolment application form.
Please register with AAS by completing their online scholarship application.
Your scholarship application must include your daughter’s:
- Two most recent school reports
- Most recent NAPLAN results (for external students only)
- Any recent awards and achievements (if applicable)
Please also attach a 100-word statement written by your daughter in response to: ‘Why should I be considered for a scholarship’.
If applying for a means-tested scholarship, we require your family’s past two financial years’ tax returns and Notices of Assessment to be attached to your scholarship application.
Our Open Mornings allow you to experience life at St Catherine’s for yourself. Hear from our staff and students, take a guided campus tour and ask questions about your daughter’s journey with us.
Click here to register for our upcoming Open Morning on Wednesday 5 November.
Applicants may then be invited to attend a Scholarship Testing Day held by AAS at St Catherine’s School.
There are also remote testing options available if you are not able to join us in person.
Applicants for our music scholarships may also be invited to attend an audition at St Catherine’s School.
The results from the AAS examinations and auditions will be reviewed by the school.
Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to interview with with our leadership team.
for an interview.
Once the results from the AAS examination are released, we will contact shortlisted candidates for an interview.
At the conclusion of the interview process, successful candidates will be contacted with their offer of scholarship.
Parents have two weeks to accept the offer of a place. At this point, the place will be held for your daughter.
Upcoming dates
Monday 22 September 2025:
Applications open for 2027 scholarships.
Friday 23 January 2026:
Applications close for remote and overseas candidates for 2027 scholarships.
Wednesday 28 January 2026:
Applications close for all remaining 2027 scholarship candidates.
Wednesday 4 February 2026:
Music scholarship auditions for 2027 candidates held at St Cath’s.
Friday 6 February 2026:
Scholarship Testing Day for 2027 candidates held at St Cath’s.
Terms and conditions
- Applicants must have submitted both a scholarship and an enrolment application.
- Scholarship applicants must be Australian citizens.
- St Catherine’s School Sydney will treat all documentation submitted by scholarship applicants in the strictest confidence.
- The scholarship examination will be conducted at St Catherine’s School or remotely if needed.
- An alternate scholarship examination date is not available.
- All applicants will be considered for a scholarship but may not be shortlisted nor granted a scholarship offer.
- All offers are awarded at the discretion of our Headmistress.
For further information about our scholarships, including our Indigenous Education Scholarship Program, please email enrol@stcaths.nsw.edu.au.
