Scholarships & Bursaries

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The following is a description of the scholarships and bursaries available at St Paul’s Collegiate School:

The closing date for all scholarship applications is the conclusion of Term Two in any given academic year (i.e. 15th July 2011 for 2012). The Parents Association Scholarship is not awarded through application rather it is awarded at Prizegiving to an existing student based on a given criteria.

Distance boarding scholarships are awarded by the MOE to families who meet the criteria and families apply for these directly with the MOE either prior to the student arriving at St Paul's or during their time here.

Whesby Scholarships can only be applied for by Sons/Daughters of Clergy and must be endorsed by the Bishop

YEAR 9 DIAGNOSTIC AND SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATIONS

For Prospective Year 9 Male Students Enrolling at St Paul's

All Year 9 students intending to attend St Paul’s Collegiate School are required to sit the Diagnostic and Scholarship examinations on a Saturday in June of each year. The exams typically commence at 1.00pm and finish at 4.30pm in the afternoon. Candidates sit a Mathematics, Reasoning and English examination, which are annually attempted by approximately 12,000 students who are applying for placement in Integrated and Independent Schools in Australasia.

As parents, you will receive a summary of your son’s performance, which will also give you information on the range of marks and the median for the St Paul’s candidates. The results typically give parents a good insight into where your son sits academically in relationship to his peers. As a School we will use your son’s results in the examinations, along with the information we receive from his present school reports and from his current teachers, to assist us in his class placement.

In addition, we use the Diagnostic examination to award two scholarships, (i.e. covering up to 50% of a student’s tuition fees) for Year 9 students who fulfill the School’s Special Character requirements.
These scholarships are renewed annually subject to a student’s satisfactory progress at school.

We recognise that many of our new boys won’t have sat three hours of consecutive tests in the past and consequently will be a little nervous. Please advise them, if this is the case, that they will not be unique in this situation and the results of the examination are largely being used for diagnostic purposes.

Parents should drop their sons off at St Paul’s at 12.45pm and collect them at 4.30pm. Boys are not required to bring anything to the examination. We will provide them with the pen and paper needed to complete the tests.

Assessments of Year 9 for the 2012 intake are now complete.

Please contact the Enrolments Office – telephone (07) 957 8889 or email: info@stpauls.school.nz for further information or to obtain an entry form for the Diagnostic / Scholarships Examinations and/or a prospectus, giving your name, address and telephone number.

Alternatively you can download the Diagnostic Examination Entry Form to the right.

External Scholarships and Bursaries

Dingwall Scholarship – Administered by the Dingwall Trust for boarding. The scholarships are awarded "to young people whose emotional, physical and/or social wellbeing is at risk of stopping them achieving". Applications close in August annually. Please click here for more information and application.

MOE Bursaries – Boarding and Travel Bursaries. Awarded on application direct to the Ministry of Education. For students who live more than a specified distance from a local secondary school with no school transport available(i.e. at present 4.8km).

ASPIRE Scholarships – A targeted Ministry of Education Scheme. Application is made directly to the Ministry of Education. Application for Aspire Scholarships opens in March each year and closes in early May. This scholarship is for students entering Year 9 or Year 10 in an independent school. Please visit www.minedu.govt.nz.

St Paul’s Scholarship and Bursary Awards

Rolleston Scholarship – Administered by the St Paul's Foundation Limited on behalf of Mr Humphrey Rolleston, Patron. It is awarded to high achieving, existing students of the school.

Whesby Trust – Administered by the Whesby Trust to provide assistance for the sons and daughters of Anglican Clergy.

Williams Trust – The Headmaster administers a grant from Williams Trust to St Paul's families. The Trust's purpose is the advancement of education in New Zealand or the advancement of religion in New Zealand.

Bayview Trust – Administered by the Bayview Trust for students to attend or continue to attend St Paul’s despite financial difficulties.

Old Collegians' Bursary – Administered by the Old Collegians' Association to provide short term financial assistance to
Old Collegians' whose sons or daughters are attending St Paul’s.

Parents' Association Scholarship – Administered by the Parents' Association and awarded each year to a Year 12 boy for his final year at St Paul's who has achieved outstanding academic improvement since his arrival in Year 9.

Year 9 Academic Scholarship – Awarded to students who perform impressively in the Diagnostic and Scholarship Examinations (see above for details). Two Academic Scholarships are offered annually— each valued at 50% of tuition fees.These Scholarships are for prospective Year 9 students only.

Harington House Scholarship – Awarded to girls who show outstanding academic potential. Two Scholarships are awarded annually – one to a Year 11 and another to a prospective Year 11,12 or 13 student.

General Excellence Scholarship - These will be awarded on the basis of financial need. Applicants will be required to complete a statutory declaration of family income and net worth on the application form provided. Students must be young men/women of outstanding all-round ability who in the opinion of the committee will make a major contribution to the general life of the School (i.e. academic, sporting or cultural abilities will be considered). These will be awarded to contribute towards tuition and/or boarding fees. Recipients of General Excellence Scholarships will remain confidential between the School and the families concerned.

Distance Boarding Scholarship – Awarded to a student whose normal place of residence is in Gisborne, the Hawkes Bay , south of Turangi or north of Warkworth. The student must be a young man/woman of outstanding all-round ability who in the opinion of the committee will make a major contribution to the general life of the school – defined as General Excellence. One scholarship will be awarded each year.

Boarding Scholarship - Awarded to young men and women of outstanding all-round ability who in the opinion of the committee will make a major contribution to the general life of the school – defined as General Excellence. At least two scholarships will be awarded annually.

Aspire Boarding Scholarship – Awarded to recipients of the Ministry of Education Aspire Scholarship who live sufficiently far from St Paul's to require them to board. Four scholarships will be awarded based on financial need of the recipient.

Sporting Scholarship – Awarded to young men and women whose involvement in Cricket, Football, Hockey, Netball, Rowing, Rugby or Tennis have seen them gain provincial or regional representation in their chosen sporting code. A limited number of awards will be made annually, preferably at entry level.

Cultural Scholarship - Awarded to a student whose involvement in instrumental music, choir, singing, debating, public speaking, drama or kapa haka has been of a sufficiently high level that they will be able to confidently contribute to the cultural activities of St Paul's. Evidence of past involvement in band, performance groups, Royal Schools, NZSB or Trinity examinations, etc. will form an essential part of the criteria for the selection for Cultural Scholarships. A limited number of awards will be made annually, preferably at entry level.

For a St Paul's Scholarship Application form please click here