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 7 Scholarships

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 August 2025.

Girls in Year 5 2025 may sit the scholarship examination for Year 7 2027 on Saturday 23 August, 2025.

Online registration will open mid-May and closes on Thursday 14 August 2025.

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 2028.

Fiona Gaye Parsons Scholarship

The Fiona Gaye Parsons Scholarship is an all-rounder, needs based scholarship available to new applicants or current Abbotsleigh students. It provides 100% remission of school tuition fees from Year 7 for the remainder of schooling.

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.

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 August 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 August 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 2025. Applications are open for entry in 2026.

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 August 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 2025. Applications are open for entry in 2026.

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. Online applications are now open and close end June 2025.

Download the Foundation Scholarships kit here.

The Kathleen McCredie Award

The Kathleen McCredie Award is awarded to enable a girl entering Year 10, who but for this 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. Online applications are now open and close end June 2025.

Download the Kathleen McCredie Award kit here.

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 2025 and close on Monday 27 October 2025.

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.

This scholarship will next be assessed for girls in 2026 wishing to commence in 2027.

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.