Boarding Scholarships
The College considers our Boarding community to be the heart of the College. With the majority of our Boarding families residing in rural Australia, we are delighted to provide high-quality educational opportunities for our rural community. The College offers two types of Boarding scholarships.
1. The Alanda Clark, Jane Gay and Prudence Papworth Boarding Scholarship
This scholarship was established in 1994 in remembrance of three Boarding students, Alanda Clark, Jane Gay and Prudence Papworth. Applicants do not need to submit a Pymble Application for Enrolment form at this stage.
Eligibility criteria
Candidates are required to:
- Make an application online through Academic Assessment Services, including submission of a 300–500 word essay and supporting documentation.
- Sit the scholarship examination at the College, or remotely for country candidates.
- Be in Year 5 and less than 12 years of age on 31 December of the examination year.
- Be from a rural region (not necessarily NSW).
- Commence in Year 7 2029 if successful.
2. Rural and Regional Boarding Scholarship
Eligibility criteria
Candidates are required to:
- Make an application online through Academic Assessment Services, including submission of a 300–500 word essay and supporting documentation.
- Sit the scholarship examination at the College, or remotely for country candidates.
- Be in Year 6 to Year 9 and at least 11 years of age on 31 December 2027.
- Be from a rural region (not necessarily NSW).
- Commence in Term 1 2029 if successful.
- Scholarships are awarded at the discretion of the College. The results of the Academic Scholarship test are not shared and feedback for unsuccessful applications will not be given.
Additional information
Boarding Scholarship inclusions
Boarding Scholarships cover part remission of tuition fees (excluding extras) for the duration of the student’s enrolment at the College. All other expenses are to be met at the full rate. Expenses such as boarding, textbooks, co-curricular sport and activities, uniforms and laptop levies are not covered under these scholarships.
Successful scholarship recipients will be required to:
- Pay a $2,000 bond when accepting the scholarship within 72 hours of offer. This bond will be put towards the Term 2 Fee Instalment in 2029. The bond will be forfeited if the student does not commence at the College.
- Submit an online Enrolment Application form and pay the Application Fee of $440 within 48 hours of offer, and the Enrolment Acceptance and Entry Fee of $4,400 within four weeks of the scholarship acceptance. These fees are not refundable.
Expectations of Boarding Scholarship recipients
- The successful candidate must exhibit a willingness and ability to enter fully into the life of the College and to participate in sporting and co-curricular activities to the best of her ability.
- The scholarship covers full or part remission of tuition fees (excluding extras) for six years. Boarding fees and all other expenses are to be met at the full rate.
- Scholarships are reviewed annually, and it is the College’s expectation that recipients uphold Pymble’s five core values (Care, Courage, Integrity, Respect and Responsibility) and represent the Boarding community with pride.
- The College Board reserves the right to withdraw a scholarship from any scholarship holder.
Application dates
- Applications for the 2027 and 2028 Alanda Clark, Jane Gay and Prudence Papworth Boarding Scholarship and the Rural and Regional Boarding Scholarship have closed.
- Applications for the 2029 Alanda Clark, Jane Gay and Prudence Papworth Boarding Scholarship and the 2029 Rural and Regional Boarding Scholarship will open on Tuesday 27 April 2027.