Boarding Scholarships
Available for entry in Years 7 to 11 in 2026
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 be able to provide high quality educational opportunities for our rural community.
The College offers the equivalent of three Boarding scholarships for entry to Years 7 to 11 in 2026. Please click on the drop down menus below for further information on each of the scholarships.
Pymble Ladies’ College offers the equivalent of one scholarship providing full or part remission from academic tuition fees (excluding Boarding fees and extras) to a Boarding student entering Year 7. The awarding of an Alanda Clark, Jane Gay and Prudence Papworth Boarding Scholarship is determined by portfolio submission, results in the scholarship examination and successful interview. 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 examination will be held at the College or country candidates can elect to sit the examination remotely.
Please note that applicants do not need to submit a Pymble Application for Enrolment form at this stage.
Criteria and Steps to Apply
- Candidates are to be in Year 5 and less than 12 years of age on 31 December of the examination year.
- Candidates must be a Boarding student from a rural region (not necessarily NSW).
- Successful candidates must commence in Year 7 2026.
- 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 will be reviewed on an annual basis and it is the College’s expectation that recipients of this Scholarship 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.
Successful scholarship recipients will be required to pay a $2000 bond when accepting the scholarship within 72 hours of offer. This Bond will be put towards the Term 2 Fee Instalment in 2026. The Bond will be forfeited if the student does not commence at the College.
Successful scholarship recipients are also required to 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 $4400 within four weeks of the scholarship acceptance. These fees are not refundable.
Supporting Documentation
Please submit a Portfolio online which includes the following:
- a 300 to 500 word autobiographical essay written by the candidate outlining her special interests and the contribution she would make to the life of the College.
- your daughter’s two most recent school reports and NAPLAN results.
- evidence of your daughter’ s co-curricular and sporting achievements over the previous 12 months.
- letter from your daughter’s teacher, coach or other referee (not a family member) in support of her application.
Portfolios must be submitted online through the AAS registration system when registering.
Important Dates
Registration for 2026 Boarding Scholarships will open on Tuesday 30 April 2024 and close on 31 July 2024.
All students are required to sit the scholarship examination at the College on Sunday 11 August 2024.
A light lunch and a tour of the Boarding facilities will be offered following the test on Sunday 11 August at 12.00pm. Families are welcome.
Applicants in rural, regional and interstate locations are able to sit the examination remotely online at home, providing their registration is complete by Friday 26 July. The remote online examination will be held at the student’s home, on Wednesday 7 August 2024 at the student’s local time.
Pymble Ladies’ College will cover the cost of the registration fee for this particular Scholarship.
Pymble Ladies’ College offers students from rural and regional Australia full or part remission from academic tuition fees (excluding Boarding fees and extras) to a Boarding student entering Year 7 to 11 2026. The Boarding Scholarship has been extended to include students living in rural regions and no longer requires parents to be a Primary Producer.
We hope these scholarships will provide opportunities for country students to access our supportive learning community. The awarding of a Boarding Scholarship is determined by portfolio submission, results in the scholarship examination and successful interview. The scholarship examination will be held at the College or country candidates can elect to sit the examination remotely.
Please note that Boarding Scholarship applicants do not need to submit a Pymble Application for Enrolment form at this stage.
Criteria and Steps to Apply
- For entry to Years 7 to 11 2026 candidates, preferably Years 7 & 8 2026.
- Candidates must currently be in Years 5 to 9.
- Candidates must be living in a rural or remote region (not necessarily NSW).
- The scholarships cover full or part remission of tuition fees (excluding extras) for the duration of the student’s education at Pymble. Boarding fees and all other expenses are to be met at the full rate.
- Successful candidates must commence in 2026.
- Scholarships will be reviewed on an annual basis 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.
Successful scholarship recipients will be required to pay a $2000 bond when accepting the scholarship within 72 hours of offer. This Bond will be put towards the Term 2 Fee Instalment in 2026. The Bond will be forfeited if the student does not commence at the College.
Successful scholarship recipients are also required to 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 $4400 within four weeks of the scholarship acceptance. These fees are not refundable.
Supporting Documentation
Please submit a Portfolio online which includes the following:
- a 300 to 500 word autobiographical essay written by the candidate outlining her special interests and the contribution she would make to the life of the College.
- your daughter’s two most recent school reports and NAPLAN results.
- evidence of your daughter’s co-curricular and sporting achievements over the previous 12 months
- letter from your daughter’s teacher, coach or other referee (not a family member) in support of her application.
Portfolios must be submitted online through the AAS registration system when registering.
Important Dates
Registration for 2026 Boarding Scholarships will open on Tuesday 30 April 2024 and close on 31 July 2024.
All students are required to sit the scholarship examination at the College on Sunday 11 August 2024.
A light lunch and a tour of the Boarding facilities will be offered following the test on Sunday 11 August at 12.00pm. Families are welcome.
Applicants in rural, regional and interstate locations are able to sit the examination remotely online at home, providing their registration is complete by Friday 26 July. The remote online examination will be held at the student’s home, on Wednesday 7 August 2024 at the student’s local time.
Pymble Ladies’ College will cover the cost of the registration fee for this particular Scholarship.