Scholarships Offered
Vi et Animo Scholarship | Years 7-10, 2026
The Vi et Animo Scholarship supports a student to study at Ascham and it incorporates both financial...
The Vi et Animo Scholarship supports a student to study at Ascham and it incorporates both financial and non-financial support.
Who can apply for the scholarship?
The scholarship is open to students who are:
- from a disadvantaged or low socio-economic background
- from a multicultural or refugee background
- academically competent and show potential, with good school reports that reflect effort
- willing to participate in a variety of co-curricular activities
- demonstrate the Ascham School values
- financial need
The Vi et Animo Scholarship is part of our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion throughout our School community.
Ngara Scholarship | Years 7-10, 2026
The Ngara* Scholarship is open to descendents of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander peoples who demo...
The Ngara* Scholarship is open to descendents of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander peoples who demonstrate:
- the ability to make a positive and significant contribution to the life of the School
- strong academic ability or potential, with good school reports that reflect effort
- a ready willingness to participate in a variety of educational and school-related activities
- active participation in co-curricular programs e.g. sport, visual arts, drama, music, debating or community service
- financial need.
*Ascham School is located on Gadigal Land. Ngara is a Gadigal word which encompasses the value of learning.
All-Round Excellence Scholarship | Years 7-10, 2026
All-Round Excellence Scholarships are open to girls who demonstrate:
the ability to make a posi...
All-Round Excellence Scholarships are open to girls who demonstrate:
- the ability to make a positive and significant contribution to the life of the School
- an exemplary work ethic
- academic potential
- participation in co-curricular activities
- social awareness
- financial need.
Academic Scholarship | Years 7-10, 2026
Open to girls who demonstrate:
proven academic excellence
an exemplary work ethic
ability...
Open to girls who demonstrate:
- proven academic excellence
- an exemplary work ethic
- ability to make a positive and significant contribution to the life of the School
- financial need.
Boarding Scholarship | Years 7-10, 2026
Open to new and current girls who demonstrate:
the ability to make a positive and significant c...
Open to new and current girls who demonstrate:
- the ability to make a positive and significant contribution to the life of the School and above all to boarding
- an exemplary work ethic
- sufficient academic potential
- financial need.
Music Scholarship | Years 7-10, 2026
When selecting girls for an Ascham Music Scholarship, the School will take into consideration:
...
When selecting girls for an Ascham Music Scholarship, the School will take into consideration:
- performance in the scholarship written examination
- the musical needs of the school
- the co-curricular profile of the candidate
- financial need.
In addition, for Music Scholarships girls will be expected to have attained a minimum of:
- Grade 7 for strings and piano
- Grade 5 for woodwind and brass instruments.
Vi et Animo Scholarship | Years 7-10, 2026
The Vi et Animo Scholarship supports a student to study at Ascham and it incorporates both financial and non-financial support.
Who can apply for the scholarship?
The scholarship is open to students who are:
- from a disadvantaged or low socio-economic background
- from a multicultural or refugee background
- academically competent and show potential, with good school reports that reflect effort
- willing to participate in a variety of co-curricular activities
- demonstrate the Ascham School values
- financial need
The Vi et Animo Scholarship is part of our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion throughout our School community.
Ngara Scholarship | Years 7-10, 2026
The Ngara* Scholarship is open to descendents of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander peoples who demonstrate:
- the ability to make a positive and significant contribution to the life of the School
- strong academic ability or potential, with good school reports that reflect effort
- a ready willingness to participate in a variety of educational and school-related activities
- active participation in co-curricular programs e.g. sport, visual arts, drama, music, debating or community service
- financial need.
*Ascham School is located on Gadigal Land. Ngara is a Gadigal word which encompasses the value of learning.
All-Round Excellence Scholarship | Years 7-10, 2026
All-Round Excellence Scholarships are open to girls who demonstrate:
- the ability to make a positive and significant contribution to the life of the School
- an exemplary work ethic
- academic potential
- participation in co-curricular activities
- social awareness
- financial need.
Academic Scholarship | Years 7-10, 2026
Open to girls who demonstrate:
- proven academic excellence
- an exemplary work ethic
- ability to make a positive and significant contribution to the life of the School
- financial need.
Boarding Scholarship | Years 7-10, 2026
Open to new and current girls who demonstrate:
- the ability to make a positive and significant contribution to the life of the School and above all to boarding
- an exemplary work ethic
- sufficient academic potential
- financial need.
Music Scholarship | Years 7-10, 2026
When selecting girls for an Ascham Music Scholarship, the School will take into consideration:
- performance in the scholarship written examination
- the musical needs of the school
- the co-curricular profile of the candidate
- financial need.
In addition, for Music Scholarships girls will be expected to have attained a minimum of:
- Grade 7 for strings and piano
- Grade 5 for woodwind and brass instruments.
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About Ascham School
Ascham School is a non-selective day and boarding school for girls from Prep to Year 12, located in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. Since its foundation in 1886, Ascham has continued to be a centre of excellence for the education of girls and young women and we bear this standard proudly. An Ascham girl will be prepared both academically and personally to meet the demands of the 21st century.
Ascham is known for outstanding academic results as well as providing an inclusive, warm, inspiring environment of day and boarding students who benefit from so much on offer, not least an exceptional academic program. This environment provides our students with every means to become independent learners and develop into self-reliant, confident, compassionate young women with a sense of purpose in the world.
At the heart of Ascham’s learning and teaching, excellence is our focus on the individual girl, achieved through the Dalton Plan. The Dalton Plan stimulates self-reliance, assists each girl to assume responsibility for her own learning, to develop a keen interest in her subjects and the ability to question and debate ideas. It engages both learner and teacher in intellectual partnership.
An Ascham girl’s days are filled with interactive and challenging learning, together with opportunities to develop her talent within a wide range of co-curricular activities. These include a broad choice of sports, music, drama, clubs, debating, international exchange programs and tours and community projects, as well as school-based leadership and support programs such as House and Sister networks.
Ascham welcomes girls entering Year 7 in 2026 to apply for its Academic, All Rounder, Boarding, Diversity, Vi et Animo and Music Scholarships. Ascham scholarships are awarded to girls who will thrive academically and personally through the Dalton Plan and who will, in turn, make a significant contribution to the life of the School.
The School awards scholarships annually to selected girls in recognition of their achievements and potential. Ascham scholarships and bursaries are means-tested and we welcome applications from girls whose families require financial assistance to attend the School.
The selection process includes written scholarship tests and interviews.
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