Scholarships Offered
Academic Scholarships – Year 7, Year 11
We are delighted to offer a number of Academic Scholarships to students with proven academic excelle...
We are delighted to offer a number of Academic Scholarships to students with proven academic excellence, an exemplary work ethic and the ability to make a significant contribution of the life of the School.
At Redlands, students have the flexibility to develop their individual pathway to academic success through a choice between the HSC or the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, which the school has offered for over 30 years, longer than any other school in NSW.
Our learning program is underpinned by the Redlands Learning Platform which is based on internationally recognised learning frameworks and research from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education.
Our students graduate as well-rounded and confident young adults, ready to embrace their tertiary studies in top universities in Australia and all around the world, including Oxford, Cambridge, Stanford and Yale.
For more information, please click the Apply button.
Merit/All-Rounder Scholarships – Year 7
We are delighted to offer a number of Merit/All-Rounder Scholarships to students with a strong acade...
We are delighted to offer a number of Merit/All-Rounder Scholarships to students with a strong academic record who are passionate about learning and have the ability to make a positive and significant contribution to the life of the School.
These scholarships are awarded as a result of ACER testing, scholarship application review and invitation to interview.
At Redlands, students have the flexibility to develop their individual pathway to academic success through a choice between the HSC or the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, which the school has offered for over 30 years, longer than any other school in NSW.
Our learning program is underpinned by the Redlands Learning Platform which is based on internationally recognised learning frameworks and research from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education.
We offer an extensive range of opportunities in Sport, Performing Arts, Leadership and Service for students to develop their individual interests, talents and passions.
Our students graduate as well-rounded and confident young adults, ready to embrace their tertiary studies in top universities in Australia and al around the world, including Oxford, Cambridge, Stanford and Yale.
For more information, please click the Apply button.
Music Scholarships – Year 7
We are delighted to offer a number of Music Scholarships for Year 7 2026. They are awarded as a resu...
We are delighted to offer a number of Music Scholarships for Year 7 2026. They are awarded as a result of ACER testing, scholarship application review, interview, performance by invitation in one instrument of choice and results of music examinations.
For 2026 there will be a specific focus on Tuba, Oboe, Bassoon, Viola and/or Double Bass, however other instrumentalists and vocalists are also invited to apply.
Our exceptional Music program offers expert tuition and extensive performance opportunities, as well as the choice of HSC Music or International Baccalaureate Music.
For more information, please click the Apply button.
Dance Scholarships – Year 7
We are delighted to offer a number of Dance Scholarships for Year 7 2026. They are awarded as a resu...
We are delighted to offer a number of Dance Scholarships for Year 7 2026. They are awarded as a result of audition, ACER testing, application review and interview by invitation.
Our Redlands Dance Academy enables students to combine academic study with a full ballet and dance program, with expert tuition and extensive performance opportunities under the direction of Gilly Review, former principal dancer with The Royal Ballet. Students have the choice of HSC Dance or International Baccalaureate Dance, with nearly all students achieving top band results.
For more information, please click the Apply button.
Coralie Amos OAM Academic/Merit Scholarship – Year 7 (Means-tested)
We welcome applications for the means-tested Coralie Amos OAM Scholarship from exceptional students ...
We welcome applications for the means-tested Coralie Amos OAM Scholarship from exceptional students who will be entering Year 7 2026 and are not currently enrolled at Redlands. This Redlands Foundation Scholarship will be awarded to a student with a strong academic record and the ability to contribute to the life of the School in Sport, Music, Dance or Service.
The scholarship offers the opportunity to benefit from a Redlands education with its outstanding learning platform, the choice of the HSC or International Baccalaureate and an excellent university and careers advisory program.
Our students graduate as well-rounded and confident young adults, ready to embrace their tertiary studies in top universities in Australia and all around the world, including Oxford, Cambridge, Stanford and Yale.
This Scholarship is named in honour of Redlander Coralie Amos OAM (Class of 1964), who has dedicated her life to Service and helping communities in many different areas. From the Australian National Museum of Education, Meals on Wheels, the local hospital to more than 37 years promoting golf as a healthy sport for women and girls at the club and district level, she has given her time and passion freely without seeking recognition or reward. In 2021 Coralie was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to the community.
The Coralie Amos OAM Scholarship is strictly means-tested and has been made possible by generous donations from parents, Alumni and friends within the Redlands community. It is aimed at providing a Redlands opportunity to a student from a family who would otherwise be unable to attend the School.
For more information, please click the Apply button.
Academic Scholarships – Year 7, Year 11
We are delighted to offer a number of Academic Scholarships to students with proven academic excellence, an exemplary work ethic and the ability to make a significant contribution of the life of the School.
At Redlands, students have the flexibility to develop their individual pathway to academic success through a choice between the HSC or the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, which the school has offered for over 30 years, longer than any other school in NSW.
Our learning program is underpinned by the Redlands Learning Platform which is based on internationally recognised learning frameworks and research from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education.
Our students graduate as well-rounded and confident young adults, ready to embrace their tertiary studies in top universities in Australia and all around the world, including Oxford, Cambridge, Stanford and Yale.
For more information, please click the Apply button.
Merit/All-Rounder Scholarships – Year 7
We are delighted to offer a number of Merit/All-Rounder Scholarships to students with a strong academic record who are passionate about learning and have the ability to make a positive and significant contribution to the life of the School.
These scholarships are awarded as a result of ACER testing, scholarship application review and invitation to interview.
At Redlands, students have the flexibility to develop their individual pathway to academic success through a choice between the HSC or the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, which the school has offered for over 30 years, longer than any other school in NSW.
Our learning program is underpinned by the Redlands Learning Platform which is based on internationally recognised learning frameworks and research from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education.
We offer an extensive range of opportunities in Sport, Performing Arts, Leadership and Service for students to develop their individual interests, talents and passions.
Our students graduate as well-rounded and confident young adults, ready to embrace their tertiary studies in top universities in Australia and al around the world, including Oxford, Cambridge, Stanford and Yale.
For more information, please click the Apply button.
Music Scholarships – Year 7
We are delighted to offer a number of Music Scholarships for Year 7 2026. They are awarded as a result of ACER testing, scholarship application review, interview, performance by invitation in one instrument of choice and results of music examinations.
For 2026 there will be a specific focus on Tuba, Oboe, Bassoon, Viola and/or Double Bass, however other instrumentalists and vocalists are also invited to apply.
Our exceptional Music program offers expert tuition and extensive performance opportunities, as well as the choice of HSC Music or International Baccalaureate Music.
For more information, please click the Apply button.
Dance Scholarships – Year 7
We are delighted to offer a number of Dance Scholarships for Year 7 2026. They are awarded as a result of audition, ACER testing, application review and interview by invitation.
Our Redlands Dance Academy enables students to combine academic study with a full ballet and dance program, with expert tuition and extensive performance opportunities under the direction of Gilly Review, former principal dancer with The Royal Ballet. Students have the choice of HSC Dance or International Baccalaureate Dance, with nearly all students achieving top band results.
For more information, please click the Apply button.
Coralie Amos OAM Academic/Merit Scholarship – Year 7 (Means-tested)
We welcome applications for the means-tested Coralie Amos OAM Scholarship from exceptional students who will be entering Year 7 2026 and are not currently enrolled at Redlands. This Redlands Foundation Scholarship will be awarded to a student with a strong academic record and the ability to contribute to the life of the School in Sport, Music, Dance or Service.
The scholarship offers the opportunity to benefit from a Redlands education with its outstanding learning platform, the choice of the HSC or International Baccalaureate and an excellent university and careers advisory program.
Our students graduate as well-rounded and confident young adults, ready to embrace their tertiary studies in top universities in Australia and all around the world, including Oxford, Cambridge, Stanford and Yale.
This Scholarship is named in honour of Redlander Coralie Amos OAM (Class of 1964), who has dedicated her life to Service and helping communities in many different areas. From the Australian National Museum of Education, Meals on Wheels, the local hospital to more than 37 years promoting golf as a healthy sport for women and girls at the club and district level, she has given her time and passion freely without seeking recognition or reward. In 2021 Coralie was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to the community.
The Coralie Amos OAM Scholarship is strictly means-tested and has been made possible by generous donations from parents, Alumni and friends within the Redlands community. It is aimed at providing a Redlands opportunity to a student from a family who would otherwise be unable to attend the School.
For more information, please click the Apply button.
About Redlands
Established in 1884, Redlands is an independent coeducational Preschool to Year 12 day school offering a real world education designed to inspire academic excellence and confidence for life.
Its extensive range of programs – academic, sports, creative, outdoor education, service – gives students the opportunity to learn, to achieve and to develop their unique skills and talents. The contemporary education program is aimed at developing well-rounded, confident and compassionate young adults who are encouraged to let their light shine brightly, at school and beyond.
The School’s learning program is underpinned by the Redlands Learning Platform which is based on internationally recognised learning frameworks and research from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education. This school-wide approach to teaching and learning creates a culture of thinking, enabling students to develop skills of critical thinking, creativity and collaboration, to foster deep understanding in all areas of study and to apply their knowledge to solving real world problems.
Students have the flexibility to develop their individual pathway to academic success through:
- a choice between the Higher School Certificate and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, which the School has offered for over 30 years, longer than any other school in NSW.
- an exceptional Music program, including tuition by leading vocalists and instrumentalists and extensive performance opportunities, that delivers outstanding HSC and IB results.
- the renowned Redlands Dance Academy, through which nearly every HSC Dance candidate received a Distinguished Achievers place in the last five years; and IB Dance.
Redlands positive and inclusive coeducational learning environment encourages mutual respect between girls and boys and develops emotional intelligence, maturity and inclusiveness, all critical attributes for life after school. In learning together, students share a rich diversity of ideas and experiences to broaden their perspectives and enhance their academic performance, and they gain the experience of leading both genders.
Our students graduate as well-rounded and confident young adults, ready to embrace their tertiary studies in top universities in Australia and all around the world, including Oxford, Cambridge, Stanford and Yale.
The School also offers an extensive range of cocurricular activities covering all interests from academic and leadership to sport and music, performing and visual arts, outdoor education and community service, providing students with the encouragement to explore their individual interests, talents and passions. Highlights include comprehensive snowsports and sailing programs, a Winter School at Redlands High Country Campus in Jindabyne and our onsite Redlands Dance Academy.
Redlands is proud of the achievements of the following Redlands alumni who were scholarship recipients:
- Theo Mirrlees-Black, Class of 2021. Theo was School Captain and achieved a perfect ATAR of 99.95. He was awarded a prestigious Tuckwell Scholarship to Australian National University (ANU), where he is currently studying Computer Science and Mathematical Science.
- Lindsay McNeil, Class of 2019. Lindsay achieved an ATAR of 99.85 and graduated from the University of Cambridge with a First Class Bachelor of Arts in Law (Honours), ranking 3rd out of a total of 263 students. Lindsay placed 1st in Intellectual Property Law, achieving the only First Class with Distinction in this subject, and received the Littleton Chambers Prize for the highest performance in Labour Law.
- Charlotte (Charlie) Rogers, Class of 2017. Charlie was Service Prefect, Captain of Debating and Captain of Strings and achieved an ATAR of 99.85. She was awarded the inaugural International Excellence Scholarship to attend the University of St Andrews in Scotland. Having completed her MA (Hons) International Relations and Psychology there, she was the recipient of the Malcolm Jeeves Award for Best Student Overall in Honours Psychology and an R&A International Scholarship which fully funds a year of international travel. Charlie used this scholarship to travel through remote regions of Western Australia and Central America, focusing specifically on how Indigenous environmental philosophies can help to heal and connect with country. She is now working in London.
- Zoe Thompson, Class of 2016. Zoe was School Captain and achieved an ATAR of 99.85. She was awarded an international scholarship to the University of Toronto where she undertook a degree in Physiology and Molecular Genetics and has recently completed her MD degree, qualifying as a Doctor of Medicine.
- Felix Lonergan, Class of 2016. Felix was Captain of Drama and achieved a perfect ATAR of 99.95. He was a Scientia Scholar at UNSW where he completed his Bachelor of Advanced Science (Physics)/Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) degree. He is now working as a software engineer.
- Sonia Kalcina, Class of 2015. Sonia was Environmental Prefect and Captain of Tennis and achieved an ATAR of 99.55. She received a Masters in Mathematics, First Class Honours from the University of Oxford, and now works for Capital One UK as Product Manager.
Redlands is pleased to offer the following Scholarships for 2026
2026 Scholarships:
- Academic Year 7, Year 11
- Merit/All-Rounder Year 7
- Music Year 7
- Dance Year 7
- Coralie Amos OAM Academic/Merit Year 7 (means-tested)
2026 Scholarships will be awarded based on the result of the ACER Scholarship Test for all categories and Scholarship Applications, as well as interviews/auditions for short listed candidates.
Applications close Sunday 2 February 2025.
