Scholarships & Placement

Our scholarship program offers opportunities for exceptional students to reach their full potential at Westbourne. Scholarship testing takes place in February each year with applications opening in November of the preceding year. All students wishing to enter the school from Year 5 onwards must sit for Placement testing. Major intake testing for Years 7 and 9 occurs in March each year, with individual testing occurring at the time of application for other year levels.

Year 7 Scholarship applications for 2022 are now open.

General Excellence Scholarship to Year 7 2022 here.

A number of scholarships for General Excellence and Music are awarded each year.

The School offers General Excellence Scholarships for entry into Year 7. Academic excellence as well as overall engagement in sport, co-curricular programs, community service and contribution to school service are all taken into consideration.

All applicants must sit for the scholarship test on the nominated day. Scholarships aim to support students who will make a strong and positive contribution to their learning and to life at Westbourne.

Music Scholarships

Music Scholarship to Year 7 2022 here.

Students with commitment and passion for music as well as academic excellence are encouraged to apply for the Music scholarship available for entry into Year 7. All applicants must sit for the academic scholarship testing as well as undertake an audition on their chosen instrument. Music scholars are expected to participate fully in the musical and performance life of the extensive Music program for the duration of their time at Westbourne.

Conditions for Scholarships

Scholarships are awarded to student/s for entry into Year 7. Scholarship recipients will demonstrate:

Outstanding academic potential and proven academic performance
An affinity with the school’s values of Community, Courage, Creativity and Scholarship
Alignment with the school’s vision of Creating Learners to Inspire the World
Engagement with the full life of the school and the diverse programs available
Positive contributions to the school and the wider school community

Scholarships are awarded at the discretion of the Principal and scholarship holders are subject to all terms and conditions of enrolment. The scholarship offer is not negotiable.

Scholarships are awarded on the basis that the student will remain at Westbourne completing Year 12. Should a student leave to attend another school prior to completing Year 12, the fees foregone by discount are required to be repaid to the school.

Scholarship recipients must continue to thrive academically, act with integrity and engage fully in the life of the school. Scholarships are reviewed annually.

Scholarships are not available for international full fee paying overseas students.

Costs Covered by the scholarship

Scholarships are granted to cover part remission of tuition fees only. In the case of Music scholarships, part remission of academic tuition fees as well as remission of instrumental tuition from a Westbourne music teacher.

Costs not covered by the scholarship

All additional and associated costs relevant to the student’s education.

Westbourne does not share Scholarship and Placement testing results.

Placement Testing

Students come from a diverse range of social, cultural and economic backgrounds both locally and internationally. The School requires all new student applicants from Year 5 onwards to sit a placement test to ensure we are able to offer appropriate academic programs and pathways.

For our major intake years (Year 7 and Year 9) we run placement testing in March each year for prospective students currently in Year 5 and Year 8 respectively.

Placement Year 9 2022 testing here.
Placement Year 7 2023 testing here.

How to apply

Our scholarship and placement testing is undertaken by Edutest. Applications are all made on line. Scholarship testing is held on a Saturday in February each year with applications open usually in November or December of the preceding year. Placement testing is usually in early March each year.

Scholarships

In Term 4, visit the School website and click on the link. Families already in the School or with applications in for Year 7 will receive email notification that registrations are open. Application fees are non-refundable and results are not released.

Placement Testing (for entry from Year 5 to Year 10)

1. Applicants for entry in Years 5, 6, 8 and 10 are invited for an interview and placement testing at a mutually convenient time.

2. Applicants for the main intake years, Year 7 and Year 9 are notified via email regarding the testing and registration process.

Online registrations: Open Now

Learn more about enrolling at Westbourne

We welcome enquiries for enrolment for all year levels. Book a place on a school tour and see our school at work. To make a general enquiry for enrolment please contact our Admissions staff on 03 9731 9444 or fill out the form below:

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