Scholarships.net.au

a maze of opportunities

This site’s aim is to introduce you the reader to the system of scholarships available in Australia

Primary, secondary, tertiary and post graduate scholarships are available for study

The intended recipients may be already here in Australia or living abroad

Scholarships are available for study here and overseas

In this very competitive age where job shortages and an ever growing demand on limited resources are prevalent opportunities are increasingly declining and parents desperate to give their child an extra edge are resorting to scholarship programs.

Many schools are offering a broader range of scholarships in all areas of the performing arts , music, language and visual arts as well as offering places in the more traditional mainstream scholarship areas of  science and maths.Usually there are scholarship entry points at years 5 , 7 and 9 with more selective entry into year 11 programs.

Historically the scholarship  was offered to afford brilliant all round diligent students a place into an exclusive fee paying school. The student was generally expected to enhance the institutions academic record by achieving brilliant results and thus provide an excellent PR advertisement for the school .

Good students in state government schools were offered the commonwealth scholarship to encourage students and assist families with educational costs .

There are also government selective entry secondary colleges that require successful completion of  an entrance examination so candidates can attend a school of their like minded peers with equal intellectual aspirations .

Today there is such fierce competition for the scholarships on offer that many coaching businesses   have  been established to prepare students for scholarship exams or to gain an entry to selective educational institutions .

Immigration officials have begun preliminary discussions about education options for children whose families are currently in immigration detention in Darwin. An initial approach has been made to the Northern Territory Department of Education and Training regarding the possibility of providing educational places for school-age asylum seekers. DIAC, 28 July 2010.

Immigration officials have begun preliminary discussions about education options for children whose families are currently in immigration detention in Darwin. An initial approach has been made to the Northern Territory Department of Education and Training regarding the possibility of providing educational places for school-age asylum seekers. DIAC, 28 July 2010.

Scientists are finding a way for students to take tests from their homes at any time of day or night. The University of Wales Institute in Cardiff is experimenting with the technology, which has built in anti-cheating software and was developed by the US firm Software Secure. It works through a unit that students plug into their computers. SMH, 26 July 2010.

Seven Victorian Government schools - five colleges and two primary schools - and one children's hospital will participate in the state's iPads in education trial. The iPad will take its place in the classroom alongside netbooks, interactive whiteboards and the revolutionary online learning portal - Ultranet. ARN, 22 July 2010.

Seven Victorian Government schools - five colleges and two primary schools - and one children's hospital will participate in the state's iPads in education trial. The iPad will take its place in the classroom alongside netbooks, interactive whiteboards and the revolutionary online learning portal - Ultranet. ARN, 22 July 2010.

Employers Australia-wide have confirmed that e-learning is now entrenched as a tool for employee training, according to the 2010 Employer E-learning Benchmarking Survey Draft Report just released. The survey, conducted by the Australian Flexible Learning Framework (Framework), found that half (50%) of all Australian businesses are now using e-learning to provide flexible, timely and efficient employee training (up from 40% in 2009). Australian Flexible Learning Framework, 22 July 2010.

Three registered training organisations (RTOs) have been awarded funding to implement and trial an e-portfolio system which enables learners to move quickly and efficiently between education and training, employment and industry areas. Australian Flexible Learning Framework, 22 July 2010.

Online retailer Amazon.com says that over the past three months it has sold more eBooks for its Kindle electronic reader than hardcover books in its retail store. iTnews, 20 July 2010.

The University of Western Sydney is spearheading a radical change in Australian higher education with a landmark Doctor of Education that combines new approaches to doctoral education with a research program that rewards professional innovations backed up by research. UWS, 13 July 2010.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda, is calling on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples around Australia to nominate themselves or others for the Australian Human Rights Commission's 2010 Human Rights Medals and Awards. Commissioner Gooda said the Medals and Awards recognised and rewarded efforts to protect human rights in Australia. Australian Human Rights Commission, 16 July 2010.