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 .

The Baird review final report into the legislation that governs international education in Australia is now complete and includes recommendations for how the legislation can be strengthened to better protect international students and the integrity of the Australian international education sector. Australian Education International, 9 March 2010.

The Baird review final report into the legislation that governs international education in Australia is now complete and includes recommendations for how the legislation can be strengthened to better protect international students and the integrity of the Australian international education sector. Australian Education International, 9 March 2010.

Social networking companies including YouTube, Facebook and MySpace are likely to announce new education initiatives to help users protect themselves online. Representatives from Australia's top social networking sites were called to a crisis meeting last week after the defacing of Facebook tribute pages for two murdered Australian children. The Australian, 8 March 2010.

Social networking companies including YouTube, Facebook and MySpace are likely to announce new education initiatives to help users protect themselves online. Representatives from Australia's top social networking sites were called to a crisis meeting last week after the defacing of Facebook tribute pages for two murdered Australian children. The Australian, 8 March 2010.

Arnhem Land elder Gulumbu Yunupingu, a world-renowned Indigenous artist, has been chosen to represent Australian women at an International Women's Day function in Shanghai, China. The function, which celebrates the achievements of women across the world, is being held in the Australian Pavilion of the Shanghai World Expo in the lead up to the official opening of the World Expo on 1 May. Northern Territory Government, 8 March 2010.

Thirty students from remote parts of NSW will use the latest technology including laptops, interactive whiteboards, web streaming and videoconferencing as part of a new virtual selective school. The NSW Government's new xsel program allows academically gifted students in remote areas to remain at home, close to their family and friends, instead of travelling to regional centres to attend selective schools. NSW Minister for Education and Training, 23 February 2010.

Speaking at the Universities Australia Higher Education Conference, Ms Gillard said that following on from the success of the My School website, which publishes rich achievement information about each of Australia's schools, it is now time for the Government to implement a similar tool at the university level. The My University website will inform students about institutions, courses and pathways and showcase the quality of Australia's higher education providers. DEEWR, 3 March 2010.

Most people who engage in controversial debate on social networking sites do so because they feel safer behind a PC than in the front bar, says a Northern Territory academic. Charles Darwin University Psychology lecturer, Dr Peter Forster said social networking sites have taken on a role as powerful social indicators, as mainstream Australia signs-up and shares views about the hot topics of the day. CDU, 1 March 2010.

Australia's web-users are at the forefront of the social networking craze, posting, poking and Twittering nearly seven hours a month - more than the United States, Britain or Japan. The figure, taken by Nielsen research, compares with a global average of five-and-a-half hours, making Australians the 'world's most prolific users of social media'. News.com.au, February 26 2010.

Education Services Australia Limited has been established through the merger of Curriculum Corporation and Education.au Limited and commenced operations on 1 March 2010. It will build on the existing expertise and reputations of Curriculum Corporation and Education.au Limited to provide efficient education services to meet the future needs of all education sectors, particularly in relation to the implementation of national initiatives such as the National Curriculum and the Digital Education Revolution. ESA, 1 March 2010.