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 Intergenerational Report, Australia to 2050: Future Challenges, shows that improving our productivity is the key to higher living standards in the face of an ageing population. The Government has a broad agenda to increase Australia's productivity, including: Investment in skills and human capital including measures to enhance teacher quality, the early childhood quality education agenda, and investment to achieve ambitious targets for higher educational attainment rates. Treasurer, 1 February 2010.

A US study finds younger internet users lose interest in blogging and switch to shorter and more mobile forms of communication. As the tools and technology embedded in social networking sites changed, and use of the sites continued to grow, young people appeared to be exchanging 'macro-blogging' for 'micro-blogging' with status updates, it concluded. BBC News, 4 February 2010.

The Report on Government Services 2010 is being released. This is the 15th edition of the Report, produced by a Steering Committee for the Council of Australian Governments (COAG). Significant improvements in this year's Report include alignment of education and training performance indicators with those in the related National Agreements. Reporting on services to Indigenous Australians has improved over recent years and remains a priority, and includes enhanced reporting of participation by Indigenous people in the VET system. Australian Productivity Commission, 29 January 2010.

Australians are leading the world when it comes to time spent on social media sites, with a new survey showing we spend on average almost seven hours a month on sites such as Twitter and Facebook. ABC News, 1 February 2010.

Students from around the world will be able to study online for a degree that examines the nature and future of humankind under a new partnership between The University of Western Australia and Open Universities Australia. The Centre for Integrated Human Studies at UWA has entered into a partnership with OUA to enable students, wherever they live, to study IHS courses. UWA News, 28 January 2010

The Australian Government's national statement on social inclusion, A Stronger, Fairer Australia, released at the inaugural Social Inclusion Conference in Melbourne, sets out the Government's vision and strategy for social inclusion now and into the future. Social Inclusion means ensuring no Australian is left behind by giving all the opportunities, resources, capabilities and responsibilities to learn, work, connect with others and have a say in community life. DEEWR, 28 January 2010.

The Australian Government's national statement on social inclusion, A Stronger, Fairer Australia, released at the inaugural Social Inclusion Conference in Melbourne, sets out the Government's vision and strategy for social inclusion now and into the future. Social Inclusion means ensuring no Australian is left behind by giving all the opportunities, resources, capabilities and responsibilities to learn, work, connect with others and have a say in community life. DEEWR, 28 January 2010.

The My School website was officially launched on 28 January. My School contains important information about each of Australia's 10,000 schools including the number of students at the school, the number of teachers at the school and how the school is performing in national literacy and numeracy testing. DEEWR Media release, 28 January 2010.

The My School website was officially launched on 28 January. My School contains important information about each of Australia's 10,000 schools including the number of students at the school, the number of teachers at the school and how the school is performing in national literacy and numeracy testing. DEEWR Media release, 28 January 2010.

The research-intensive University of Western Australia and longstanding distance provider the University of New England have joined Open Universities Australia, the first universities to do so in a decade. The move will mean greater choice for students of the fast-growing, 16-year-old business with the addition of units in rural science, e-learning and human studies. The Australian, 27 January 2010.