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 .
