Scholarships

Scholarships provide from one-quarter to full remission of tuition fees for successful candidates. Scholarships are awarded for the entire period a student attends Clarendon providing that the holder continues to satisfy the Principal in all points of conduct and work.

Scholarships cover academic domestic tuition fees only, unless stated otherwise. Normal enrolment fees apply. Scholarships do not cover additional costs such as boarding fees, uniforms, textbooks and equipment, camps and excursions or any other non-compulsory co-curricular activities, such as Performing Arts lessons.

The Principal is the only person who can award a scholarship.

The program offers the following scholarships:

• Academic
• Performing Arts
• Visual Arts
• Excellence
• Regional and Rural
• Geoff Brooks Memorial
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

Applications are currently open for the following scholarships for 2026. These are awarded to students who display talent in a variety of areas including, but not restricted to, leadership, commitment to community service, physical ability, performing arts, visual arts and a degree of academic ability but, more importantly, sustained commitment to their studies. The application process will include an interview for shortlisted candidates and referees will be required.

Excellence Scholarships

• For students entering Years 9 to 11 in 2026.
• Offering up to one-half remission of tuition fees.
• Applications currently open, closing Thursday 24 April 2025.

Regional and Rural Scholarships

• For new boarding students entering Years 7 to 11 in 2026 who, without the aid of the scholarship, would not otherwise have the opportunity to attend Ballarat Clarendon College.
• For students with a permanent residential address in regional or rural Australia.
• Offering up to 80% remission of tuition fees.
• Applications currently open, closing Thursday 24 April 2025.

Geoff Brooks Memorial Scholarship

• For a new student entering Year 11 in 2026 who, without the aid of the scholarship, would not otherwise have the opportunity to attend Ballarat Clarendon College.
• Offering full remission of tuition fees.
• The candidate should be able to demonstrate their involvement in their community and their capacity for leadership.
• Applications currently open, closing Thursday 24 April 2025.

The Clarendon Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarships

The Clarendon Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarships offer Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students the opportunity to join a school community that supports each student to grow and achieve by discovering their full potential in a culturally responsive learning environment.

The scholarships are for new students entering Year 5 to Year 10 of Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander descent who identify as an Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander for full fee remission.

View more information here.

Smith Family’s Indigenous Youth Leadership Program

Ballarat Clarendon College is proud to partner with the Indigenous Youth Leadership Program (IYLP) which offers scholarships and leadership opportunities to young Indigenous Australians, with a focus on Indigenous youth from communities in very remote areas of the country or regional communities.

In addition to helping Indigenous students achieve their educational aspirations, the IYLP supports the development of a pool of positive role models and future leaders, to inspire other Indigenous students.

To be eligible for an IYLP Secondary Education Scholarship the applicant must be an Indigenous young person who has the commitment, motivation and high potential to achieve at school and to complete Year 12.

For further information, criteria and application forms for a IYLP Secondary Education Scholarship please contact Fiona Cummins, by email Cummins@clarendon.vic.edu.au or call 03 5330 8166.