Scholarships

Scholarship applications for 2027 are now open.

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.

 

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

 

Academic

  • For new and existing students entering Years 5 to 11 in 2027.
  • Based on the results of a testing program conducted by Academic Assessment Services on Saturday 18 October 2025 (new external students) and Sunday 19 October 2025 (existing Clarendon students).
  • Scholarship applicants must either be a current student, have a parent who is an old collegian or permanently reside in the Ballarat region or other regional and rural areas of Australia. For any questions about eligibility based on location, please contact the Admissions Office.

Please carefully review the following guidelines:

  1. Proof of permanent residential address may be required.

Please select the appropriate option below to apply.

Academic Scholarship Application for students NOT currently attending Clarendon (external)

Academic Scholarship Application for student currently attending Clarendon (current)

Applications close Sunday 31 August 2025.

 

Performing Arts

  • For new and existing students entering Years 7 to 11 in 2027.
  • Scholarships are awarded in the areas of Music, Drama and Dance based on the results of shortlisted applicants auditioning on Saturday 18 October 2025.
  • Scholarship applicants must either be a current student, have a parent who is an old collegian or permanently reside in the Ballarat region or other regional and rural areas of Australia.
  • Applications are submitted through the Ballarat Clarendon College website. Please carefully review the following guidelines:
  1. Application fees are strictly non-refundable.
  2. Proof of permanent residential address may be required.
  • Applications close Sunday 31 August 2025.
  • Please click here to read Performing Arts Scholarships Assessment Criteria and Information prior to completing an application.

 

Visual Arts

  • For new and existing students entering Years 7 to 11 in 2027.
  • Scholarships are awarded in the area of Visual Arts based on shortlisted applicants presenting a portfolio of recent work, completing a drawing exercise and written artwork analysis task on Saturday 18 October 2025.
  • Scholarship applicants must either be a current student, have a parent who is an old collegian or permanently reside in the Ballarat region or other regional and rural areas of Australia.
  • Applications are submitted through the Ballarat Clarendon College website. Please carefully review the following guidelines:
  1. Application fees are strictly non-refundable.
  2. Proof of permanent residential address may be required.
  • Applications close Sunday 31 August 2025.
  • Please click here to read Visual Arts Scholarships Assessment Criteria and Information prior to completing an application.

Scholarship enquiries

Admissions Manager