Year 9 Daughter of an Old Grammarian Bursary

The Bursary aims to encourage continuing involvement and commitment to the School. It is open to new Year 8 students or girls currently enrolled at School who are daughters of Old Grammarians for entry to Year 9. The applicants are not required to be previously enrolled at the school. The application for this Bursary is part of the School’s annual Scholarship Examination process which is conducted in first term each year.

This Bursary is offered to the top academic performance by the daughter of an Old Grammarian from that Year 8 cohort, and will be held by her for the period commencing at Year 9 in the ensuring year and continue for the remainder of her enrolment at the School.

The annual payment of the Bursary is made directly to the School from income earned by the capital of this fund, and credited to the student’s account for tuition fees. It is generally the sum of $2,000 per year, but may vary as directed by the Committee of the Old Grammarians Society.

Gilman Jones Scholarship

This award was established to honour the memory of former Principal, Miss Kathleen Annie Gilman Jones (1916 to 1938)and to aid the post-secondary education of the applicant. It provides a single cash award each year to the successful applicant. The amount (approx $2,000) is dependent upon income from the fund each year.

The award is made to the applicant who, in the estimation of the Trustees, shows ‘the greatest scholastic promise’ having regard to the final Year 12 examination results and a report from the Principal of the School. To receive the award the successful applicant must also prove that she is enrolled to study a full degree course at ‘a university approved by the Trustees’ of the Scholarship. The successful applicant may defer the commencement of her university studies for one year only, and she will receive payment of her award on production of evidence that she has commenced study.

DJ Ross Memorial Bursary

The DJ Ross Memorial Fund was established to honour the memory of Dorothy Jean Ross, the Headmistress of the School from 1939 to 1955. It recognises Miss Ross’s aim to ensure the School would provide opportunity for each student to achieve to the best of her ability, and in turn, contribute to the school community.

The Bursary is made to a student with ‘special needs’. The student is selected from applicants who are either new to the School or currently enrolled at School at Year 9 with the recommendation of the Principal. The grant is made annually to assist the student to complete secondary schooling. The name of the recipient is confidential and is not publicised. The amount of the grant is dependent upon the income earned each year from investments held in the Fund and the need of the student.