St. Margaret's Berwick Grammar offers a world class education in a community driven environment, where every child is known.
Our education program, which produces strong academic results while focusing on leadership and character, is highly sought after by many families for their sons and daughters. Our Bursary Scheme is designed to provide the broadest possible access to our school for families by understanding individual circumstances and offering places where there are no waiting lists.
Helping to make a St Margaret's Berwick Grammar education a reality
How does the Bursary Scheme work?
- Bursary applications are open to current and future students.
- Bursaries are NOT available for children in the ELC.
- All bursaries are means-tested.
- Applications for a bursary can only be made after the School has received your child’s application.
- For families joining the School bursary applications should be made in the year prior to a child commencing with the School or in the two years prior if commencing in Year 7.
- Once a bursary application has been made, the Admissions Team will direct you to our Bursary Scheme Portal, which requires you to provide financial information for the assessor, via a secure portal.
- The information you provide via the portal is collected by the School and shared with the School’s third-party provider, who will review and assess it and, where required, contact you for additional information.
- The third-party provider will provide the School with a bursary value indication based on their assessment.
- The School’s Scholarships and Bursaries Committee will review the bursary application and recommendation at its next scheduled meeting. The Committee considers a range of factors, including but not limited to the assessment recommendation, the availability of a place, alumni status, siblings, the student’s interview, and the student’s performance.
- The School will then advise if a Bursary has been awarded and the level of the award.
- All bursaries are reviewed every three years or if there is a significant event e.g. a child of the family joins of leaves the School. The review will include a financial assessment and a review of the child’s behaviours at the School. The review may lead to an increase, decrease or removal of bursary. In each case the School will aim to complete reviews before the end of Term 3 of the review year to provide surety for families in the next academic year.
