Senior scholarship applications for 2026 are now closed (no late applications are accepted). 2027 scholarships will open late November 2025.

All students applying for a Newington College scholarship must complete the online registration form and sit the scholarship examination.

Applications and registrations for the scholarship examination day will not be accepted after the closing date. 

A makeup Scholarship Test will not be available. 

2027 Scholarship testing dates:

Year 7 2027 – TBC

Years 9 and 11 2027 – TBC

Please be advised there will be no make-up test for those unable to attend testing on the given days.

On the day of the test, students are required to be at the College by 8.15am for an 8.30am start. We expect to finish by 12.30 pm.

Kindly note, an email will be sent by Academic Assessment Services (not by Newington College) to applicants a few days prior to testing. The email will contain information about start and finish times, what to bring etc.

Students may wear either their school uniform or neat casual clothes.

Academic Assessment Services, the company administering the testing process, will email all applicants relevant information in the weeks prior to the examination.

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When you register online to sit the test, you must choose either the Rural, Regional, or Interstate scholarship option or the Overseas scholarship option.

The Academic Services Assessment Team who administers the examination will contact your school to arrange for the test to be administered with supervision.

The Music Department will contact those candidates who will be selected and shortlisted to attend an audition at a nominated time as set by the College. A guide to the minimum recommended standard is available on the Music Scholarships page.

Scholarship applicants should be Australian citizens or hold permanent residency status, unless specified otherwise.

Scholarships that have other residency or citizenship requirements may include the Storr Music Scholarship, and the Tongan Scholarships.

Candidates who are offered a means-tested scholarship will be subject to a financial means test. This is to give preference to those students from a background that would prevent attendance at Newington.

For all means-tested scholarships, families will be required to demonstrate that their present and future financial circumstances would not allow them to finance their son’s attendance at Newington.

Families called in for an interview will be asked to complete a confidential financial questionnaire. This would include:

• copies of recent taxation return
• statement of assets and liabilities
• a statutory declaration attesting to their financial position and indicating their interests in trusts, companies, and partnerships.

A family’s financial status would need to be confirmed annually to ensure that the scholarship continues to be awarded based on financial need. We must ensure the provision of such scholarships is provided with utmost confidentiality, fairness, and sensitivity. Only the Chief Financial Officer will review the financial data. No one on the selection panel or teaching staff will have access to this information.