Scholarships

Year 7 CGS Foundation Scholarships

Applications for the 2027 Year 7 CGS Foundation Scholarships for Academic Excellence and the CGS Foundation Scholarship for Musical Excellence are closed.

Applicants who are not awarded a Year 7 CGS Foundation Scholarship but whose academic examination performance ranks them in the top 25% of external applicants will be given priority enrolment to Year 7 upon application to the School. This priority is not transferable to other years of entry and is subject to satisfying the entry criteria and application procedures outlined in the School’s Admissions Policy.

Canberra Grammar School engages an external company, Academic Assessment Services (AAS), to facilitate all scholarship examinations to ensure transparency and fairness. CGS Scholarships may not be awarded entirely at the School’s discretion if no suitable applicant is identified.

If you have any questions, please contact the Admissions Office here.

The Year 7 CGS Foundation Scholarship for Academic Excellence

Canberra Grammar School awards up to four CGS Foundation Scholarships for Academic Excellence to prospective or current CGS students entering Year 7. At least two Scholarships for Academic Excellence may be awarded to external applicants.

The CGS Foundation Scholarship for Academic Excellence is awarded to students who demonstrate outstanding academic merit in the Scholarship Examination.

The Year 7 CGS Foundation Scholarship for Musical Excellence

Canberra Grammar School awards one CGS Foundation Scholarship for Musical Excellence to a prospective or current CGS student entering Year 7.

The CGS Foundation Scholarship for Musical Excellence is awarded to a student who demonstrates an outstanding musical ability.

Applicants may audition on multiple instruments and should prepare one piece of their own choice per instrument of approximately five minutes in length that demonstrates their current technical and musical level. Applicants may be accompanied by either one of the School’s accompanists or as arranged by the applicant.

Through the generous donations from a member of the Canberra community, we are delighted to offer the following Organ Scholarships open to applicants entering Years 6 to 10.

Applications are open throughout the month of February, one year prior to the first year of Scholarship (i.e. February 2023 for 2024 Scholarship).

The Ann Jory Music Scholarship
This is a rare and exceptional opportunity for ongoing piano students to extend their keyboard abilities and master a new instrument: the organ. The Ann Jory Scholarship is awarded to the successful candidate for a three-year period, subject to annual review. This Scholarship supports the cost of organ tuition with the school’s organ tutor up to a value of $2,500 per annum. The full cost of annual tuition (45-minute, weekly lessons) is $3,250; the parents/guardians of the scholar are required to pay the balance ($750).

CGS Organ Scholarships
Up to three CGS Organ Scholarships may be awarded each year, for one year only with the possibility of renewal. A Scholarship supports the cost of organ tuition with the school’s organ tutor up to a value of $2,500 per annum. The full cost of annual tuition (45-minute, weekly lessons) is $3,250; the parents of the scholarship recipients are required to pay the balance ($750).

Kerry Allen OAM was a dedicated Canberra Grammar School educator from 1978 to 2013 who had a passion for all things music and singing. The Kerry Allen OAM  Vocal Scholarship will be established to carry on Kerry’s legacy and to extend opportunities to young students who share her passion and gift for music and singing.

The Kerry Allen OAM Vocal Scholarship is designed to provide primary-aged students with financial support to explore and extend their gift in singing, with priority given to students with a financial disadvantage.

The Scholarship is awarded to the successful candidate for a three-year period, subject to annual review.