Scholarships and bursaries

The St Joseph’s College community celebrates academic excellence, and rewards those who continually strive to do their best. Academic Scholarships recognise excellence in Mathematics, English and holistic academic all-round achievement.

• Some scholarships are means-tested.
• Scholarships provide full or partial remission of boarding and/or day fees.
• Applicants are required to sit the ACER Cooperative Scholarship Testing Program to be eligible for academic scholarships. 
  
  

Applications for Academic Scholarships for 2026 are now open. Click here to submit your application.
The ACER examination will be held on Saturday 22 February 2025.
Applications close on Sunday 2 February 2025.

For more information about Academic Scholarships, please contact admissions@joeys.org.

Academic All-Rounder Scholarships
St Joseph’s College Academic Scholarships are awarded in Year 7 to students who demonstrate academic excellence across a range of subjects and a demonstrated high level of engagement in their learning.

Br Liguori Mathematics Scholarship
Br Liguori (1888–1972) taught at the College from 1922 until his retirement in 1966. His students regularly achieved academic honours – including first place in the state – in Mathematics, English and French. His renown in mathematics extended beyond St Joseph’s. For several years he was the President of the Mathematical Association of NSW, and he was called upon to solve a construction problem of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

The Br Liguori Mathematics Scholarship is awarded to a mathematically gifted student entering Years 7, 8 or 9 and not currently attending St Joseph's College.

The successful applicant would be placed in the Accelerated Mathematics course and would aim to sit their HSC in both Mathematics Advanced and Extension 1 in Year 11 and the Mathematics Extension 2 course in Year 12.

Br Michael Naughtin English Scholarship
Br Michael Naughtin (1919–2009) arrived at St Joseph’s in 1962 as Deputy Headmaster and taught English, Latin and Classical Greek. During his time at St Joseph’s, Br Michael’s significant contributions included penning the College’s history A Century of Striving, editing the College Magazine and the Old Boys Magazine Cerise and Blue and most notably, the College Prayer.

The Br Michael Naughtin English Scholarship is awarded to a gifted English student entering Years 7, 8 or 9 and not currently attending St Joseph's College.

To discover your son’s full potential, in the first instance, academic scholarship applicants will be expected to sit all aspects of the ACER Cooperative Scholarship Testing Program, even if applying only for the specific Mathematics and/or English Scholarships. High performing students on the ACER testing will have the opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to the College more fully through the admissions process, including an enrolment interview.

Dr Kevin James Cronin Memorial Scholarship
Donated by Mrs Kathleen Cronin in memory of her husband, the Dr Kevin James Cronin Memorial Scholarship is presented to a student entering Years 11 or 12 who shows ability in English, Mathematics and/or Science and who, without the scholarship, would not readily have available to him a suitable Catholic education.

Clarice Dorrell Scholarship
Presented by Mr Michael Dorrell (1991) in honour of his grandmother, the Clarice Dorrell Scholarships are partial scholarships offering up to one-half support of the boarding and tuition fee and are available to new students entering Years 10 or 11 who show significant academic aptitude and community involvement. Preference may be given to students from outside Sydney metropolitan area.

St Joseph’s College, in partnership with the St Joseph’s College Foundation, offers several means-tested bursaries to provide support with boarding and tuition fees for families.

Financial assistance is available to new and continuing boarding students who epitomise the Joeys spirit of striving for better things and who, without such assistance, would not be able to attend St Joseph’s College.

Preference is given to students commencing in Years 10 to 12.

Applications for bursary support are now closed. Applications for 2026 will open March 2025.

Boys from the Bush Bursaries
Generously funded through the Joeys Partners Program and other donor support, the Boys from the Bush Bursaries are presented by St Joseph’s College Foundation and provide up to one-third support of the boarding and tuition fee at St Joseph’s College for students from rural and regional areas.

The Br Brian Horton and Dr Alton Cusick Scholarship
Donated by Richard Cusick in honour of his father, Dr Alton Cusick (1940), and Br Brian Horton (1941). The Br Brian Horton and Dr Alton Cusick bursary is presented to a new student entering Years 10 to 12 from the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle for up to one-third support for tuition and boarding.

The Gregory Patrick and Marie Dolores Farrell Memorial Scholarship
The Gregory Patrick and Marie Dolores Farrell Memorial Scholarships are presented by the Farrell family in memory of their parents. These scholarships provide up to one-third support of the boarding and tuition fee and are awarded to students commencing in Years 10 to 12.

The Tom Petersen Memorial Scholarship
The Tom Petersen Memorial Scholarships are presented by St Joseph’s College Foundation. These scholarships provide up to one-third support of the boarding and tuition fee with preference given to students commencing in Years 10 to 12.

The Dr Maurice Edward Renshaw AM Memorial Scholarship
The Dr Maurice Edward Renshaw AM Memorial Scholarships are presented by the Renshaw family. These scholarships provide up to one-third support of the boarding and tuition fee and are awarded to students commencing in Years 10 to 12.