Scholarships
St Columba’s College offers two types of scholarship:
Major scholarship: 15% of the tuition fee
Minor scholarship: 10% of the tuition fee
Bursaries and Scholarships
Deadlines
Deadlines for scholarship applications are the same for Internal & External students:
11+/13+ Entry – Friday 14th November 2025
Sixth Form – Friday 28th November 2025
11+ and 13+ Scholarships
Academic Scholarships
Academic scholarships are offered to external applicants at 11+ and 13+ and St Columba’s College Prep School students at 11+.
Academic scholarships for 11+ and 13+ candidates are awarded by the Scholarship Review Panel, chaired by the Headmaster, and will be reviewed annually. The panel will take into account candidates’ performance in the entrance assessment and interview, plus the report and reference from their current school. No specific application is required to be considered for an academic scholarship.
Music Scholarships
Music scholarships are offered to external applicants at 11+ and 13+, and St Columba’s College Prep School students at 11+. The scholarships are dependent on on the applicant’s audition and passing the Senior School entrance examination. These scholarships will be reviewed annually.
Candidates should be established performers on one or more instruments, are likely to have reached Grade 4 or above at 11+ and Grade 6 or above at at 13+, and will have good musical skills. Applicants are required to complete an application form and take part in an audition in late January.
16+ Scholarships
Music Scholarships
Music scholarships are dependent on the applicant’s audition and satisfying the current academic entry requirement into the Sixth Form. Applicants should be established performers on one or more instruments and should have reached at least Grade 7 in their first instrument.
If you would like more information please contact Mr J Starling, Director of Music: starling.j@stcolumbascollege.org
Sports Scholarships
Sports Scholarships are awarded to students in recognition of sporting excellence, talent, and future potential. Students must have attained the entrance criteria for the School.
The candidate is expected to be on a National Governing Body ‘Sporting Elite Level Pathway’ or similar, and ideally have representative experience as well as provide evidence of commitment to school sport. The College also welcomes applications from talented ‘all-rounders’ who will contribute significantly to a range of sports at 1st team level.
If you would like more information please contact Mr A Lowles, Director of Sport: lowles.a@stcolumbascollege.org
Drama Scholarships
Drama scholarships are dependent on the applicant’s audition and satisfying the current academic entry requirement into the Sixth Form. Applicants should be committed to Drama in and outside of school and convey a genuine passion for and commitment to the subject.
If you would like more information please contact Mrs R Meadows, Director of Drama: meadows.r@stcolumbascollege.org
Academic Scholarships
Academic scholarships may be offered to external applicants with a record of outstanding academic achievement, following an interview, at the discretion of the Headmaster.
Bursaries
In keeping with the founding spirit of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart, the College may offer to eligible parents or Guardians, some means-tested financial support towards the payment of tuition fees for children entering the Senior School at a standard point of entry (September entry for Year 7, Year 9 and Year 12).
Such support is known as a Bursary, and Bursaries may be awarded in the form of a discount up to 95% on tuition fees payable. A limited number of Bursaries are available to families who meet the entrance requirements for the Senior School and show exceptional academic promise.
Full details can be found in our Scholarships, Bursaries and Financial Aid Policy.
Parents should read the policy carefully before requesting a Bursary application pack. A Bursary application requires details of income, expenses, assets and liabilities and must be accompanied by full documentary evidence.
The below criteria are very likely to disqualify Bursary applications, and parents in any one of these circumstances should not apply;
- Family income of >£85,000 p.a.
- Significant savings or investments
- The ownership of property other than the home in which the child resides
All requests for Bursary applications must be made by the College application deadline 14th November 2025. Any Bursary requests made outside these dates will not be considered.
Parents and Guardians who wish to apply for a Bursary should request a Bursary application pack, by ticking the relevant box on the College application form and by paying the relevant College application fee. A Bursary application pack will then be sent out directly. Bursary applications must be returned to the Bursar’s office prior to sitting the entrance assessments.
