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Somerville House encourages academic excellence and personal growth. To support this, the School and the Somerville House Foundation offer a range of scholarships for students in Years 7 to 12 each year.
As a leading girls’ school for more than 120 years, Somerville House encourages academic success, personal growth, service learning and responsible stewardship.
The Scholarship program provides opportunities for exceptional students who demonstrate academic excellence and support the values of the School.
Each year a limited number of scholarships are awarded on the basis of merit and/or equity (which may include hardship) to Australian students (citizens or residents). If eligible, you are welcome to apply for more than one scholarship; however, only one scholarship can be awarded to a student.
A number of full and partial scholarships are awarded due to the generous support of the School and Somerville House Foundation benefactors.
The award of a scholarship is tenable for the student’s education at the School, subject to satisfactory academic performance and contribution to school life.
All applicants are required to complete the ACER Academic Scholarship Test.
Scholarship applications for 2025 have now closed.
Please submit your interest for 2026 Scholarships Information below.
Each year, Somerville House awards Academic Scholarships to commencing or continuing students entering from Year 7 onwards. Selection is based on the student's scholarship application and supporting documents, as well as their performance in the ACER Academic Scholarship Test.
Boarding Scholarships provide the opportunity for girls who demonstrate academic achievement in scholarship testing to study at Somerville House. This scholarship is awarded to a girl from regional or rural Queensland who will be commencing at Somerville House as a new boarder in Years 7 or 8. Students are required to sit the ACER Academic Scholarship Test.
The Somerville House Foundation also offers a range of academic, music, sports or arts scholarships. The Foundation awards a limited number of full and partial scholarships on the basis of merit to Australian students (citizens or residents).
All Foundation Scholarships are ‘means tested’ with a robust assessment of applicants’ capacity to afford school fees.
Selection is based on performance in the ACER Academic Scholarship Test.
The majority of Foundation Scholarships are multi-year and allocated on a competitive basis. During the period in which an individual student is a Foundation Scholarship recipient, those scholarships are unavailable until that student graduates.
The award of a Foundation Scholarship is tenable for the student’s education at the School, subject to satisfactory academic performance and contribution to school life.
Each year a limited number of scholarships are offered to talented Music students. To apply for a Music Scholarship, the minimum standard required is an A/Honours Grading in the following:
Brass
Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba - Grade 4
Percussion
Students can present on one or more instruments including Snare Drum, Marimba or Vibraphone - Grade 5
Piano
Grade 7
Strings
Double Bass - Grade 5
Viola/Cello - Grade 6
Violin - Grade 7
Woodwind
Flute, Clarinet - Grade 5
Saxophone, Oboe, Bassoon - Grade 4
Currently, preference may be given to the following instruments as there is higher demand within the School’s ensemble program:
Somerville House offers a limited number of Sport Scholarships for students in Years 7 to 11 entering the School in 2025 entry for part support of tuition fees.
We proudly offer a limited number of Sport Scholarships to those who have the ability to achieve outstanding results in Cross Country, Swimming or Track and Field, with the ability to also participate in at least one team sport.
In sport, examples of an outstanding demonstration of ability include:
• Exceptional times in cross country, swimming and track and field; and/or
• Selection in Regional (State) or higher teams.