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 are proud to offer the following full and partial scholarships on the basis of merit to Australian students (citizens or residents). 

The Dr Jill Mellick Memorial Scholarship is designed to support Day students by funding 50% of their tuition from Year 7 to Year 12. This scholarship aims to provide opportunities for talented students who would otherwise be unable to attend the School due to financial constraints.
To be eligible, at least one of the recipient's parents must have been born overseas and relocated to Australia.

The Regional and Rural Scholarship in Memory of Kate Benjamin is dedicated to supporting Boarding students by covering 100% of boarding fees and 50% of tuition from Year 7 to Year 12. 
This scholarship is intended for a talented student from a regional or rural area who would otherwise be unable to attend the School due to financial constraints.

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:

• Bassoon
• Double Bass
• Euphonium
• Oboe
• Trombone
• Tuba

Somerville House offers a limited number of Sport Scholarships for students in Years 7 to 11 entering the School in 2026 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.