St Paul's Collegiate School

1. Apply: St Paul's is a Hamilton boarding and day high school for boys and girls, Years 9-13. 2027 and 2028 enrolment applications are open; applying two years prior to the start date is recommended. There is no fee to complete an online application. Applications are accepted while places remain available. 2. Family meeting and video: If offered a family meeting (interview), families are invited to submit a video introduction and a school report prior to the enrolment interview. Interviews begin in the first two terms of the year preceding the start year and last about 30 minutes. Due to high demand, some applicants may not receive an interview; boarding and affiliated families are interviewed first. 3. Offer of a place and acceptance: If a family receives an offer of a place, they have two weeks to accept by paying the enrolment fee and returning a signed Admissions Agreement. Affiliation with the school: Priority for interviews is given to affiliated applicants (siblings of current or past students, direct descendants of Collegians, direct descendants of past staff, or direct descendants of governance members). If affiliated, include the information in the enrolment form. Fees: The annual fees schedule can be found here.

Scholarships include Academic, Distance boarding, Sports, Financial hardship bursary, and Cultural. Scholarship awards are generally between $2,000 and $10,000 per annum, and priority is given to families with genuine financial need. The Scholarship Application must be submitted in hard copy by the end of Term Two to the Scholarship Committee of St Paul's Collegiate School. The application requires: a handwritten personal statement; most recent end-of-year school report; a one-page CV (if required); one character reference from a current teacher, principal or family friend. A financial declaration is required for all scholarships, including totals for assets and liabilities and total worth; a more detailed financial statement form may be downloaded from the website for financial hardship bursaries. Applicants indicate the scholarship category (Academic, Distance boarding, Sports, Financial hardship bursary, Cultural).