Scholarships & Bursaries | Flinders Christian Community College

Scholarships

Flinders is pleased to offer Scholarships for excellence in the field of Academics, Music (Instrumental), Basketball and General Excellence (Excelling in the likes of Academics and other disciplines such as Leadership and Community involvement). Our Flinders Scholarships are open to external applicants for either Carrum Downs or Tyabb Campuses. All applying families and students must be willing to support the College's values and faith tenets and positively contribute to the community.

We evaluate all Scholarship Applications against the Students' current academic performance and reports, NAPLAN results, character references, relevant testing/auditions and interviews. All Scholarship applications are subject to the availability of places within the College, the Scholarship requirements for each category are at the discretion of the College Leadership.

We are offering both full and half scholarships for the tuition component of school fees. All successful scholarship students will still need to cover the cost of levies, camps, stationery, electronic devices (Secondary) and any other costs that do not form part of the annual tuition fees. Scholarships will be tenable until the end of Year 12.

Scholarship Requirements

All Scholarships

  • All students need to complete our online Scholarship application which requires a non-refundable $100 administration fee.
  • Please note that the Flinders Scholarships applications are only open to students not currently enrolled at the College.
  • All Scholarship offers are subject to the availability of places within the College, the Scholarship requirements for each category are at the discretion of the College Leadership.
  • Selected students and families will be invited to an interview by the Head of Campus and/or Executive Principal.
Academic and General Excellence Scholarships
  • Selected students applying for either an Academic or General Excellence Scholarship will be required to participate in a Scholarship examination.
  • Date of Scholarship test: Friday, 26 July 2024
    Time: 09:00am (Registration at 08:45am)
    Location: Carrum Downs Campus, 100 Ballarto Road, Carrum Downs
Music Scholarships
  • Selected students applying for a Music Scholarship will complete a Music audition with the Head of Music/Performing Arts. Auditions will be arranged in Term 3.

Scholarship Minimum Entry Levels

We evaluate all Scholarship Applications against the Students' current academic performance and reports, NAPLAN results, character references, relevant testing/auditions and interviews. As a guide, we are seeking students meeting the following minimum entry levels per Scholarship category:

Basketball Scholarships
  • Currently part of Basketball Victoria High-Performance pathways or School Sport Victoria (SSV) pathways, a State Basketball team, or a State Basketball development program.
Academic Scholarships
  • An Academic scholarship application will be assessed independently via the Scholarship test, but students typically maintain an average of 85% and above.
General Excellence Scholarships
  • General Excellence applications are typical students who demonstrate sound academic aptitude and achievement; exemplary work ethic and character; and all-around ability and enthusiasm across various disciplines, including but not limited to Leadership, Community Engagement, Sports, Music and Performing Arts etc. Selected students applying for General Excellence Scholarship will be required to participate in the Scholarship Academic test.
Music Scholarships
  • A Musical Scholarship application will be assessed via a music audition, however it is expected that they will have minimum AMEB Grade 6 standard or above.

    Scholarships for 2025

    • Carrum Downs Campus
      Years 7 - 12*
    • Tyabb Campus
      Years 7 - 12*

    *All Scholarship applications are subject to the availability of places within the College, the Scholarship requirements for each category are at the discretion of the College Leadership

    Online Scholarship Application

    Closing Date for Scholarship Applications 2024

    All prospective Scholarship applications must submit their online Scholarship application by Tuesday, 11 June 2024. Once you’ve submitted your online Scholarship application, the College will then be in touch with selected students in Term 3, 2024 to arrange an interview. All selected Academic and General Excellence scholarship applicants need to attend a Flinders testing session on Friday, 26 July 2024. Selected Music scholarship applicants will be notified of an audition once applications have been finalised.

    Should you require any additional information, please don’t hesitate to contact our Enrolments team directly via email.


    Scholarship Terms & Conditions

    David Flack Bursaries

    At the heart of the College is a desire to bring a sense of hope and purpose to our students and families through the blessings that come with being able to provide excellence in Christian education. We continue to strive to ensure that our education offering can be accessible to as many young people as possible. Our community has a missional desire to find ways to reach out to and provide pathways into Flinders for these young people, by having limited David Flack Bursaries on offer. The David Flack Bursary is named after our former chair of the Board of Governance, who epitomised the missional heart to bring Christian education to the young people of Australia.

    Our David Flack Bursaries are open to external applicants for either Carrum Downs or Tyabb Campuses. All applying families and students must be willing to support the values and faith tenets of the College and make a positive contribution to the community.

    We are offering both full and half bursaries for the tuition component of school fees. All successful bursary students will still need to cover the cost of levies, camps, stationery, electronic devices (Secondary) and any other costs that do not form part of the annual tuition fees. All bursaries applications will be financially means tested, and are open to students and families who would otherwise not be able to afford an education at the College. The bursaries will be offered to students across all year levels (Prep to Year 12) and are not limited to specific years. Each student's journey is unique and therefore the application and award of the bursary will be individually considered on a case-by-case basis. All Bursaries applications are subject to the availability of places within the College and are at the discretion of the College Leadership.


    Bursary Requirements

    • All students need to complete our online Bursary application which requires a non-refundable $100 administration fee.
    • Please note the Flinders Bursary applications are only open to students who are not currently enrolled at the College.
    • All bursaries applications will be financially means tested and are only open to students and families who would otherwise not be able to afford an education at the College.
    • All Bursaries offers are subject to the availability of places within the College and are at the discretion of the College Leadership.
    • Selected students and families will be invited to an interview by the Head of Campus and/or Executive Principal.


    Bursaries for 2025

    • Carrum Downs Campus
      Prep to Year 12*
    • Tyabb Campus
      Prep to Year 12*

    *All Bursary applications are subject to the availability of places within the College.

    Closing Date for Bursary Applications for 2025

    All prospective Bursary applications must submit their online Bursary application by Tuesday, 11 June 2024. Once you’ve submitted your online Bursary application, the College will then be in touch with selected students in Term 3, 2024 to arrange an interview. Should you require any additional information, please don’t hesitate to contact our Enrolments team directly via email.