Applying for Bursaries
Bursaries
ENROLMENT / BURSARIES

Bursaries and
Scholarships

Whanganui Collegiate School Foundation Bursary Programme

A limited number of bursaries are available to new Whanganui Collegiate School boarding students requiring financial assistance. 



Applications are made in confidence to the Whanganui Collegiate School Foundation.

Other External Bursaries

Ministry of Education Boarding Bursary Allowance

If your family lives in a remote area or faces other barriers to achieving at school, you can apply for funding administered by the Ministry of Education to grant your child the opportunity to board and focus on their studies.

To find out if your family meets the requirements visit the
Ministry’s website

Rural Women New Zealand offers a number of Boarding Bursaries.

External Scholarships

Maori EducationTrust | Toitu Kaupapa Maori 

Matauranga Secondary Scholarships

Scholarships administered by the Maori Education Trust are available throughout all secondary school years. These scholarships include the:

  • Maori Education Trust Boarding Scholarship for Maori boarding students with demonstrated financial need, academic ability and aptitude who are enrolled at a secondary boarding school.

  • Maori EducationTrust Years 10-13 Scholarship for Years 10 to 13 Maori students with demonstrated financial need.

  • Ti Maru Maori Trust Secondary Boarding Scholarship for Year 9 Maori students with demonstrated financial need, academic ability and aptitude who are enrolled at a secondary boarding school.