Bishop Druitt College offers three types of scholarships:

1. Academic scholarships
2. Scholarships with a special focus
3. The Noel Jackson Memorial Bursary

Applications for academic scholarships for 2026 are now open. Please see below.

Applications for scholarships with a special focus and the Noel Jackson Memorial Bursary commencing in 2025 have now closed. Applications for scholarships with a special focus and the Noel Jackson Memorial Bursary commencing in 2026 will open in Term 1 2025.

Scholarships are available to new and existing students. Preference is given to those applicants who would greatly benefit from a BDC education but who, without financial assistance, would be unable to attend.

Scholarships are awarded at a rate of full or partial tuition fee depending on the pool of applicants and the scholarships available. The number of scholarships presented each year is at the discretion of the Principal. Enrolment fees, enrolment deposit, subject levies, elective excursions, subject-related costs and uniform purchases are the responsibility of the family.

Scholarships are generally awarded for a two or three-year period, provided all conditions upon which the scholarship was awarded are met. This includes general conditions applying to all scholarships and specific conditions applying to individual scholarships.

General Conditions for Scholarships

General conditions applying to all scholarships are subject to an annual review and include the following:

1. Be supportive of the values and ethos of the college
2. Contribute positively to the co-curricular life of the college
3. Abide by the rules, regulations and expectations in place during their time at the college

Further information about how to apply and specific conditions relating to each scholarship are listed below.

Academic Scholarships

Entry to Years 5-12

Applications for academic scholarships commencing in 2026 are now open and will close at midnight on Sunday 2 February 2025. Late applications will not be accepted. 

Academic scholarships are awarded on the basis of the student's performance in the ACER scholarship examination conducted at the college each year. Scholarships are awarded by the Principal.

Process: ACER examination at BDC.
Award: full or partial

Academic scholarships are open to both current and non-enrolled students. The Executive Assistant is the point of contact for academic scholarship applications.

Specific conditions considered in the yearly review include the following:

• Students are expected to maintain a high average academic performance level
• Students are expected to fully support to the ethos and expectations of the college
• Students are expected to actively participate in the life of the college, both curricular and co-curricular

Scholarships with a Special Focus

Varying eligibility from Kindergarten to Year 12

In addition to academic scholarships, Bishop Druitt College offers other scholarships in a diverse variety of fields, from visual and performing arts to sports, STEM, languages, humanities and scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

The Noel Jackson Memorial Bursary

Proudly supported by the Anglican Parish of Macksville and Bishop Druitt College.

A 50% bursary is available to a new or current student at Bishop Druitt College who is entering Year 10 or Year 11 and who is associated with the Anglican faith. The bursary is open to students who live in the Nambucca Valley area including: Stuarts Point, Grassy Head, Macksville and Yarrahapinni areas. The bursary is ongoing, up to a maximum of three years, provided all conditions upon which the bursary was awarded are met.

Applications for a bursary commencing in 2025 are now closed. Applications will be reviewed by the Principal in Term 2 and a bursary will be offered to the successful candidate in due course thereafter. Applications for 2026 will open in Term 1 2025.

Shortlisted applicants may be interviewed by the Principal of Bishop Druitt College or their delegate.

General conditions for the Noel Jackson Memorial Bursary

General conditions applying to this bursary are subject to an annual review and include the following:

• The student must be supportive of the values and ethos of the college
• The student must contribute positively to the co-curricular life of the college
• The student must abide by the rules, regulations and expectations in place during their time at the college
• This bursary supersedes any existing discount, such as a sibling discount. Concessions are NOT cumulative - whichever is the greater applies, at the discretion of the Principal.

Contact secretary@bdc.nsw.edu.au for information on how to apply.