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Each year Christ Church offers a variety of scholarships and bursaries to Australian boys entering the Senior School. Unless otherwise stated, each scholarship or bursary is valued at one-half of the tuition or boarding fee for the duration of a boy's education at the School.

ACER Scholarship and Bursary Examination

Unless otherwise stated boys seeking a scholarship or a bursary are required to sit an examination. The examination will be conducted at Christ Church Grammar School on Saturday 9 May 2009 as part of the Co-operative Scholarship Testing Program (CSTP) administered by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). Online applications close Thursday 9 April 2009.

Council Entrance Scholarships (Five) for Year 7, 2011

Council Entrance scholarships are awarded for general academic excellence to boys entering the Senior School in Year 7, 2011.

School Bursary for Year 7, 2011

A School Bursary is awarded for general excellence to boys whose parents would be unable, for financial reasons, to enrol their sons at Christ Church Grammar School.

The Old Boys' Association Scholarship

The Old Boys' Association Scholarship will be awarded to the son or grandson of a Christ Church Grammar School Old Boy entering the Senior School in Year 7 in 2011.

Music Scholarships for Year 7 (Two)

Music scholarships are awarded to boys who show outstanding ability, enthusiasm and commitment on one or more instruments. Scholarships provide half remission of the annual tuition fee and music tuition on one instrument. Instrumental and Choral Bursaries, which cover the cost of instrumental or voice tuition, are also available. Applicants are required to attend an audition in May 2010. Phone 9442 1648 for details.

Regional Residential Scholarships

These scholarships are awarded to boys entering the School as boarders in Year 7, 2011. The scholarships are available to boys living in regional Western Australia. Each scholarship is valued at one-half of the boarding fee.

Indigenous Bursaries for Years 7 to 11

These bursaries are awarded to indigenous boys at various levels of entry to the School and are unique in nature. The intent of these bursaries is to provide exceptional educational opportunities for indigenous boys who have the potential to lead within their community.

The Charles Frederic Russell Memorial Scholarship for Year 10

In 1973 Mrs Ester Temple Russell bequeathed a scholarship to Christ Church Grammar School in memory of her son, Charles Patrick Frederic Russell, who attended the School in the 1930s. The scholarship, which is awarded for general excellence, is open to boarders who are entering the School in Year 10 who live in the Gascoyne/Mid-West/North-West regions. It is valued at one-half of the school fees and is tenable for three years. Applications for this scholarship will be accepted in 2010 for a boy entering Christ Church in 2011.

The Scott Wyllie Bursary

The Scott Wyllie Bursary is in memory of Scott Wyllie, a student of Christ Church Grammar School, who died in May 1980 as a result of injuries suffered in a fall.

The Harriott Family Memorial Scholarship

The Harriott Family Memorial Scholarship is a memorial to the family of former student John Frederick Harriott (1959-1963). The scholarship will be offered to a boy entering the first year of Senior School and will be awarded by taking into account a family's financial circumstances. Applications for this scholarship will be accepted in 2010 for a boy entering Christ Church in 2011.

The Vines Family Indigenous Scholarship

The Vines Family Indigenous Scholarship is the consequence of a gift to the School by Margaret and Roger Vines in 2007. It provides support to the value of 50% of the tuition fee and a place, should it be required, in the Residential Community. The scholarship will be awarded in 2010 for a boy entering the Senior School in 2011.