There are a range of scholarships and bursaries available, both Government sponsored and those available from St Kevin's College.

GOVERNMENT BURSARIES

Boarding Bursary ($2,725 per annum)
(a) Where the home is located 4.8 or more kilometres from the nearest point of
embarkation provided by a transport service to a state school.
(b) Where a medical certificate states that the child is suffering from such specified
illness or physical disability that precludes travelling between home and school.
(c) Where parents are serving overseas on NZ government business.
(d) Where students suffer hardships, by virtue of the time during a school day when
they would, in order to attend school, be absent from home (usually picked up
before 7.30 am and set down after 5.00 pm).
(e) In Years 11,12 and 13 and candidates for an external examination to preserve
continuity of education for the remainder of that school year.
(f) Where a pupil requires special education which is not available at their local
school or in the vicinity of the pupil’s home.
(g) Where parents are overseas missionaries.
(h) Where a pupil, while they do not require enrolment in a special school, class or
clinic, are seriously at risk in their educational, social or emotional development
because of important continuing unsatisfactory features in their home and/or
social environment.
(i) Where parents move to undertake itinerant or relieving employment and for
whom board away from home is considered necessary to preserve continuity of
the pupil’s education.

Secondary School Bursaries ($2,725 per annum)
These bursaries may be awarded to -
(a) Y12 pupils who are studying at least four NCEA Level 2 certificate subjects where
more than one of those subjects is not available locally and must be studied by
correspondence.
(b) Y13 pupils who are studying at least four subjects of the NCEA Level 3 certificate
where more than one of those subjects is not available locally and must be
studied by correspondence.

Secondary School Technical Bursaries ($2,725)
These bursaries may be awarded to pupils in Years 10 and 11 who are studying an
agriculture subject or a workshop subject where these are not available locally.

ST KEVIN'S COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS

Joseph Aspell Scholarship ($1,500 per annum)
For current or prospective boarding students where financial circumstances may prevent the student from continuing or enrolling at St Kevin’s and where the student will be likely to make a positive contribution to the college.

Christian Brothers’ Scholarship ($1,500 per annum)
For current or prospective boarding students where financial circumstances may prevent the student from continuing or enrolling at St Kevin’s and where the student will be likely to make a positive contribution to the college.

St Kevin’s College Foundation Fund
The Foundation makes some funds available each year to assist parents to pay boarding fees where a lack of finance might otherwise make it very difficult for their son or daughter to attend St Kevin’s. This is usually limited to $1,000 per year to any given family.

St Kevin’s Scholarships Application and Government Bursary forms are available from the school office. Please make it clear which one you are interested in applying for.

Physical Address	Postal Address	Telephone and Email
St Kevin's College 57 Taward Street Oamaru 9400 New Zealand	St Kevin's College P.O. Box 444 Oamaru 9444 New Zealand	Phone: +064 3 437-1665 Fax: +064 3 437-2469 Email: college@stkevins.school.nz