Scholarships & Bursaries | Somerset College

Somerset College offers partial scholarships each year for talented Grade 7 students for entry into the Senior School in Grade 8. These scholarships are awarded on academic excellence only. All scholarships are for a student’s full Senior School career (Grade 8 to Matric), provided conduct and academic performance are satisfactory.

Please note that ALL prospective Grade 8 students are required to write the Placement Test. We do require ALL prospective students to be on our waiting list in order to write these assessments. Application to the school must be made to the Admissions Department in the year proceeding admission. Based on the Placement Test results and information received in the application form, the top candidates will be invited to write the Scholarship Exams.

Scholarship Exam

The Scholarship Exam for entry into Grade 8 are by invitation only and will be written at the College. Two papers will be written; Mathematics and English. Scholarship offers will be made based on the results of these two papers. For more information, please contact Mrs Patricia McNaught Davis at admissions@somcol.co.za

Please understand that no correspondence will be entered into at any stage of the process. All applications will be treated equally. The discretion of the school in this regard is non-negotiable.

Bursaries

Students requiring bursaries will be identified via the application and assessment process.

SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

Recipients of Scholarship for Grade 8 in 2021: Ava Retief, Nina Benson, Takunda Mapanzure, Hunter Mitchell, Jenna Linders, Tyla Shepstone, Michael Shepstone, Gradnecia Plaatjies.

Recipients of Scholarships for Grade 8 in 2020: Cameron Leybrandt, Daniel Stenslunde, Harriet Wraith, Tyler Crafford, Raaid Fajandar, Zara Hingeston

Recipients of Scholarships for Grade 8 in 2019: Megan Chaloner

Recipients of Scholarships for Grade 8 in 2018:
Jemma Falkenberg, Andjela Mitrovic, Matt Roux and Joshua Povall

Recipients of Scholarships for Grade 8 in 2017:
Jennifer Redding, Lauren Venter, Jordan Heymans and Liam Watson

Recipients of Scholarships for Grade 8 in 2016:
Spencer Wiggins, Dhania Schultz and Jonathan van Druten

Recipients of Scholarships for Grade 8 in 2015:
Benjamin van Schalkwyk, Annalie Swanepoel, Anna Bruwer and Emma Rubidge

Recipients of Scholarships for Grade 8 in 2014:
Jacques Morris, Jaihne Magerman, Tegan Anne O’Grady, Samuel Henderson, Nicholas Williams and Gabriel Ravenscroft

Recipients of Scholarships for Grade 8 in 2013:
Abigail Davies, Kelsey Greeff, Kiera van Eeden, Matthew Dave and Joshua Putterill

Recipients of Scholarships for Grade 8 in 2012:
Frances Carstens, Caitlin Grieve, Samuel Kingwill and Marcus Nel