Scholarships
Academic Scholarships for Year 7 in 2026
Application for an Academic Scholarship is open to both new and current Pedare students, who will enter Year 7 in 2026.
Applicants must register online to sit the Australian Cooperative Entry Program (ACEP) Scholarship Test, administered and marked by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). Applicants are required to demonstrate a range of skills such as the ability to interpret, infer, deduce and think critically. The tests are not curriculum-based and do not test the ability to retrieve learned knowledge, nor are they diagnostic.
The value of the scholarships is up to 50% tuition fee remission with Scholarships being reviewed annually to monitor the student’s continuing performance. It is expected that recipients will complete their schooling at Pedare.
The ACER scholarship examination will be held at Pedare Christian College, 12-30 Surrey Farm Drive, Golden Grove on Saturday, 1 February 2025.
Online registrations are now open and will close on Thursday 16 January 2025. The fee to sit the scholarship test is $150.
Students in Years 5 in 2024, can apply for the Level 1 Scholarship Test for Year 7 in 2026.
Please follow the link to register. https://scholarships.acer.org/intro/2987
Applications for Academic Scholarships for Years 10 and 11 in 2026 will open in Term 2, 2025.
Please direct enquiries to the Community Relations Manager, Mrs Julie Holland, on 08 8280 1700 or via jholland@pedarecc.sa.edu.au
Please note that for all scholarships and bursaries the other College charges, such as the Resource Fee, Camp and eLearning Levy are to be met by the candidates’ parents/caregivers.