St. Peter’s Western Scholarships

There are many St. Peter’s Western Scholarships available to you and other students at St Peter’s Lutheran College in Queensland, Australia.

The host university organizes and funds St Peter’s Western Scholarships, which are intended to recognize, promote and appreciate gifted and special abilities students.

The Scholarships may be awarded to students aged 7-12 who are citizens of Australia, New Zealand or permanent residents. Students with temporary visas ( 188 visas, 482 visas, 500 visas, etc.) are not eligible to apply for any St Peter’s Scholarships.

The St Peter’s Western Scholarships’ financial support mainly caters to tuition fees and does not apply to levies or other costs such as uniforms or books.

Some of these scholarships are given during your admissions period, while others are awarded to you as you progress with your study program.

St Peter’s Western Scholarships are merit-based. You must come out on top of your class or possess an excellent academic grade to stand a greater chance of being selected.

In addition to the scholarship requirements, you must actively participate in co-curricular activities within the college.

To find out how you can successfully apply for any of the St Peter’s Scholarships, read the content until the end.

List of St Peter’s Western Scholarships 

Here are the lists of available St Peter’s Western Scholarships that you can apply for 

Excellence in Musics Scholarships 

Excellence in Music Scholarships are awarded to exceptional and talented younger performers who strongly desire to improve and continue their music career to the highest level.

The scholarship ensures that music students are provided with many opportunities that will help them become actively engaged and well-informed musicians.

For you to be able to apply for the Excellence in Musics Scholarships, you must be year 7 and meet the following application requirements 

• Strings: AMEB Grade 6 or equivalent 
• Woodwind: AMEB Grade 4 or equivalent 
• Brass & Percussion: AMEB Grade 4 or equivalent 
• Voice: AMEB Grade 2 or equivalent 
• Piano: AMEB Grade 7 or equivalent  

• Dalian University Chinese Government Scholarship
• McDonnell International Scholarship
• King Fahd University Scholarship
• NNPC Limited/TotalEnergies International Scholarship
• GKS Scholarship 2025

Scholarship Summary:

• Host Country: Australia 
• Category: High School 
• Funding Type: Partially Funded
• University: St Peter’s Lutheran College 
• Field of Study: Music 
• Duration: Throughout your study period
• Application Deadline: Not Specific 
• How to apply: visit the scholarship portal to learn more

Rural Leadership Scholarships

Rural Leadership Scholarships are awarded to outstanding students who live more than 200km from St Peter’s Lutheran College and whose families cannot consider attending the college due to financial reasons.

Scholarship Summary:

• Host Country: Australia 
• Category: High School 
• Funding Type: Partially Funded
• University: St Peter’s Lutheran College 
• Field of Study: All discipline 
• Duration: Throughout your study period
• Application Deadline: Application open on February 2025
• How to apply: visit the scholarship portal to learn more

Boarding Scholarships

Boarding Scholarships are awarded to Australian students who live in Rural areas to help them reduce their tuition fees.

The Scholarships are specifically awarded to students who have achieved outstanding academic achievement in the classroom and possess qualities that align with the college’s value ethos.

Scholarship Summary:

• Host Country: Australia 
• Category: High School 
• Funding Type: Partially Funded
• University: St Peter’s Lutheran College 
• Field of Study: All discipline
• Duration: Throughout your study period
• Application Deadline: Not Specified 
• How to apply: visit the scholarship portal to learn more

Academic Scholarships 

This scholarship rewards academic performance and those brilliant students who write and pass the scholarship exam.

The scholarship is open to new and existing students from year 7 to year 9. Academic Scholarships will be awarded based on the written exam setup by Edutest and conducted by the commencement of Term 1 in the year before your entry.

Scholarship Summary:

• Host Country: Australia 
• Category: High School 
• Funding Type: Partially Funded
• University: St Peter’s Lutheran College 
• Field of Study: All discipline
• Duration: Throughout your period of Study
• Application Deadline: Not Specified 
• How to apply: visit the scholarship portal to learn more

FAQs | St. Peter’s Western Scholarships

Final Thought 

St Peter’s Lutheran College is a Christian co-educational private school owned and operated by the Lutheran Church of Australia Queensland District (LCAQLD) and governed by a College Council. 

The college was established in 1945 and has two campuses- St Peters Indooroopilly and St Peter’s Springfield.

Both campuses cater for students from Prep to Year 12 and provide boarding at Indooroopilly for Year 6 and Kindergarten students from Springfield.

The College provides excellent educational programs to help the child become morally upright and academically sound.

St Peter’s Lutheran College periodically organizes scholarships in line with its Slogan, “Plus Ultra,” which means “ever higher.” The college believes that education is central to improving life and society.

St Peter’s Lutheran College does not provide 100% scholarships; the scholarships available are for reducing tuition fees only.

Before applying for these scholarships, visit the university website to determine the application requirements, deadline and selection process. After that, you must complete your application online using the same university website free of charge.

The head of the college and the various scholarship committees shall determine the awarding of scholarships and fee reductions by a scholarship program.

When St Peter’s Lutheran College awards you a scholarship program, it forms a confidential agreement between you, your family and the host institution and must not be disclosed to other parties; breaching this agreement will result in the termination of your scholarship.