Foundation Scholarships
Ngā Karahipi Tūāpapa
St Andrew's College is committed to supporting quality education opportunities for those families who, without financial assistance, would not be able to afford an independent school education. We are committed to ensuring our College is not solely a place for those with the means to afford the College fees.
Foundation scholarships
With funding from the St Andrew’s College Foundation, we are proud to offer a diverse scholarship programme which provides wonderful opportunities for students with exceptional academic, music or sporting abilities. St Andrew’s is renowned for its top-class facilities, dedicated teaching staff, and a diverse academic and co-curricular programme, which supports Scholarship students to develop special talents to their full potential.
Available scholarships
St Andrew’s offers Academic Scholarships for up to two Year 7 students and up to five Year 9 students; a range of Sporting and Cultural Scholarships for students from Years 7–13; the George Feilding Hight Scholarships for young men and women from rural communities of the South Island; an Endeavour Scholarship which is a needs-based scholarship selected on academic and all-round potential; the John Sinclair Scholarship for students joining in Year 11 or above and highly motivated to make a positive academic, sporting or cultural contribution to the College; and the Westgarth Scholarship for students joining in Year 9, which will give them an opportunity to get the best out of their secondary school education.
Scholarships are also available for the College’s exceptional, national title-holding Pipe Band.
Scholarship closing dates
2026 Years 7–9 Scholarship applications closed on Friday 4 April 2025.
2026 Years 11–13 Sports and Cultural Scholarship applications close on Sunday 17 August 2025.
Foundation Academic Scholarships
St Andrew’s College is pleased to offer the following annual academic scholarships:
Foundation Sports, Music and Cultural Scholarships
St Andrew’s College is pleased to offer the following annual sports, music and cultural scholarships:
George Feilding Hight Scholarship
In 2013, George Feilding Hight and Merrilyn Estelle Hight established a scholarship fund in the St Andrew’s College Foundation, to provide scholarships for young men and women from rural communities in the South Island of New Zealand, to attend St Andrew’s in Year 9.
Applications for 2026 are now closed.
John Sinclair Scholarship
John R Sinclair MSc DipEd
Association with St Andrew’s College 1983–2000
Deputy Rector 1983–1996
Senior College Head 1991–1992
Administration Manager 1997–2000
Board Secretary 1997–2000
Dr John Rentoul appointed Mr John Sinclair as Deputy Rector of St Andrew’s College in 1983. Mr Sinclair soon proved himself to be decisive and efficient, able to deal diplomatically with sensitive issues while still pushing through innovative new systems reflecting Dr Rentoul’s educational philosophy. Mr Sinclair was an outstanding administrator, able to work with Deans and subcommittees to put new ideas into practice. A gregarious character, he quickly established good rapport with Old Collegians and parents.
Please note, this scholarship is not by application. It will next be available for students who are in Year 11 or above in 2027.
The Westgarth scholarship
John and Alison Westgarth
John Westgarth attended St Andrew’s College from 1954–1959, walking the short distance to the College from his family home in nearby Heaton Street. During his six years at the College John played tennis, rugby and cricket. He was a good student graduating from the secondary school with an Endorsed School Certificate. In 1957 John won the T D Burnett Memorial Prize awarded for the best essay in Form 4 on ‘A Pioneer Family’. John’s essay told the family history of Quintin McKinnon, an early explorer in Fiordland. This award continues to be awarded to this day.
