The Public Education Foundation offers a range of scholarships to help students at public schools reach their potential
All scholarship applications for 2026 will be open from Monday, 2 June 2025 and close at 5:00pm on:
- Primary – Friday, 26 September 2025
- Secondary – Friday, 19 September 2025
- Tertiary – Wednesday, 27 August 2025
The table below will reflect the status of available scholarships once funding is confirmed.
| Scholarship | Location | School Year (2025) | Overview | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David S Ratner Scholarship | NSW | K-12 students | Up to 5 years support in public education. Identify as Jewish | Open 2 June |
| GO Foundation Scholarships | ACT, NSW and SA Metro | Primary | Support during primary school years | Refer to GO Foundation website |
| Macpherson Kelley Foundation Primary Scholarship | NSW and VIC | Year 3 | Three scholarships available to support eligible students in their final three years of primary education in a public school in NSW or Victoria | Further details coming soon |
| Mrin and Prakash Nayagam Victorian Secondary Scholarship | VIC | Year 6 | Two scholarships available to support eligible refugee and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students for their secondary education (6 years) in public schools in Victoria | Open 2 June |
| Rural and Remote Indigenous Primary School Scholarship | All States and Territories | Year 1 or 2 | Supports an indigenous student for years 2 – 6 or 3 – 6 in public schools across Australia | Further details coming soon |
| Una May Smith Scholarship | NSW | Year K-11 | Indigenous students. One scholarship per “stage” awarded. Support for 2 years for students in public schools in NSW | Open 2 June |
| Vorsay Scholarship | NSW | Year 1 | Support for years 2 – 6 of primary school education in public schools in NSW | Further details coming soon |
| Waratah Education Foundation Primary Scholarship | NSW | Year 4 | Support for years 5 and 6 for students in a public primary school in NSW | Open 2 June |
| Waratah Education Foundation Secondary Transition Scholarship | NSW | Year 6 | Support for years 7 and 8 for students in a public high school in NSW | Open 2 June |
| Scholarship | Location | School Year (2025) | Overview | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aboriginal Education Council Scholarship | NSW | Year 10 | Supports Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in NSW public high schools to complete their senior years of education | Open 2 June |
| Acacia Program Scholarship – Ballarat VIC | Ballarat Region, VIC | Year 10 | Students in specific schools in the Ballarat region of Victoria. Support for the final two years of public high school education | Open 2 June |
| Acacia Program Scholarship – Glenrock Region NSW | Glenrock Region, NSW | Year 10 | Students in specific schools in the Glenrock region of NSW. Support for the final two years of public high school education | Open 2 June |
| Acacia Program Scholarship – Remote WA | Remote WA | Year 10 | Students in specific schools in the Goldfields, Kimberley, Mid West and Pilbara regions of Western Australia. Support for the final two years of public high school education | Open 2 June |
| Acacia Program Scholarship – Rural NSW | Rural NSW | Year 10 | Students at Inverell High School, or in specific schools in the Deniliquin and Far West regions of NSW. Support for the final two years of public high school education | Open 2 June |
| Acacia Program Scholarship – Shoalhaven Region NSW | Shoalhaven Region, NSW | Year 10 | Students in specific schools in the Shoalhaven region of NSW. Support for the final two years of public high school education | Further details coming soon |
| Capital Chemist College Scholarship | ACT | Year 11 | Supports three students in each of the 9 Colleges and 2 specialist schools in the ACT for their final year of secondary education in public schools | Open 2 June |
| Connected Communities Scholarship | NSW | Years 7 – 11 | Connected Communities schools only To support students for two years of public high school education |
Open 2 June |
| David S Ratner Scholarship | NSW | Years K – 12 | Up to 5 years support in public education Identifies as Jewish |
Open 2 June |
| Emorgo Scholarship for Music | All States and Territories | Year 6 | Supports a student with a one-off payment to assist in their studies at the Conservatorium High School | Further details coming soon |
| Friends of Zainab Year 10 Scholarship | All States and Territories | Year 10 | Refugee student Supports students in the final two years of their secondary education in public schools across Australia |
Open 2 June |
| Friends of Zainab Year 11 Scholarship | All States and Territories | Year 11 | Refugee student Supports students in the final year of their secondary education in public schools across Australia |
Open 2 June |
| GO Foundation Scholarship | ACT, NSW and SA Metro | Year 8 or 10 | Supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students for two years of high school education | Refer to GO Foundation website |
| Harding Miller Education Foundation Scholarship | All States and Territories | Year 8 | Open to high achieving female students Supports students for up to four years of secondary |
See HMEF website |
| Lilly Murphy Memorial Scholarship | VIC | Year 10 | Open to current Year 10 Victorian students passionate about equity and social justice. Support for the final two years of public high school education | Further details coming soon |
| Manifold Road Creative Scholarship | Western Sydney, NSW | Year 10 | Enrolled in a Western Sydney public high school Up to 6 scholarships available for students wishing to pursue a career in graphic design, visual arts or marketing |
TBC |
| Patricia Long Conservatorium High School Scholarship | All States and Territories | Year 6 | Supports a student commencing study at the Conservatorium High School for the duration of their enrolment | TBC |
| PEF National Secondary Scholarship | All States and Territories | Year 9 | Supports 2 Indigenous students, 2 refugee students and 2 students experiencing financial hardship. Three year scholarship for support through years 10 – 12 in public schools across Australia | TBC |
| Rural & Remote Indigenous Secondary School Scholarship | All States and Territories | Year 10 | Supports an indigenous student for their final two years of secondary education in a public school in Australia | TBC |
| TAFE QLD Scholarship Foundation | QLD | Years 10 or 11 | Supports students commencing fulltime certificate III or higher-level qualifications through TAFE QLD from Semester 1, 2025 | SEE TAFE QLD website |
| Una May Smith Scholarship | NSW | Indigenous K – 11 | Indigenous students. One scholarship per “stage” awarded. Support for 2 years for students in public schools in NSW | TBC |
| Unions NSW Jeff Shaw Memorial Scholarship | NSW | Year 11 | Up to 4 scholarships available to support public school students in their final year of secondary education for students currently studying Economics, Business or Legal studies or Modern History | TBC |
| VET in Schools Scholarship | All States and Territories | Year 9-11 | Supports up to six students experiencing significant financial hardship interested in pursuing vocational studies through their schools. Open to public school students across Australia. | TBC |
| Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue Scholarship | Western Sydney, NSW | Year 10 | Enrolled in a Western Sydney public high school Supports up to five students in the final two years of their secondary education |
TBC |
| Woodcock Family Scholarship | Upper Hunter Valley, NSW | Year 10 | Students in specific public schools in the Upper Hunter Valley. Support for the final two years of high school education | TBC |
| Scholarship | Location | School Year (2025) | Overview | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friends of Zainab Year Tertiary Scholarship | All States and Territories | Year 12 | Public school refugee students Supports students in the first two years of fulltime University or TAFE study |
Opening in 2025 |
| National Regional & Remote Tertiary Scholarship | All States and Territories | Year 12 | Public school students from regional, rural or remote regions across Australia Supports students for up to three years while they undertake post-school education in University or TAFE |
Opening in 2025 |
| National Tertiary Scholarship | All States and Territories | Year 12 | Public school students from metropolitan regions across Australia Supports students for up to three years while they undertake post-school education in University or TAFE |
Opening in 2025 |
| NSW Cookery Teachers Association Scholarship | NSW, ACT, QLD and VIC | Year 12 in 2024 | Up to three scholarships available to support students intending to study teaching at University majoring in Food Technology with a view to becoming a Food Technology Teacher in the NSW public education system | Closed for 2025 |
| NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association Scholarship | NSW | Year 12 | Public school Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and refugee students Supports students for up to three years while they undertake studies in nursing or midwifery at TAFE NSW or a public University in NSW |
TBC |
| Nurses & Midwives Health Scholarship {NSW} | NSW | Year 12 | Supports students from public schools for up to three years while they undertake studies in nursing or midwifery at TAFE NSW or a public University in NSW | TBC |
| TAFE QLD Scholarship Foundation | QLD | Year 12 | Supports students commencing fulltime certificate III or higher-level qualifications through TAFE QLD from Semester 1, 2025 | SEE TAFE QLD website |
| Walter and Eliza Hall Trust Opportunity Scholarship | ACT, NSW, QLD and VIC | Year 12 | Up to 5 scholarships are available to current Year 12 public school students with a permanent physical disability who intend to undertake University study for a degree from 2025 | TBC |
| UNSW PEF Scholarship | NSW | Year 12 | Support for Year 12 students from low socioeconomic areas intending to enrol at UNSW in 2025 | Closed |
