Admissions

Apply For A Scholarship At St Benedict’s

St Benedict’s offers a limited number of scholarships each year to boys entering the College at Grade 8. No Scholarships are offered to boys entering any other grade or to boys who are currently enrolled in another grade at the school.

Scholarship Information

Apply below for a Grade 8 2026 scholarship.

Admission Criteria

Only boys who achieved an academic average of 75% and above at the end of Grade 6 will be admitted to the scholarship process. The examinations consists of two papers usually written in March each year.

Awarding Of Scholarship

This is based on the results of the examination; completion of the Scholarship Application Form; and a formal interview. Academic, sporting, cultural and leadership achievements are all taken into account.

Scholarship Announcement

Announcements of offers of scholarships are made in April on a date set by the Independent Schools Association of South Africa.

Grade 8 Scholarship Application

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Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) Scholarships

For OMI Scholarships, the applicant must:

  • be a practising Catholic who is actively involved in their local parish;
  • be a member of a previously disadvantaged community;
  • have demonstrated above average academic ability in their current educational context and must have a record of good behaviour;
  • be prepared to be fully involved in the school’s religious, sporting and cultural life

Apply for OMI Scholarship by forwarding

  • your son’s CV,
  • Priest’s letter of motivation and
  • the 2024 end of year school report

to stoltzj@stbenedicts.co.za

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