Year 7 Foundation Music Scholarship Application Form

The College Board offers Preparatory School scholarships annually.

Up to one scholarship covering up to 50 per cent of tuition fees for two years’ education (in Years 7–8) is offered.

Applications are invited from students in Year 6 at the time of application. 

Candidates will attend an audition at which they will perform two contrasting pieces (without repeats) from their own repertoire on their musical instrument, and may be required to sing short passages by ear and respond to aural tests of pitch and rhythm.

Applicants must be at grade three, working towards grade four (or have an equivalent verification from a music teacher) to be granted the opportunity of an audition. Preference will be given to students playing instruments other than piano. The College is particularly interested in players of woodwind, brass and string instruments, although the ability to sing and play the piano is an added recommendation.

Auditions will be held on Wednesday 14 May 2025, individual times being communicated in writing.

For any enquiries regarding the suitability of a candidate’s particular musical instrument for this scholarship you should contact Head of Music, Mr Duncan Ferguson, on +64 3 940 2000. 

All scholarships are reviewed annually. Scholarship holders will have their conduct and their co-curricular and academic contributions to the College taken into consideration.

Applicants must be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents of New Zealand.

Please note: In order to apply for a St Andrew’s College Preparatory School Scholarship, you must complete the Application for Admission Form by clicking here, if you have not already done so.

2026 Foundation Music Scholarship applications close on Friday 4 April 2025.

Submission Process

Please note there are two components to the application submission process:

1. The Application Form (located below on this page)
2. The Video Submission

Please provide a video performing one piece of music on each instrument you wish to audition with. Please keep the length to no more than five minutes per instrument. However, if it is an extended piece, don’t worry about going over this time limit.

Video Upload Checklist:

1. Please ensure file is .MOV or .mp4

2. Please ensure the file size is no larger than 100 MB.

3. Please ensure that your video file is titled as per the format below before uploading:

StudentFirstNameStudentLastName_MusicalInstrument

e.g., JaneDoe_violin.MOV or JaneDoe_flute.mp4

Please click here to upload your Video Submission by Friday 4 April 2025.

Year 7 Foundation Music Scholarship Application Form