2026 Ruawai College Entrance Scholarships – Enrol now!
New Year 7 and 9 Students who are joining us from feeder schools are eligible for our RC Entrance Scholarship – helping your child to be ready to learn.
Enrol before the end of 2025 for the 2026 school year to gain access to our entrance scholarship at Ruawai College and experience an educational environment where our aspiration is for all students to excel academically, socially, and personally. With small class sizes and a strong emphasis on literacy, numeracy, STEM, sports, the arts, and languages, Ruawai College provides the ideal foundation for your future.
Why Choose Ruawai?
Our passionate leadership team and staff are dedicated to fostering each student’s potential. Ruawai College’s teaching philosophy seeks to engage our young people in dynamic learning experiences that nurture their strengths and passions.
We equip our students with confidence, resilience, and critical thinking skills. Our personalised approach and warm, welcoming culture help students feel a true sense of belonging. Through the Ruawai Kaupapa, we encourage students to:
– Take risks in their learning.
– Persevere through challenges.
– Demonstrate respect and empathy in all aspects of life.
Scholarship Eligibility & Process
RC Entrance Scholarships are awarded to all students starting from a feeder school into Year 7 (from a Year 1-6 school) or Year 9 (from a Year 1-8 school), ensuring access to key basics for families during this time of transition to secondary school.
Key Criteria:
– Scholarships are only open to New Zealand Citizens and Permanent Residents
– Students currently in Year 6 or Year 8 (feeder school dependent)
– Scholarships are only available to students who start Ruawai College from 2026.
How to Apply:
- Register Your Interest – When you complete your enrollment application.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Are you interested in our RC Entrance Scholarship?
Who are the Scholarships for?
The RC Entrance Scholarship supports students enrolling at RC from a feeder school. The student starts RC in either Year 7 (from a Year 1-6 school) or Year 9 (from a Year 1-8 school), ensuring families have access to key basics during this transitional period to secondary school.
What does the Scholarship include?
The scholarship will pay for:
- one set of school uniform
- one school jacket, one school jumper, two polo tops, one pair of shorts or pants, two pairs of socks, and a PE top
- Any applicable bus fees (if applicable)
- Stationery costs for their first year
- Access to a school device, such as a chromebook
Can the scholarship items be transferred for credit or money?
The scholarship cannot be transferred to school credit or cash. Any unused aspects of the scholarship that are not applicable (such as the bus fees) are not redeemable in any other way, and would not form part of the scholarship package offered.
How do I know if my child is eligible?
Every student starting Ruawai College in either Year 7 (from a Year 1-6 school) or Year 9 (from a Year 1-8 school) beginning in Term 1, 2026 is eligible. The scholarships are guaranteed for all eligible students who enrol in 2025 for the 2026 school year.
Have any questions?
If you have any queries about scholarships, please don’t hesitate to contact Carly – [email protected]
