We are excited to announce that a total of 46 Educational Scholarships for the 2025 academic year have been approved after interviews with prospective applicants in October.
Chair of Mentor Support Network’s Scholarship Committee, Helen Doust, said the number was about equivalent to the 2024 total but that students from new schools were successful in applying for scholarships that ranged up to $2,000 in value.
“It was pleasing to see a student from Singleton High School in the Upper Hunter presenting well at the scholarship interviews while another student nominated by Zara’s House but attending Glendale Technology High was also successful,” said Helen.
“The scholarship committee interviewed a range of students experiencing financial difficulty in wanting to continue into their senior high school or trade qualification years and we were impressed with the effort made in submitting their applications.”
In total, students from 13 high schools and a trade college were successful in gaining a scholarship to assist them in their senior studies. The list of institutions is:
- Callaghan College Waratah
- Callaghan College Wallsend
- Cooks Hill
- Glendale Technology High School (student nominated by Zara’s House)
- Hunter River High School
- Hunter Trade College
- Lake Macquarie High School
- Lambton High School
- Maitland High School
- Newcastle High School
- San Clemente Mayfield
- Singleton High School
- Toronto High School
- West Wallsend High School
Helen said all students were notified in November about their success and that many have already started expending their scholarship funds in preparing for classes next year.
“The scholarship committee is very thankful for the assistance from support teachers at all the schools and all have been notified about the success of their students,” said Helen.
“In the past few years we have experienced a growing connection between MSN and support teachers. Our communication channels and willingness to work through issues to assist students experiencing financial stress continues to improve.”