The Elizabeth Cleland Scholarship, created thanks to a generous endowment from Mr Antony Simpson, is named for Antony’s mother. Elizabeth Cleland was a South Australian trailblazer and outstanding Walford old scholar with an inspiring and enduring legacy.

The Scholarship provides an opportunity for hard-working, values-driven young women, with academic and leadership potential.

Description

This entrance scholarship is available for one new day or boarding student each year who enters Walford in Year 10. It is offered each year for the remaining duration of her schooling and provides remittance of $10,000 per year towards tuition fees.

Applications are invited from hard-working students of good character who love to learn and show great promise.

The scholarship process involves application and interview. Criteria include a combination of the following:
* Demonstrated pursuit of excellence and evidence of academic potential; the student may be a ‘late bloomer’ who shows promise.
* Demonstrated strength of character and leadership capacity.

About Elizabeth Cleland

Elizabeth Cleland (BSc Hons, MSc) was an exemplary and hard-working Walford student from 1920-1927. She was additionally Captain of School, Captain of Hockey, and an accomplished artist. She was a lover of science, studying Chemistry and Physics at Walford, going on to complete a Bachelor of Science at the University of Adelaide with Honours in Zoology, and being awarded the John Bagot Medal for Botany. Elizabeth then completed her Master of Science, as only the fourth female graduate with that qualification at the time. 

In 1936, Walford’s Cleland House was named after Elizabeth and her sister Margaret, with the motto Virtus sola Nobiltat (‘Moral Courage Alone Enables’). In 1991, Elizabeth taught Geology at Walford as an undergraduate and in 2019, the Elizabeth Cleland Chemistry Laboratory was opened in the Ellen Benham Science Centre. Each year, the Elizabeth Cleland Prize is awarded to an outstanding Walford student who plans to undertake study in Chemistry or Biochemistry.

The Walford boarding community has a long history of supporting girls from rural and remote Australia, providing a home away from home while they immerse themselves in all the outstanding academic and cocurricular opportunities the School has to offer. 

In response to the challenges faced by families residing in isolated locations, we would like to provide fee relief to the family of an exceptional student who may otherwise be unable to attend Walford. 

Description

This scholarship is available for boarding students entering Years 7 to 12, providing remittance of 60% of tuition fees per year. 

To be considered for a Rural/Remote Boarding Scholarship, students are expected to meet the following selection criteria:
* Be a new student entering the Walford Boarding House.
* Resides in a rural/remote location with an address more than 200 kilometres away from Walford.
* Demonstrate good academic progress, displaying conduct of a high standard throughout her schooling.
* Commit to participation in the life of the School and show the potential to positively contribute to the community.
* Display good character and embrace the School’s values of Courage, Commitment, Community and Growth.
* The family has a financial need whereby the student would otherwise be unable to attend Walford.

The Tim Martin Music Scholarship was created thanks to the generosity of Mr Robert Martin, in memory of his son, Tim, who was an excellent chorister with a lifelong love of all things musical. The scholarship provides an opportunity for girls who love music, and have demonstrated proficiency in music, to benefit from a Walford education.

Description

This scholarship will be awarded to a new student in Years 7 to 12 who loves music, shows great proficiency in her musical endeavours, and who commits to participating in the musical life of Walford. It provides remission of 25% tuition fees for up to three years.

The scholarship process involves application, interview, and an audition in which two contrasting musical pieces are performed. Criteria include a combination of the following:
* Demonstrated love of music and musical proficiency, including but not limited to choral music.
* Commitment to contributing to the musical life of the School.

Members of the Walford Old Scholars’ Association (WOSA) understand first-hand the value of a Walford education. As a result of their generosity, they are offering tuition support to a new student with a close connection to a Walford old scholar, who may not otherwise have the opportunity. 

Description 

This scholarship is available for one new day or boarding student entering Year 9, 10 or 11, providing remittance of $10,000 per year, for up to two years, towards tuition fees.  

The scholarship process involves application and interview, during which candidates will be required to demonstrate the following:
* A familial connection with a Walford old scholar, such as a mother, grandmother or aunt. The closeness of the connection will factor into the decision-making process.
* Good character including embracing the School’s values of Courage, Commitment, Community and Growth.
* Evidence of academic effort, personal qualities and involvement in social service and co-curricular activities.
* Evidence of a financial need whereby the student would otherwise be unable to attend Walford. 
* A commitment to join the WOSA as a committee member for one-year post-graduation. 

Limited Boarding Scholarships are available for entry into Years 7 to 12 in 2026. A Boarding Scholarship provides remission of up to 50% tuition fees for the remaining duration of the student's schooling.

Description

To be considered for a Boarding Scholarship, students are expected to meet the following selection criteria:
* Be a new student entering the Boarding House. 
* Demonstrate good academic progress, displaying conduct of a high standard throughout her schooling.
* Commit to participation in the life of the School and show the potential to positively contribute to the community.
* Display good character and embrace the School’s values of Courage, Commitment, Community and Growth.

Consideration is also given to candidates residing in an isolated location and/or with demonstrated financial needs who would not otherwise be able to attend Walford.

Limited Principal’s Scholarships are available for entry into Year 7 or 10 in 2026. A Principal's Scholarship provides remission of up to 40% tuition fees for the remaining duration of the student's schooling.

Description

To be considered for a Principal’s Scholarship, students are expected to meet the following selection criteria:
* Demonstrate a sound academic record and continue to make good academic progress, displaying conduct of a high standard throughout her schooling.
* Demonstrate skills and participation across a number of key areas including leadership, sports, music, The Arts or community service.
* Commit to participating in the life of the School, and show the potential to positively contribute to the community.
* Display good character and embrace the School’s values of Courage, Commitment, Community and Growth.

Consideration is also given to candidates with demonstrated financial needs who would not otherwise be able to attend Walford.

One Foundation Scholarship is available for entry in 2026 for a Year 10 student. Preference will be given to a boarder. The Foundation Scholarship provides remission of up to 50% tuition fees for the remaining duration of the student's schooling.

Description

To be considered for a Foundation Scholarship, students are expected to meet the following selection criteria:
* Demonstrate a sound academic record and continue to make good academic progress, displaying conduct of a high standard throughout her schooling.
* Demonstrate skills and participation across a number of key areas including leadership, sports, music, the arts or community service.
* Commit to participating in the life of the School, and show the potential to positively contribute to the community. 
* Display good character and embrace the School’s values of Courage, Commitment, Community and Growth.

Consideration is also given to candidates with demonstrated financial needs who would not otherwise be able to attend Walford.

The Music Entrance Scholarship, for a new student entering Years 5 to 12, provides remission of up to 50% tuition fees for up to five years.

Description

The scholarship process involves application, interview, and an audition in which two contrasting musical pieces are performed. Selection criteria requires applicants to:
* Be a minimum of Grade 5 standard in her first instrument.
* Demonstrate a sound academic record and continue to make good academic progress, displaying conduct of a high standard throughout her schooling.
* Commit to contributing to the life of the School through participation in Music and other co-curricular activities and show the potential to positively contribute to the School community.

The Thomas and Gwenyth (Bonnar) Gepp Bursary provides remission for a new student entering in Years 10, 11 or 12, of up to 50% tuition fees for three years.

The Thomas and Gwenyth (Bonnar) Gepp Bursary is named in honour of Mrs Gwenyth Gepp (nee Bonnar), who graduated from Walford in 1939, before later returning as a sports mistress in the mid-1940s. Mrs Gepp predeceased her husband, Thomas, and, following his passing in early 2018, we learnt that together they had decided to generously bequeath a gift to the School to be used for a descendant of a Walford old scholar or boarding student who may not otherwise have the means to attend Walford Anglican School for Girls and for certain other purposes.

Description

To be considered for this Bursary, students are expected to meet at least one of the following selection criteria:
* Be a descendant of a Walford Old Scholar.
* Live in a remote/regional area.
* Demonstrated financial need and not otherwise be able to attend Walford.