Scholarships are offered to our incoming students who have consistently demonstrated incredible ability and potential in the following areas:  

CAMBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS (exam based)

Entrance Scholarships up to the value of $250 may be awarded on the basis of excellence in:

• ENGLISH

• MATHEMATICS     

• SCIENCE            

• SOCIAL STUDIES    

To enter for consideration for one of more of these awards, students must complete The Academic Entrance Scholarship form and return it to school no later than 4.00pm Wednesday, October 30th, 2025 in order to undertake the entrance scholarship examinations.

Students will then sit an Academic Scholarship exam at Cambridge High School on Wednesday 12th November 2025 starting at 9.00am.   These exams are in addition to the usual entrance assessment sat by all students enrolling for Cambridge High School.  Students are required to complete the appropriate forms below and return them to the School by the date indicated, in order to undertake the entrance scholarship examinations.

CAMBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS (application based)

The following scholarships will be determined by the examination team and the Principal. Applications must be completed and returned to school no later than 4.00pm Thursday, November 13th, 2025.

• SPORT                       

This scholarship will be awarded to the candidate who demonstrates active participation in a number of Sports or Sporting Activities at a high level of competence.

• THE ARTS

This scholarship will be awarded to the candidate who demonstrates active participation in recreational pursuits in the Arts (Art, Music, Drama, Dance etc.) to a high level of competence.

• TE AO MAAORI  

This scholarship will be awarded to the candidate who has made significant contributions to Te Ao Maaori over the last two years. This could be success with te reo, kapa haka, kaikorero/kaikaranga, or a maaori leadership role at school.

• PRINCIPAL'S SCHOLARSHIP

This scholarship is awarded at the Principal's discretion in recognition of excellence in any of the above or combination of the above.

• THE  “MR JACK SOUTH”  SCHOLARSHIP

This scholarship is in recognition of the service to Cambridge High School by the late Mr Jack South.   Mr South was the founding Principal of Cambridge High School on its new site in 1953. Mr South was CHS Principal from 1953-1963.  This is an Entrance Scholarship to Year 9 at Cambridge High School to the value of $500.

The scholarship is awarded annually by the Principal to a student based on scholastic merit, but also may include any combination of the following: examination results, the applicant's previous school reports and character references from their current school. 

NOTES IN RELATION TO SCHOLARSHIPS

Note1:  Only students whose applications have been accepted for Cambridge High School are eligible to apply to sit the scholarship examinations.

Note 2:   Successful applicants will be expected to:

• Attend the Junior Prizegiving on the 10th December, in order to be acknowledged by our school community;

• Be available for publicity purposes if required, and;

• Make an on-going contribution to the school in an area associated with the scholarship.