Blessed Edmund Rice wanted his schools open to all classes, rich and poor. In keeping with our Catholic education in the tradition of Blessed Edmund Rice, the principal criterion for the provision of financial assistance from the Bursary/Scholarship Fund is a demonstrable, means-tested inability to afford a Nudgee College education.
While the criteria might appear demanding, the College has substantial responsibilities to ensure that the Bursary/Scholarship Fund's monies are distributed with equity, confidentiality and compassion at all times. Each application will be assessed on its merits, and, where appropriate, the Principal and the bursary committee will exercise their discretion to apply for assistance.
Nudgee College will assist students and families who will be significant contributors to the College community in the opinion of the Bursary Committee. The focus will be on charitable endeavours in various fields rather than solely on academic or co-curricular talent. In brief, the two-way street of mutual benefit must be prominent – the College provides financial support with the clear expectation that the student and family will contribute to the College in whatever way possible.
Assistance is provided with the understanding that the obligation of strict confidentiality is incumbent on the recipient family and the College Bursary Committee overseeing the management of the Bursary Funds. The College grants a Bursary to a student, understanding that it is a debt of honour. In other words, it is expected that the recipient will do all in his power to repay that debt sometime in the future and give another young man the chance to have a Bursary place at St Joseph’s Nudgee College.
