PLEASE NOTE: SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR 2024
SCHOLARSHIPS 2025
A scholarship is a financial award granted to a learner on their cultural, sporting or academic excellence.
At the Mountain Cambridge School, we offer a number of scholarship places that afford us an opportunity to attract exceptionally talented pupils to the school, many of whom, this is a life-changing opportunity might otherwise be out of reach. Successful candidates are awarded a discount on fees.
At the beginning of the year, the Mountain Cambridge School offers a limited number of prestigious scholarships to exceptional High School candidates across the academic, sport and music faculties.
Applications for the 2025 scholarships.
You can apply for a scholarship, (academic/sport/cultural scholarship OR a need based scholarship) by forwarding an email to the admissions department, in an essay format motivating the reason for applying:
Application should be made in writing on or before the end of August 2024 stating the reason for the application; and any supporting documentation
a) MCS Open Academic Scholarship – An annual reduction of School Fees
Mountain Cambridge High School offers an Academic Scholarship for which an examination in English and Mathematics will be held before the end of August 2023. A learner’s cultural, sporting and leadership talents may also be taken into account.
Minimum criteria:
- Overall average of 80% in all subjects.
- Candidate needs to maintain a satisfactory aggregate in English and Mathematics annually in order to maintain their scholarships for the following year.
b) MCS Closed Academic Scholarship – An annual reduction of School Fees
Mountain Cambridge High School offers an Academic Scholarship for a learner from Mountain Cambridge Primary School, for which an examination in English and Mathematics will be held before the end of August 2023. A learner’s cultural, sporting and leadership talents may also be taken into account.
Minimum criteria:
- Currently achieving 75% or above in Mathematics and English
- Candidate needs to maintain a satisfactory aggregate in English and Mathematics annually in order to maintain their scholarships for the following year.
A learner may apply for Sport Scholarship based on the contribution that he/she could make to the sporting life of Mountain Cambridge High School. He/ She will display exceptional talent in a major School Sport, which he/she will share with the community. He/ She will be expected to attend an interview and to produce evidence of her talent.
Minimum criteria:
- Scholarships are only offered in the sports that are offered at MCS
- Candidate must compete at provincial/ regional level for at least one sport, to be considered
- Must play in the A Team for, or excel in, at least one other sport to be considered
- The candidates academic performance will be taken into account
A learner may apply for Music Scholarship based on the contribution that he/she could make to the musical life of Mountain Cambridge High School. He/ She will display exceptional talent in Music, which he/she will share with the community. He/ She will be expected to attend an interview and to produce evidence of her talent.
Minimum criteria:
- Currently achieving 75% or above in Mathematics and English
- Completion of Grade 3 practical examination (UNISA, ABRSM or TCL) in an instrument of their choice as well as the completion of Grade 2 Theory of Music examination of Grade 8 applicants.
The school grants need-based scholarships to deserving candidates in the higher classes. Such scholarships normally do not exceed 50% of the school fees and are valid for a period of one scholastic year only. In exceptional cases the Management offers need-based scholarships exceeding 50% of the school fees.