Scholarships

Academic Scholarships at Wellington

We are an academically selective school, and all applicants will be assessed and interviewed prior to being offered a place. Academic Scholarships are offered to a small number of students for Years 9 and Year 12. We are not currently seeking academic scholars in any other years in Senior School however during our normal application and testing process, we are always very interested to hear about all student’s achievements and aspirations, and we look at every applicant’s potential. If you believe that your child is exceptional, then please mention this during the standard application process for a place.

Scholarships are awarded in recognition and support of outstanding ability, potential, and attainment in academic and other co-curricular areas. Successful Scholars will benefit from a superb programme of bespoke scholars’ tutorials and workshops including personal development, public speaking, academic enrichment and additional specialist coaching.

Sixth Form Scholarships

Sixth Form Scholarship applications are now open. We are offering a small number of these prestigious Wellington Scholarships to some of Bangkok’s finest young people. You should be currently studying in Year 11 for IGCSEs or equivalent (Date of Birth 1 September 2008 – 31 August 2009). Our Sixth Form opened in August 2024 and our Sixth Form students have access to incredible learning environments, passionate, highly experienced teachers and the resources and support of the Wellington network of schools.

Please fill in an application form here which will give us your details and current education to date. We also request that you upload your full school report for 2023-24 (Year 10 or equivalent) You are also requested at this point to write a letter to the Director of Admissions, explaining why you should be considered for the Sixth Form Academic Scholarship. Once we have all of this, we will assess the application and let you know if we can progress your application.

Please explain in your application letter why you should be considered for an exceptional Academic Scholarship. Include the following details –

• Your education to date – which schools have you attended and where?
• What have you excelled in?
• What have you done so far to develop your interests and passions?
• Why are you interested in a scholarship?
• What is unique about you?
• What can you bring to Wellington and what do you hope to gain from this?
• Any other factors that you think relevant.

Please apply for Sixth Form assessment on Academic Scholarship Day by 6 January 2025

Senior School Scholarships

We will be offering a small number of exceptional students currently in Year 8 (Date of Birth 1 Sept 2011 – 31 August 2012) prestigious Wellington Academic Scholarships. These students will start (or continue) at Wellington in Year 9 in order to prepare for their IGCSE studies in Years 10 and 11.

Please fill in an application form here which will give us your details and current education to date. We also request that you upload your full school report for 2023-24 (Year 8 or equivalent) You are also requested at this point to write a letter to the Director of Admissions, explaining why you should be considered for the Academic Scholarship. Once we have all of this, we will assess all applications and notify you if you are shortlisted to attend a Scholarship Day on 1 February. We will notify you no later than 20 January and it may be earlier.

Please explain in the letter why you should be considered for an exceptional Academic Scholarship. Include the following details –

• Your education to date – which schools have you attended and where?
• What have you excelled in?
• What have you done so far to develop your interests and passions?
• Why are you interested in a scholarship?
• What is unique about you?
• What can you bring to Wellington and what do you hope to gain from this?
• Any other factors that you think relevant.

Please note that during the application process for a place at Wellington we will assess all elements of each student’s background, achievements and potential. We will let you know if we feel an academic scholarship is something we can consider now or in the future.

Applications for Academic Scholarship Day will close on Monday 6 January 2025

For all other year groups, please keep checking this website for news of any specific Academic Scholarship Days or change in requirements.

Sport Scholarships

We offer a small number of Sports Scholarships– normally in Golf, Swimming or Tennis. These are available in Senior School only.

If you are exceptional in any sporting field, please mention this in your application for a place. The process will involve an assessment by our Head of Swimming, Head of Golf or Director of Sports as well as our normal testing process. We will ask to see your recent achievements and your position and status in key tournaments and competitions. Our Sports Scholars are a very important part of our community, and they contribute in all areas – not just in Sport.

We are almost full in all disciplines but we are always happy to meet you and talk to you. Please complete the application form in Admissions and add a note explaining which sport your child excels in. We will contact you to learn more before progressing the application.

Music Scholarships

Wellington College Bangkok is proud to have a small number of exceptional musicians who are our Music Scholars. If you are a passionate and talented musician, then do get in touch. Our Director of Music will assess you and look at your achievements in performance, theory, composition.

We ask that along with your application for a place, you prepare your certificates of achievement with official bodies such as ABRSM and detail your performances, recordings, contributions. We have a very high amount of interest and exceptionally high standards so please understand that we will expect ABRSM Grade 8 (or equivalent) as a minimum for any assessment in your main instrument plus Grade 5 in Music Theory and any other supporting instruments. Tell us why you should be a Wellington Music Scholar.

We will assess Scholarship applications on an ongoing basis from February 2025. Once we receive your application in any field, we will assess the application and contact you to arrange a tour, testing and an interview with our Head of Senior School and other relevant members of our teams.

 If you would like to discuss any area further with us, we would be delighted to hear from you at [email protected] (Jane Forster, Director of Admissions and Marketing) and [email protected] (Admissions Team).