
SPHINX SCHOLARSHIPS

Perth Modern School is extremely fortunate to have a very active and supportive alumni association the Perth Modernian Society (Inc), which amongst other things, provides scholarships and bursaries to support students reach their potential and achieve academic excellence. Former students and others associated with the school generously support families who may have some difficulty in meeting their child’s educational costs.
The Sphinx Scholarship Fund is managed by the Sphinx Foundation Inc., which forms part of the Perth Modernian Society Inc. and is an integral part of the Perth Modern School community.
You can find out more about the Society and the Sphinx Foundation at www.perthmoderniansociety.org.au.

The Sphinx Foundation was established to research and produce the history of Perth Modern School (completed in 2005), and to seek and oversee donations and bequests and thereby to provide educational scholarships and bursaries to assist or enable students to be educated at Perth Modern School. The Sphinx Foundation is managed by a Board of Directors who, in turn, report to the Council of the Perth Modernian Society (Inc).

Sphinx Scholarships Available
The Sphinx Scholarship Fund is a great success story for the Perth Modernian Society. Having started in 2008 with a single donation from Modernian Jim Cundill (dec.), donations and good investment strategies have since swelled the fund to around $900,000. The scholarships and bursaries are definitely one of Perth Mod’s special features.
The Sphinx Scholarship Fund supports around 70 students from Years 7 to 12 every year. Scholarship applications are invited by Perth Modern School in Semester 2 from students/parents of specific cohorts. The scholarships are advertised via the school and individual students with particular aptitudes may be approached by Heads of Learning Areas to apply.

(B) Upper School Awards to Senior Years Awards
The Sphinx Foundation awards Scholarships and additional Bursaries to eligible Year 10 Perth Modern School students, based on academic excellence in each of nine different subjects (refer list below).
General Criteria: Under the constitution of these awards they are to be awarded to students, who, in the opinion of the selection panel, demonstrate outstanding talent in the nominated subject area as well as demonstrating how the scholarship would be used to assist achievement of academic excellence in the respective subject area.
The donors have specified that the money awarded is to provide enrichment in the subject area beyond that provided in the normal school program. They envisaged that the Scholarship money would be spent in any or all of the areas listed below:
- Purchase of appropriate electronic software
- Attendance at relevant specialised courses, workshops, conferences, events, etc
- Purchase of appropriate texts
- Taking part in competitions
- Travel expenses associated with any of the above
- Additional relevant activities
The Jim Leslie Scholarship is aimed at facilitating the achievement of educational success by removing barriers and providing access to opportunities to students in Years 11 and 12 at Perth Modern School. The School offers many opportunities for enhanced education, and the Scholarship aims to assist students who might otherwise be disadvantaged to take full advantage of them.
Draw down: The funds are credited at the beginning of Semester 1 against the awardee's name at the School and may be accessed for educational purposes as above. Any funds not expended in one academic year will carry forward to the following academic year.

(C) Miscellaneous Awards
- Principal's discretionary Bursaries - (Funds for the Bursaries are donated annually by the Gould family)