2025 External Scholarship Programme
This year the College will offer a range of external scholarships for prospective students joining our IGCSE and A level programmes for the 2025/26 academic year.
About the Programme
To realise the saying: "what is gained from the society should be returned to society”, WCC International Education Group has launched the Wellington Tianjin A Level Centre Shuping Scholarship. The scholarship will provide the opportunity to receive the very best international education at Wellington College China. It is hoped the scholars will become a new generation of pillars within the society, contributing to China and displaying a global mind-set, indeed, to truly realise the spirit of a Shuping Scholarship.
Eligibility
1. Score 6.5/95 or higher on IELTS/TOEFL or equivalent in English.
2. Zhongkao results meet the requirements of top 3 senior high schools in the city. (The results of mock examinations will be taken as reference for applications before Zhongkao.)
3. Reach A or A+ in Admissions’ English Test / C1 or above on APTIS.
4. Score 130 or higher on CAT4.
Awards
As the highest-level scholarship programme in WCC, this scholarship is open to students from Chinese working-class families in current Grade 9 (UK Year 10) who are applying for the following school year. Pupils must have both excellent character and academic results and are welcome to apply. Taking the student’s actual family situation into account, the scholarship not only covers the full tuition fees but also the expenses of meals, uniforms and boarding fees during their time at the school, up to 110% scholarship.
If the successful scholar meets the requirements in academics and character, they can apply for the Wellington Tianjin A Level Centre Shuping Scholarship from senior high school through to graduation, giving access to a scholarship worth RMB millions.
Eligibility
All external candidates are welcome to apply and will be awarded scholarships based upon their academic prowess, potential, commitment and values. Score 5.5/65 or higher on IELTS/TOEFL or equivalent in English; Zhongkao results meet 520 above.
Awards
If successful, awards of between 10%-100% of the tuition fees will be made by the Scholarship Panel. These will be subject to an annual review, but under normal circumstances, the award is valid for the duration of the candidate’s time in school.
Eligibility
Eliteathletes, artist and musicians are also invited toapply for a special range of awards for those with particular talents. The candidate must apply for enrollment at the College to be eligible for the Scholarship Programme.
Awards
If successful, awards of between 10% of the tuition fees will be made by the Scholarship Panel. These will be subject to an annual review, but under normal circumstances, the award is valid for the duration of the candidate’s time inschool.
Wellington College in Tianjin is delighted to be able to award a number of awards to students who have shown exceptional talent in a particular athletic or sporting discipline. This is the first such programme in an international school in Tianjin and represents a major commitment to building the finest elite performance programme of its kind in northern China. Elite performance scholars will be eligible for a potential tuition fee remission of 100%, as well as a bespoke academic programme built around their training and competition demands. In this way, Wellington seeks to support ambitious young people from China with a proven record of academic ability, coupled with exceptional sporting / athletic potential, by providing access to the finest academic and sporting facilities as preparation for their application to top US college and universities.
Requirements
Applicants should have reached, as a minimum expectation, national top 10 performance levels, but international-class elite performers will have a distinct advantage in the application process. The sports available for consideration for the scholarship are golf, tennis and equestrianism. Performance levels will need to be supported by documentary evidence for an award to be considered.
Applicants to the College can enter the A Level Induction Year from 15 years of age, as long as they have satisfied the academic demands of the Admissions’ process. A student’s eligibility for an award will thus depend on both genuine sporting / athletic excellence and a proven ability to complete our academic programmes satisfactorily. A strong English language proficiency is required.
Applications younger students, aiming for future awarding cycles, will be considered by the Admissions’ team, on an individual basis.
The scholarship awards’ body, a school committee, has the ability to offer discretionary scholarship awards up to a maximum of 100% of the tuition fees.
Scholarships are reviewed on annual basis, based on the anticipated progress made by an individual in their chosen sport and academic performance in school. Students failing to maintain their ranking in terms of national/international performance, or those who are deemed to have fallen short in the academic work will have the award reduced or removed at the discretion of the awarding committee.
Scholars are expected to perform to a similar level to their peers in class, but they will be given individual timetables based around their training and competition needs. In addition, each scholar will have a tutor assigned to support their learning and wellbeing. The tutor will provide feedback to parents and the school on the progress made by the student, facilitating communication between home and school. Boarding accommodation and access to extra English language programmes will be available.
How to Apply
New student candidates should first complete the scholarship enquiry form to obtain the necessary College and scholarship application forms from the Admissions Office.
First round: Enquire Now
Deadline for Applications: March 14th 2025
Interview for Candidates: March 21st 2025
For external and internal candidates
Second round: Enquire Now
Deadline for Applications: June 6th 2025
Interview for Candidates: June 13th 2025
For external candidates only
For further details, please contact:
admissions.tianjin@wellingtoncollege.cn
(+86-22) 8758-7199 Ext 6027
(+86) 136-4200-4609