Purpose and Scope

Wah Yan College, Hong Kong strives to provide quality education to nurture students who can excel in both sports and their academic studies. In fact, great emphasis is put on academic learning as well as non-academic developmental experiences for each student as part of the vision to offer a holistic, liberating and transforming Catholic education. It is believed that participation in sports can effectively develop not just healthy bodies and sport skills, but also important generic attributes like perseverance, sense of responsibility, resilience, self-confidence, loyalty, teamwork, leadership, etc.

The title of “Sports Scholar” is a highly sought after honor in Wah Yan. The scheme is launched to recognize Form One entrants who are exceptional in their holistic development, i.e. being not just outstanding in sports, but also very good to excellent in academic studies and exemplary in character formation with strong potentials to contribute to their community as leaders in their field.

Eligibility

The “Sports Scholar” title shall be conferred on Form one entrants who demonstrate:

Outstanding sports performance;
Very good to excellent academic results;
Exemplary conduct, team spirit, sportsmanship and potentials in leadership.

Designation	Awardees will be designated “Sports Scholars”
Selection by	Skill test, interview and primary school records of academic achievements and conduct
Numbers of scholarships offer	4-8
Duration of the Award	Renewable annually on a need basis
Renewal Conditions	Good attendance rate for training and satisfactory academic progress
Application deadline:	December 13, 2024
Date of skill test*:	December 2024--January 2025
Date of interview*:	December 19, 2024
Date of release of results:	January 13, 2025

*For shortlisted applicants only.

How to apply

The application form can be downloaded from our website https://www.wahyan.edu.hk/Sportsscholar/ The form should be submitted with supporting documents to the General Office. Candidates not notified of the result by the end of January should consider that their application for the Sports Scholars unsuccessful.

N.B. :

1) Applicants may submit a separate application form for a Form One Discretionary Place (DP) at Wah Yan College, Hong Kong when the form is available for download in around mid-November, 2024.

2) Being conditionally conferred the title of “Sports Scholars” does not imply that the candidate has been given a Form One school place at Wah Yan College, Hong Kong.

Purpose and Scope

Eligibility

The “Sports Scholar” title shall be conferred on Form one entrants who demonstrate:

Outstanding sports performance;

Very good to excellent academic results;

Exemplary conduct, team spirit, sportsmanship and potentials in leadership.

*For shortlisted applicants only.

How to apply

N.B. :

1) Applicants may submit a separate application form for a Form One Discretionary Place (DP) at Wah Yan College, Hong Kong when the form is available for download in around mid-November, 2024.

2) Being conditionally conferred the title of “Sports Scholars” does not imply that the candidate has been given a Form One school place at Wah Yan College, Hong Kong.

3) Likewise, failing to being named a “Sports Scholar” does not imply that the applicant has been denied a Form One school place.