The Bateman Battersby Law Bursary, first offered in 1990, was established to encourage further legal education amongst students attending high schools in the Penrith and Blue Mountains local government areas and to date there have been 23 recipients.
Each year the Bursary is open to students who, upon completion of their Higher School Certificate or International Baccalaureate, intend applying for admission to a full-time University Law course in Sydney, Wollongong, Newcastle or the ACT.
The winner of the Bursary is the student who, of all the applicants, achieves the highest ATAR (HSC, or converted IB mark), and can confirm admission to an approved law course on or before 5.00pm on 20 February 2013.
In the case that more than one applicant shares the highest ATAR, the Bursary is shared. The Winner of the Bursary receives a grant of $1000.00 and a Bateman Battersby Bursary Winner's Trophy.
Information about the Bursary is distributed to the Legal Studies Teacher of High Schools in the Penrith, St Marys and Blue Mountains region in the second school term of each year. If you have any questions about the Bateman Battersby Law Bursary, please contact our office on (02) 4731 5899 or alternatively by email to bursary@batemanbattersby.com.au.
Students interested in pursuing legal education at a tertiary level should speak to their School Principal, Careers Adviser or Legal Studies Teacher for an Application Form or for further information. A Bateman Battersby Law Bursary Application Form can also be downloaded from this page by clicking on the link below. All completed applications must be returned to our office by 5.00pm on 31 October 2012.
Previous winners of the Bateman Battersby Law Bursary include:
| 1990 | Catherine O’Toole - Jamison High |
| 1991 | Paul Salisbury - Katoomba High |
| 1992 | Leisa Glasscock - McCarthy High |
| 1993 | Wayne Courtney - Jamison High |
| 1994 | Fiona Newman - Blue Mountains Grammar |
| 1995 | Daniel Cunningham - Penrith High |
| 1996 | Irene Wong - Penrith High |
| 1997 | Bronwyn Smith - Jamison High and Melinda Roylett - Penrith High |
| 1998 | Anna Samson - Penrith High |
| 1999 | Kristin Van Zwieten - St Paul’s Grammar |
| 2000 | Zoe Spratt - Blue Mountains Grammar |
| 2001 | Catherine Mann - Penrith High |
| 2002 | Rebecca Zakarijah - St Mary’s Senior High |
| 2003 | Kieran Colreavy - Penrith High |
| 2004 | Louise Rigozzi - St Mary’s Senior High |
| 2005 | Jessica Pace - Penrith High |
| 2006 | Alicia Back - Penrith High |
| 2007 | Wen Fu Lu - St Mary’s Senior High |
| 2008 | Jacqueline Edwards - St Paul’s Grammar |
| 2009 | Peter Fam - St Dominic's College |
| 2010 | Grace So - Penrith High |
| 2011 | Thomas Synnott - St Columba's High School |
Bursary Application Form