LORDS scholarships: the academic test, bursaries and 2027 dates

Quick answer: LORDS Lutheran College in Pimpama offers academic scholarships for students entering Years 7 to 12, based on scholarship testing held once a year in early March. Sport and arts bursaries for 2028 close on 26 February 2027, with outcomes by 4 June 2027. LORDS is on EduTest's client school list.

LORDS Lutheran College at a glance

At LORDS, scholarships are academic only and keep a fixed percentage for the rest of a student's enrolment. Sport and arts awards are bursaries, reviewed annually, so the percentage can change.

Which test does LORDS use?

All academic applicants sit the scholarship test, held once a year in early March. The page doesn't name the provider, but LORDS is on EduTest's client school list.

EduTest has five sections: verbal reasoning, numerical reasoning, reading comprehension and mathematics (30 minutes each, multiple choice), plus a 15-minute written expression task with no separate planning time. Results are compared with students in the same year level nationally.

You register through the EduTest link on the school's website. Use the same email address for every EduTest registration, so results can be matched and, where schools take part, transferred between schools in the same testing cycle.

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Key dates for 2028 entry

Dates change each year and schools sometimes switch providers, so always confirm on LORDS's scholarship page before you register.

What else counts

• Scholarship test results
• School reports from the past two years and latest NAPLAN
• Sport bursaries: two referee reports
• Arts bursaries: a portfolio or video, cover letter and resume

How to prepare

• Start about three months out. For a February test, that means November.
• Sit one full timed practice test in the right format to find the weakest section.
• Practise writing under time, with feedback on one thing at a time. Writing is the section families find hardest to judge at home.
• Build reading stamina with a mix of fiction, non-fiction and poetry, and talk about what writers imply, not just what happens.
• Keep the last week light. Familiarity and rest matter more than cramming.

Practice for the EduTest scholarship test

Our EduTest-format mock exams cover all five sections under timed conditions, with worked explanations, a skill breakdown and written expression marked by a human teacher.

These are independent practice materials, not official test papers, and they don't predict scholarship outcomes.

Frequently asked questions

When is the LORDS scholarship test?

Once a year in early March; the next is early 2027.

What's the difference between a LORDS scholarship and bursary?

Scholarships are academic and fixed for the rest of enrolment. Bursaries cover sport and the arts and are reviewed annually.

When will we hear back?

Outcomes are communicated in writing by 4 June 2027.

Other Queensland schools

• Coomera Anglican College
• A.B. Paterson College
• Trinity Lutheran College
• St Hilda's School

See which test every Queensland school uses in our Queensland school scholarships guide.

Practice Tests & Exams is an independent provider and is not affiliated with LORDS Lutheran College, ACER, EduTest or AAS. Details are from the school, the test providers and published sources as of 27 October 2026. Always check the school's own website for current dates and conditions.