The sting of post secondary education costs have been reduced for 16 high school graduates in Bruce and Grey Counties.
The former students from St. Mary’s in Owen Sound and Sacred Heart in Walkerton have received Queen Elizabeth Aiming for the Top Scholarships.
Catholic Director of Education Bruce MacPherson tells Bayshore Broadcasting News it’s one of the most lucrative scholarships available to students.
The provincial program rewards students who graduate with top marks at their high school.
Scholarships are worth up to 35 hundred dollars a year for up to four years — providing recipients maintain an 80 per cent average at the post secondary level.
MacPherson says the Bruce Grey Catholic School Board is proud of the accomplishments of these 16 students — 8 each from St. Mary’s and Sacred Heart.
In total, the province has invested over 35 million dollars in scholarships for over 14 thousand Ontario students.
