Catholic schools in the Diocese of Wagga Wagga are committed to valuing effort, achievement and excellence in learning. The provision of academic scholarships is one way of making explicit this value placed on the pursuit of excellence. Principled, hard-working individuals with a love of learning provide an outstanding model for their peers and younger students. Scholarship provision also reflects confidence that Mater Dei Catholic College, as a comprehensive College in regional NSW, provides the high standard of teaching and learning required to allow highly academic students to realise their full potential.