Early Scholars Program
Philosophy Intensive
Explore Philosophy. Experience University. Earn Credit.
Campion College invites Year 11 and 12 students, as well as home-schooled students in their final years of schooling, to apply for our 2025 Early Scholars Program. This program allows students to complete a first-year (Level 100) university unit and use it as an alternative admission pathway into Campion College’s Bachelor of Arts in the Liberal Arts.
This year’s intensive will focus on PHI103: Socrates and the Examined Life, a foundational philosophy unit exploring themes in Plato’s Apology. Participants will attend on-campus classes over five days during the September school holidays, gaining a taste of university life in our unique academic setting.
What’s involved:
• Daily schedule: 10.00am-12.00pm and 1.30-4.30pm (with a short afternoon break)
• One hour of preparatory reading per day
• Assessment completed after the intensive
• Successful completion (pass or higher) provides credit toward your degree and eligibility for direct admission
Whether you’re passionate about big ideas or curious to experience the liberal arts in action, the Early Scholars Program is your opportunity to learn from expert academics, connect with like-minded peers, and take the first step toward your future at Campion College.
Enrolment for the Early Scholars Program is now open. Please enrol by Sunday 21 September.
Enrol NowDate
10am-12pm and 1.30-4.30pm, Mon 29 Sep-Fri 3 Oct 2025
VENUE
Campion College
8-14 Austin Woodbury Place
Toongabbie NSW 2146
Open to
Year 11 & 12 students (ages 16-18)
Tuition
$1,210
Additional Information
Tuition Fee
The tuition fee is heavily discounted at $1210, representing a saving of 50% on the ordinary tuition cost of a unit of study at the College. Students will be invoiced the week before the intensive starts and the invoice must be paid within 14 days.
Census Date
The census date for this unit is 30 September. This is the last day students can withdraw from the unit without incurring academic or financial penalties.
Credit Points
6
Unit Description
In Fides et Ratio, Pope St John Paul II says that philosophy, “one of the noblest of human tasks,” is “directly concerned with asking the question of life’s meaning and sketching an answer to it”. This unit of study introduces students to this task, central to liberal education and the Catholic intellectual tradition, by focusing on Socrates, the foundational philosopher of the classical Greek tradition. As dramatized in Plato’s challenging yet accessible dialogues, Socrates asks and seeks answers to some of the most fundamental human questions as he challenges his fellow Athenian citizens to consider the purpose and nature of their lives.
Assigned Text
Plato’s Apology. The text will be supplied to all enrolled students the week before the intensive starts.
Assessment
Oral exam: 80%
Class participation: 20%
The oral exam will take place in small groups via Microsoft Teams in the fortnight following the final class. Exams will take place after school hours. For students in Year 12 sitting final school exams, a different exam date may be arranged in consultation with the lecturer.
Students will receive an academic transcript with their result upon completion of the unit and assessment.
Accommodation
Students from regional or interstate areas are welcome to reside on campus during the intensive. The cost to reside is $450 per student for accommodation with check-in on Sunday afternoon (28 September) and check-out on Friday afternoon (3 October). The accommodation package includes continental breakfast, lunch and dinner. Students will reside twin-share in the residential halls (separate residences for males and females). If numbers permit, students will have the option to reside single-share. A member of staff and a student residential assistant will reside on campus for the duration of the program. Accommodation fees will be invoiced alongside tuition fees.
Enquiries
Please contact our Future Students Advisor on (02) 9896 9303 or email study@campion.edu.au