JUNIOR SCHOLARSHIPS
Junior Scholarships are awarded to boys of high academic promise who would benefit from the opportunity of attending Eton, and who could contribute to the academic and general life of the School. Applicants must be attending a maintained (state) school in the UK and must have attended such a school for at least the last three years. Up to five Junior Scholarships are awarded each year, the exact number depending on the quality of the applicants.
The Junior Scholarship Examination is held at Eton in January or February. Candidates must be over 10 and under 11 on 1st September of the calendar year of the examination. Such boys are usually in Year 5 in their present school at the time of the examination. Entries are accepted by the School Office Manager until three weeks before the examination: there are no other preliminary registration formalities.
Candidates sit short tests in English and Mathematics, and an Intelligence Test. The papers are designed to test potential rather than knowledge. No special preparation is required and no past papers are available. Up to seven short-listed candidates will then be interviewed at Eton in February; their parents will also be asked to attend the interview.
Boys awarded Junior Scholarships spend two or three years at a preparatory school before taking up their guaranteed places at Eton. The prep school is chosen by the parents after consultation with the Head Master of Eton: it may be a day school or a boarding school, whichever seems more suitable.
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We will cover in whole or in part the fees and may assist with other educational expenses, including school uniform, both at preparatory school and at Eton itself. Parents will be asked to contribute what seems reasonable after an assessment of their financial situation. <br />
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Further Information <br />
There is an open afternoon for parents and prospective candidates in November which you are warmly invited to attend. The Head Master and other staff will speak about the Junior Scholarship schemes and answer any questions you may have; a prep school Headmaster will speak about his experience of taking Eton Junior Scholars; a parent of a current Junior Scholar will be present; and there will be a conducted tour of the College. For more information, please do not hesitate to contact the School Office Manager. <br />
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Junior Music Scholarship <br />
In addition to the five Junior Scholarships, one Junior Music Scholarship is offered each year, in conjunction with St George?s School, Windsor Castle. <br />
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A successful candidate would be talented musically, and of high academic ability. He must have attended state schools for at least the last three years. He would take the usual academic tests and interviews alongside the applicants for the Junior Scholarships (see above) but, in addition, would be tested to assess his musical potential. <br />
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A Junior Music Scholar would attend St George?s for two or three years, either as a day boy, or as a boarder. His place at Eton would be guaranteed, but he would be required to sit one of the normal entry examinations (it is likely that the College Scholarship Examination would be appropriate). He would also be entered for the Eton Music Scholarship. <br />
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We will cover in whole or in part the fees (including music lessons) and may assist with other educational expenses, including school uniform, both at preparatory school and at Eton itself. Parents will be asked to contribute what seems reasonable after an assessment of their financial situation. <br />
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St George?s School, Windsor Castle <br />
St George?s School was originally established in 1352 to provide the choristers to sing in St George?s Chapel in Windsor Castle. <br />
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The establishment has expanded considerably since then, but music continues to play an essential part in the life of the school. Pupils there still sing daily in St George?s Chapel. <br />
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The vast majority of pupils learn at least one instrument and the school offers tuition in the piano, and every orchestral instrument, from its team of twenty visiting music staff. The children often get the chance to perform, whether as a soloist, or as a member of one of the many ensembles. <br />
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Music at Eton <br />
The attraction of Eton?s music lies in its unusual scope and variety combined with very high standards of teaching and performance. <br />
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The facilities themselves are second to none; but more important than that is the high quality of the sixty-odd music staff, resident or visiting from London or locally. We try to create an atmosphere in which each individual?s passions may take wing. Everything from Singing to Music Technology is taught as individual lessons.
