Surbiton High 11+ 2017

Does anyone know how many scholarships SHS gives out? I know they can be huge % discount, non means tested.

DD has an offer, not sure I'm willing to pay full whack when so many others don't have to. am i being ridiculous?!

Cakeisalways

As a matter of interest, can you give some of the reasons why you chose another school for your DD after being at the junior school, please.

Our DD is on the 11+ waiting list this year (so may not get an offer anyway) but I am always interested in why people don't choose a school as much as why they do.

Thanks

Ealing I disagree - DD was at the junior school and I know girls received re-allocated internal scholarships from a couple of years ago. The academic scholarship girls mother decided to send her to Tiffin instead and gave up a pretty decent scholarship which was then awarded to a different girl. Someone else with an art scholarship also decided to move to state but I can't remember who got hers. There was a lot of haggling over scholarship amounts and pushing to get them increased, I was so glad DD was going elsewhere for seniors.

There are probably some scholarships which can only be given to internal applicants and if they don't take them they are awarded to someone else. Probably not the same externally but one thing I did learn from that year group is that its worth asking.

We had some friends over for dinner and their daughter who is an internal candidate received 2 scholarships. They mentioned they do not re-allocate Scholarships once awarded.

my friend asked about this 2 years ago. dd1 got offered a scholarship and we had turned it down, she was hoping it might mean her dd would get offered it as a "back up". (she was just as bright as dd imo)

Richmond - I know it has happened with scholarships to the junior school, it was given to someone else when the original recipients decided to go elsewhere, but this maybe because a certain number of scholarships are guaranteed to the junior school. It may not be the same for external applicants. If you can't accept this place without some form of discount phone up and explain your situation, they give out a lot of scholarships/bursaries and you have nothing to lose by asking.

Good luck.

no it doesn't happen. they over offer on the scholarships.

Found envelope buried under old post.. can you believe it? DD
Got an offer but not the scholarship we were hoping for!
Does anyone know if these get offered again once people with offer +
Scholarhip reject SHS in favour of another school?
Ever heard this happening?

letters were posted on Friday so assuming you didn't hear yesterday you should expect it tomorrow. good luck

is it really very academic with a lot of homework? I had heard it was very sporty and a good range of academic ability - ie a B is not a disaster!

We Haven't heard yet but was told all offers will arrive before end of the month
. Didn't realize over 500 this year... fingers crossed . Are you set on Surbiton for your DD..? It's very academic and a lot of homework. Do you know their policy on wait lists?!