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Not rich kid in private secondary

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user789653241 · 16/10/2017 11:18

My ds is in yr5. I think this is the time you need to think about secondary school.
State option is very limited, and there is great private secondary not too far away.
We can't afford the fee, but maybe can seek out bursary. Maybe not.
But the thing is, even we can get bursary, we may not be able to afford to pay all those expensive trips abroad etc. that comes with going to private school.
I really don't want to put my ds through entrance exam, 11+ etc., if we decide to send him to local state anyway.

I would like to ask the parents who sends kids to private secondary with bursary how does it work out? Do your kids feel ok about parents aren't rich compared to others? Do they have good experience?

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Hoppinggreen · 16/10/2017 11:27

My DD has a part scholarship and I actually went to a Private school on full scholarship many years ago.
I suppose it depends on the school, my DD's school is in Yorkshire so no bankers or oligarchs mostly Doctors or people with their own business or only children with 2 parents on a reasonable income ( e.g. Teachers). We are reasonably well off but I wouldn't say rich, we have a few foreign holidays a year but mostly Europe and our house is an average 4 bed detached in a nice area.
I would say though that if you can't afford any trips or uniform or extras I probably wouldn't do it, the kids don't seem to care what phone you have etc but it would be a shame if they were the only one not on school trips

WhyOhWine · 16/10/2017 11:26

My DD is at private school. She is not on a bursary but has 2 close friends who are (one full bursary incl uniform and whole year trips, the other on about 80 per cent). Both seem very happy at the school. Yes they have missed out on some of the optional trips but not overyone goes.

The school does not have a particularly wealthy vibe however unlike my other DD's school, so it might depend on the actual school how much of an issue it might be.

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