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is everyone on a scholarship?

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brekkiequeen · 20/02/2019 18:47

Decided to post rather than snoop!
Nearly every poster seems to be talking about their DC's scholarship. Or is it just me? How many scholarships are there at any school. I thought it was perhaps a maximum of 5 (academic)?
No wonder everyone else pays such high fees when we need to subsidise all these scholarships!

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Hoppinggreen · 21/02/2019 20:26

25% here
DD’s School offer 3 or 4 per year of either 25% or up to 50% if you have been at at The Prep for at least 2 years before taking the exam
No means tested bursaries though

Happysummer · 20/02/2019 22:05

No scholarship but I did get three blue Peter badges at primary school Grin

volpemum · 20/02/2019 21:22

I do know what you mean! I follow a thread where everyone seems to have received multiple scholarships and I was starting to wonder whether we were the only ones that had not been offered one!

Poppyred25 · 20/02/2019 20:37

I do agree that certain SW London schools hand out loads of scholarships with offers some of which are not that big (5 - 10 %) but when the Tiffin / other grammar places are allocated on 1st March the scholarship / private school options are quickly dropped.

NellyBarney · 20/02/2019 19:22

About 1/3 of dc at my dd prep school lea've as scholars, and it's about 2/3 at ds's prep. That includes music, sport, drama, sports, all rounder, academic, DT and exhibitions in all above. At most schools, especially girls, those scholarships have a value of 5%, maximum 10%, so pretty much nominal. Or no reduction in fees but free music tuition in 1 or sometimes 2 instruments in case of music scholarships. Often, burseries are dependentd on scholarships though, or e.g. in case of Etons KS, amount of scholarship delends on means testing. I find the pressure at most preps to win a scholarship annoying, and the segregation of pupils into scholarship and CE classes. Often it's also really bizare: e.g. at dd school, a girl who wins a CE place at Wycombe Abbey or a boy who wins a CE place at Winchester won't even get a special mention, there is not even a leavers list for CE places published on the schools website. But a child who wins a dt or sports scholarship to a third tier non selective school will get a feature with all the scholars in the local newspaper and be immortalised on the walls of the school. Also, teaching for scholars is much more individualized and in smaller groups with more extras (trips, extra languages) but all parents pay the same prep school fees.

Yey22 · 20/02/2019 18:51

Scholarships can be anything from 5%-50% so schools may offer lots of smaller ones.