Christ's Hospital

[Beetrootccio]

here

Did you know it is means tested?

Great school I have heard

he's a bit of alright

I think it's been like that for yonks, hasn't it. I remember someone from my primary school went because she was bright but from a one parent family and her mum couldn't afford normal fees.

yes
there were a lot of rather sad kids there - some quite poor

a msattering of services
some really screwed up kdis too 9 as all boardign shcools do imo)

yes

oh eys the band is often opeing rugby mathces and the like
a dn process in lords mayor show etc
strong links wiht the city fromw hen it was on london
it was foudned in 1552

you haev it imprinted on your breain before you leave

they have to boards iirc

yes.

Boarding schools are just posh children's homes IMO.

oh is this a discussion on the pros oand cons of boarding Greeny> lets change the record hey

i BOY i knew from CH is now living here in the same town as me. I went to school with his sister and we knew the same crowd.

Old tie stuff, doncha know, arf arf.

My DC's school has a theatre

I saw a wonderful performance of Romeo and Juliette this week by the y6 children (my DD was in the choir)!

It is a modern glass block thing with lots of music teaching rooms and a large tiered theatre. They use it lots. Art rooms are in that building too.

Does anyone have any idea of how the means testing works? What income level equals what level of fees? I've always been curious about this school. Lots of writers went there and the social mix has been part of its ethos since it was founded.

aol probably h as it tied around her thigth!

oh does it soapy!!

NK call them

Aol probably just wears the tie. Along with fabulous matching lingerie, of course.

and little else MI

Old socks sounds more like it - watch out for the canary yellow look

Yeah, but I speak posh, so no one bats an eyelid.

How very rude, Beetroot!

greeny

Sorry, sense of humour failure at my end.

sliding scale of fees from zero to about £19.5k per year on a sliding scale. Only permit decuctions for mortgage rent of 12.5% of gross income - Wish oour mortage payments were on ly 12.5% of our gross income!!!!!!!!!!

Interesting, Cargirl. Thank you. I don't understand the bit about mortgage and gross income. Is £19.5k typical boarding school fees?

Yes, typical boarding fees and typical day fees are about £10k a year.