Well, Surbiton haven't set an alternate date yet, but will do, and I'm guessing therefore it will be a bit later.
Theirs is the day we fly back, so even if it's 2-3 days later we'll be ok. DD is the energiser bunny and doesn't seem to be massively affected by jet lag, thankfully. (Child appears to barely need to sleep, and never has done... I used to think there was something dreadfully wrong with her as a baby, now I realise it's just how she is… Envious? Moi?)
WindDoesNotBreakTheBendyTree and KnotsInMay we'll end up paying fees either way – there's no saving to be made by flying back early. (Kingston Grammar is an Indie, not an actual grammar...)
And frankly we'd have to fly back four days early, which means only four days there, which means cancelling the trip in reality, it;s too far to fly for four days. As a blended family we don't get many opportunities to be away just the four of us, so I'm kind of loathe to. It may be what it comes too though.
I think the scholarship would be a massive long shot anyway. DD1 is dead bright, but I'm determinedly NOT a tiger mum, and haven't had her tutored to death the way a lot of parents will have. I don't think it's sensible therefore to weigh up the financial impact of losing out on the chance of a scholarship against the cost of flying back early, in other words.
Still waiting to hear about whether Kingston will allow DD to take the exam invigilated in a school in Vancouver. There are several international schools there, and most are open from the 3rd January, so let's see. With exams on the 4th and 5th, I've no idea what they do if a child is ill, for example. They're so over subscribed it's probably just "tough shit".
I may get her headmaster to weigh in if I have no joy though. He's worked in prep schools in the area for decades and knows everyone. It may be he can do something...