Eligibility Criteria for Bursaries

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harrow123
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Eligibility Criteria for Bursaries

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What is the the total household income beyond which any parent may not be eligible for means-tested scholarship/bursary , I know it varies from school to school

but what are the general guidelines or please share your ideas about the schools that you are aware especially for london/berkshire schools
Waiting_For_Godot
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Re: Eligibility Criteria for Bursaries

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Some full boarding schools offer 50% bursaries on a single salary of £90k but this will be less on a joint income of £90k because of differing tax threshold.
pheasantchick
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Re: Eligibility Criteria for Bursaries

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That surprises me. I would have assumed you need a much lower income to be offered a bursary.
Waiting_For_Godot
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Re: Eligibility Criteria for Bursaries

Post by Waiting_For_Godot »

£90k in April 2011 is just under £58k after tax so it would be difficult for most families on that income to afford a £30k boarding school. Other factors such as number of kids and if they are in private education are often factored in too. I remember one of the bursaries we were given was crudely based on taking our income, deduct 70% and if the remainder 30% covered school fees then no bursary would be offered. We had no assets so that wasn't taken into account.

To the OP, every school has a different policy.

EDIT: I should add that the £90k scenario was a friends, not ours! :lol:
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AR1890
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Re: Eligibility Criteria for Bursaries

Post by AR1890 »

Full boarding schools generally tend to be more pricer so I can understand why income can be higher but I think with the City of London girls school,the maximum parental income can be £50,000 for a 25% bursary.

Contacting the schools you're interested in directly will give you better figures and there might also be scholarships avaliable as well that can be used in conjunction with bursaries.
pheasantchick
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Re: Eligibility Criteria for Bursaries

Post by pheasantchick »

Thanks for the reply.
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