Applying for a Bursary

Bursaries

Applying for a bursary

Please note that this information is for parents / carers whose child is applying to join Highgate School in September 2011, or thereafter. Parents / carers of current pupils should contact the Bursar (020 8347 3568) if they would like to discuss a bursary award.

If you would like to apply for a bursary to support your child at Highgate School, please contact the Admissions Office as soon as possible: telephone 020 8347 3564 or email admissions@highgateschool.org.uk. The Admissions Coordinator will give you further important information, in particular the closing date for bursary applications. The sizes of all bursary awards, including 16+ bursary awards, are decided in the February preceding your child's entry to the School, in the light of the academic assessments of 16+ applicants in November, and 11+ and 13+ applicants in January.

You should bear in mind that the School will consider your child’s academic performance in our selection process as well as your financial circumstances when deciding whether to award a bursary, and when setting the level of bursary support. The income we use to fund bursary awards is limited, and we cannot guarantee that every application for support will be successful.

If you would like to apply for a bursary, please state that you intend to do so on the form “Application for a Place at Highgate School”. This will be acknowledged, and then later you will be sent a financial assessment form and guidance about its completion. You may be contacted to arrange a visit to your home by a representative of Highgate School; one of the purposes of the visit will be to give you any support you might need with the completion of the financial assessment form.

Estimating a bursary award

We realise that it will be helpful for you to estimate the size of the bursary support that may be awarded to you. We judge each application carefully, taking into account
•    all sources of income
•    all outgoings
•    all assets
•    all liabilities
•    the value and council tax band of the family home
•    the size of the family

The following table indicates the bursary support that might be awarded to a family with two children in full-time education, one of whom is applying to Highgate School. It has been assumed that the family has no significant assets.

The school fees for 2010-11 for pupils in Years 7 and above will be £15,120 (£5,040 per term).

bursaries grid

Please note that the possible bursary awards in this table are given for guidance only. You should not assume that you will definitely be eligible for bursary support, or that the level of support will be the amount indicated here. It is not possible for us to make an award without carrying out the financial assessment that is part of the home visit. All awards are made in the exercise of our discretion.

When awarding bursaries, Highgate School is mindful of the income assessment used by the government when awarding grants to students in higher education. For 2010-11, the government has set the threshold for this support at £25,000.

Our policy on Bursaries is here.