Bursaries at St Edwards

Applying for a Bursary

• BAL will make arrangements to undertake a home visit in order to discuss the application with the family applying. • On the basis of the CSFC form and home visit, BAL will then submit a report to the School which includes the recommended level of assistance, where this is considered necessary. • The Bursary Committee will review all BAL reports. Parents are subsequently informed by the Registrar of the indicative level of fee assistance that they could be offered, subject to the annual limits of Bursary funds and the applicant fulfilling all entry assessment requirements of the School. • On completion of the School’s entry assessments, the Registrar will compile a list for the Bursary Committee of those pupils who have performed strongly enough to be offered both a place at the School and a Bursary. The Bursary Committee will agree the final • Plisa tr . ents will be advised whether or not their child has met the criteria to be offered a place and a Bursary by the Registrar. For Shell applicants, this will be in March of the academic year in which their child is being assessed; for Lower Sixth applicants, this will be in December of the academic year in which their child is being assessed. Confirmation of fee support will be given in the academic year preceding entry to the School. • Apart from in exceptional and wholly unforeseen circumstances, the School’s expectation is that parents who do not apply for a Bursary at the time of their child’s assessment will not require financial support throughout the time that their child attends the School; it will not be possible to accept subsequent Bursary applications from parents.

Prospective parents who are unable to fund school fees (in full or in part) must apply for bursarial support no later than 1 st September in the academic year in which their child is being assessed for entry to the School. The School is not able to provide an indication of the amount of financial assistance that may be available until the Registration Form has been completed and returned to the Admissions Department together with payment of the Registration Fee. Children are assessed for entry at the following points: • For Shell (Year 9) entry, in Years 6, 7 and 8 • For Sixth Form (Year 12) entry, in Year 11 The following notes will help guide parents through the application process. If you need assistance to complete these forms please contact the Admissions Department who will be happy to help. • Please request a Confidential Statement of Financial Circumstances (CSFC) form from the Admissions Department in advance of the due date of entry. • The CSFC Form seeks to establish the financial resources of the household. • The CSFC Form must be returned to the Admissions Department no later than 1st September in the academic year in which the child is applying to St Edward’s. • The Bursary Committee meets to assess the proposed list of applicants and those likely to be successful in the means-testing process will be forwarded to a firm of independent assessors, Bursary Administration Limited (BAL).