Fees, Scholarships & Bursaries | Independent School Kent

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Bursaries are means-tested and designed to offer financial assistance in exceptional circumstances to lower income households to either start at a school or remain at school if the family’s circumstances change. A bursary is an amount of money granted to make up the shortfall between what the family can afford and what the fees actually are.

The aim of providing a bursary are:

To widen pupil access to the School and to ensure that an education is provided to children from a broad spectrum of society
Enable children with cases of clear social need to achieve their full potential in a caring and supportive environment. Such cases may or may not be supported by a Scholarship
Enable academically very able children to attend the College and achieve their full potential, by offering financial assistance in addition to Scholarship awards
Enable other gifted and talented children to attend the College, with or without associated Scholarship awards
Bursaries may be made available to the parents or guardians of children entering the School from Year 3 onwards and are awarded at the discretion of the College Awards Group (CAG).

The Head of College and School Bursar are responsible for the management and coordination of the award process.

The College follows a 4-step process when considering a Bursary award as follows:

Bursary Application Process

Step 1

Means testing Applicants are required to undergo a means test process. The process is administered on the College’s behalf by a third party, Bursary Administration Limited (BAL). Once the means test is complete, BAL submit a confidential report to the College Awards Group (CAG), comprising a narrative report and an estimate of the level of Bursary support needed. The means test process may involve a home visit in order to ensure that the information has been correctly interpreted and the basis of the financial assessment has been fair.

Step 2

Consideration of all applications by the CAG. The CAG convenes as required to review applications and determine awards.

Step 3

Notification of Parents/guardians regarding their suitability for an award. Each Bursary offer will reflect the particular circumstances of the recipient and be expressed as a percentage of fees. Bursaries awarded on pupil admission are normally awarded for one academic year and remain subject, throughout that period, to the conditions of award provided with the Letter of Offer. Hardship Bursaries may be awarded on a termly basis depending on the circumstances surrounding the provision of the award. All bursaries are paid at the discretion of the School and are subject to review by the CAG at any time.

Step 4

Acceptance of an award Parents / guardians will be required to sign and return a Letter of Offer, accepting the terms and conditions related to it.

If you apply for a bursary you will need to provide the school with comprehensive details of your family’s financial position and be prepared for this to be reviewed at regular intervals.