AWARDS
Bursaries and Scholarships 

Rendcomb College offers a limited number of bursaries (age 4-18) and scholarships (age 11-18) for candidates demonstrating potential, talent and who would flourish and benefit from the ethos and life at the school.

Scholarship candidates are assessed for their suitability for an award.  This takes place during the scholarship days publicised by the college.  Scholarships may or may not be means tested.

All scholars and bursary holders are expected, as a condition of their award, to show commitment and good behaviour in college and stay at the college from the point of the award until the end of the sixth form.

The purpose of a bursary is to widen access to the college for children, whose parents would otherwise not be able to afford a Rendcomb education.  This is in keeping with the original charitable aims of the Founder who set up the college in 1920.  Bursaries are assessed and awarded according to financial need.  Parents wishing to apply must complete a simple financial circumstances form to allow the school to assess the level of bursary against need.  The information submitted is treated in the strictest confidence.  Bursaries may be awarded in conjunction with scholarships.  Bursaries will be reviewed by the college annually.

Academic Awards
Candidates sit an examination during a scholarship day.  For Senior School applicants, the examination may be based on Mathematics and English, with verbal and non-verbal reasoning.

Creative Awards
Candidates are invited to present a portfolio of their artistic endeavours.  This may include visual art, creative writing or poetry.
and/or
Candidates are invited to present a singing, musical, dance or dramatic performance.  Certificates of musical grades already gained may be presented as evidence to support an application.

Sporting Awards
Candidates are invited to nominate the sport of their choice and present evidence of their achievements therein.  This may be in the form of testimonials from current schools or a sports club.  Candidates may be asked to demonstrate their sporting skill or potential during a scholarship day.

 
11+ Candidates
Assessment takes place by any combination of 3 the above methods, normally in January in the year preceding entry to the senior school

13+ Candidates
Assessment takes place by any of the above combinations with candidates being offered the opportunity to take exams in February in the year preceding entry to the senior school

All scholarships are reviewed annually mainly through the report system by a review of pupils’ performance

Bursaries
All bursaries are means tested, allowing the school to assess the level of bursary against need.  Bursarial support ranges from 10% to 100% of the standard tuition fees.

Scholarships
These range from 5% to 25% of the standard tuition fees.

Please complete the Scholarships and Awards application form enclosed, making clear the type of award you wish to apply for.  Where means testing applies, the school will send you the means test form, once the application form has been received.  Bursaries are assessed and awarded assuming the family have already made a positive decision regarding Rendcomb College.  Therefore please contact the school to request a financial circumstances form to complete along with the standard application/enrolment forms.

Once we have received the completed forms the college will contact you about the next step.  Scholarship examinations for entry in 2010:

11+ entrance: Thursday 21 January 2010
13+ entrance: Thursday 25 February 2010

Revised July 2009, amended November 2009 for entry in 2010 and beyond
G. Holden
Headmaster