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Bursaries

Bursaries at Habs are awarded to students whose families could not afford to send them to Habs without significant financial support. Habs bursaries are intended to be ‘transformational’, awarded to lower-income families who qualify for full or nearly full support. Approximately 160 Senior School students attend Habs each year with bursary support, and they will continue to receive support throughout their time at Habs for as long as they need it.  

Students applying for a bursary must meet the same admissions requirements as all other students; they will need to qualify for a place at the school based on performance in the 11+, 13+ or 16+ Senior School entrance assessments and interviews. 

Family financial need will be established by completion of a confidential statement of financial circumstances. Bursary awards range in value according to financial need and the funds available for bursaries.  

As a guide, families whose total household gross income is below £45,000 may qualify for full remission of tuition fees (that is, free places). Households with total gross income of approximately £93,000 or more are not eligible for bursary support. Between these two figures contributions towards fees will be on a sliding scale.  

Parents awarded full remission of tuition fees will also usually be eligible to receive an award that covers the costs of coach travel, lunches, academic trips, music lessons and the hire of one musical instrument.  

At 11+ our bursary awards may be offered in conjunction with one of our scholarship awards (academic, art, drama, music or sport), at 13+ our bursary awards may be offered in conjunction with one of our scholarship awards (academic, art, design and technology, drama, music or sport) and at 16+ our bursary awards may be offered in conjunction with one of our scholarship awards (art, design and technology, drama or sport). Our scholarships hold a nominal tuition fee discount. Please refer to our scholarship page for eligibility requirements and how to apply. 
 
Bursaries will remain throughout the period of a student’s attendance at the school, subject to satisfactory conduct and progress. Families of bursary award holders will complete a financial review each year. The size of the award for the coming year may be adjusted up or down only if there has been a significant change to the family's financial circumstances. 

Families of bursary award holders are responsible for any remaining school fees not covered by the bursary award.  

Bright Futures Bursary

Bright Futures is a new, donor-supported initiative that sits alongside the overall Habs bursary programme. The initiative aims to gain greater representation in higher education for individuals with protected characteristics, as laid out in the Equality Act 2010, who are also underrepresented at Habs and whose families could not afford to send them to Habs without substantial financial support.  

Thanks to a generous donor gift, the first strand of Bright Futures funding supports students of Black African or Caribbean heritage. Funding is currently available for up to two fully funded spaces for 11+, 13+ or 16+ entry at Habs Boys.

Further information can be found in our FAQs and bursary policy. Please contact the admissions team admissions@habsboys.org.uk for details of how to apply.

Bursary Policy

 

Bursary FAQs