Fees, bursaries & scholarships

Fees 2017/18

Senior School	2017/18	£5,417 per term or £16,251 annually
Junior School	2017/18	£4,260 per term or £12,780 annually

Fees are paid directly to the GDST and include public examination fees and most text books. Fees can be paid termly in advance or by monthly direct debit.

School lunch is charged separately and is compulsory for students up to and including year 11.

Bursaries and Scholarships are available to students joining a GDST senior school in year 7 or Year 12. We regret that applications for bursaries and scholarships for students entering other year groups or applying late cannot be considered.

Bursaries

Sydenham High School offers a number of bursary awards which are designed to enable girls whose parents might not be able to afford the full fees to attend the school. The award of a bursary is based on financial circumstances and the candidate’s performance in the entrance assessments.

If you are interested in being considered for a bursary, please indicate this on your application form and the Admissions team will email you the details for the online application system when they become available from mid-September 2017. For year 7 entry, please apply by 30 November 2017. You will be notified if your bursary application has been successful at the same time places in the school are offered.

Sixth Form candidates (both new and progressing students) are also able to apply for bursaries. In addition, there are awards for direct entry to the Sixth Form, including two full bursaries, kindly sponsored by HSBC, for Sixth Form applicants from state schools. For Sixth Form entry, please apply by 10 November 2017 if you wish to be considered for a bursary.

Apply for a Sixth Form Bursary or HSBC Scholarship

Scholarships

Year 7
For girls joining in year 7, we offer both academic scholarships and scholarships in Art, Drama, Music and Sport.

Academic scholarships

There is no need to make a separate application for an academic scholarship as all girls are considered based on their performance in the Entrance Examination. Shortlisted girls will be contacted a few days in advance and asked to attend a further assessment consisting of a group task and individual interview on Monday 15 January 2018. You will be notified if your daughter has been successful when places are offered.
Subject scholarships
The Art, Drama, Music and Sport scholarships are worth up to 15% of fees and stay with a girl throughout her school career. You initially apply for your daughter to be entered for a subject scholarship and if your application is shortlisted, you will be invited for an assessment. The specific criteria and for each scholarship is outlined as part of this application form.

If your main application to the school is made online, then any Subject Scholarship applications should be returned separately to the school to arrive no later than the application deadline of 30 November 2017. If you are applying on a paper form, please return any Subject Scholarship applications with this paper form by the same date.

Apply for year 7 Art Scholarship

Apply for year 7 Drama Scholarship

Apply for year 7 Music Scholarship

Apply for year 7 Sport Scholarship

Please note the following year 7 scholarship assessment dates and ensure your daughter will be able to attend if shortlisted:
- Drama: 6 December 2017
- Sport: 7 December 2017
- Music: 10 January 2018
- Art: 11 January 2018

Sixth Form
For girls joining in year 12, we offer academic scholarships and a rowing scholarship. For the academic year 2017-18 the Sixth Form scholarship examination will be on Friday 23 November. Candidates wishing to be considered for these should apply by 10 November 2017.

Apply for a Sixth Form Scholarship

To find out more about what our Sixth Form has to offer, click here

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