Free Day Places and Bursaries
This is an award that must be applied for. The scheme is transparent and is based on financial criteria.
These are means-tested awards, intended as an “opportunity” for an academically able young person residing in North Wales who is currently being educated within the state school system.
At Rydal Penrhos senior school each academic year two Year 12 FREE (Fully Funded) Day Places are awarded based on academic ability and financial eligibility.
The Year 12/Sixth Form places are awarded based on achieved GCSE grades, school reports and an interview with a senior staff member.
Eligible candidates are part of a financial assessment which only considers families in which family income is less than £35,000 per annum and there are no other significant assets which could be monetised.
An external assessor carries out a thorough assessment, including publicly available data that is not part of the submission and carries out a home visit (in line with social distancing guidelines) to establish the family’s suitability for the award.
Once a candidate is awarded a FREE Day Place, they will have it until they leave at the end of Sixth Form assuming they continue to be an exemplary member of the Rydal Penrhos community and are not subject to a significant change in circumstances.
These are awards that do NOT need to be applied for. At Rydal Penrhos senior school each academic year we also offer scholarship premiums to young people with “exceptional talent”.
Academic scholarship premiums may be awarded to young people on entry to Year 12 as a result of exceptional GCSE results and an interview with a senior staff member.
These scholarship premiums are open to pupils already within the school and those joining the school and are based on clear testing/results and interviews. There is no limit to the number of these awards.
These awards are NOT means-tested and the reward is the title of scholar and also a scholarship premium of £500 each year for the pupil from the school to further their academic studies through the purchase of books etc.
A mentor will be attached to the pupil for this purpose and would meet half termly to discuss progress in that area and help the money be spent wisely and appropriately.
Art, Drama, Sport and Music may also be awarded to pupils with “exceptional talent” at any point during their senior school years. They do not require an application.
These awards are NOT means-tested and the reward is the title of scholar and also a £500 contribution each year for the pupil from the school to further their talent through the purchase of art materials, golf clubs etc.
Applications for bursaries are only available to candidates awarded a scholarship premium. For more details please refer to https://rydalpenrhos.com/admissions/scholarships-bursaries/