Bursaries By Study Field : High School

The African Scholars Fund (ASF) provides financial assistance in order to encourage learners to complete their education at high school.

The following scholarships are made available at the discretion of the Scholarship Committee: Academic Scholarships: Cultural Scholarships: Music, Drama, Dancing or Visual Art, Chess etc. Sports Scholarships: Hockey, Cricket, Netball, Soccer, Athletics, Equestrian, Tennis, Rugby, Swimming, Water Polo.

Curro Holdings Limited, in terms of the agreement with the shareholders of the Meridian venture, is required to provide funding to Meridian schools' learners from time to time. All applicants are required to complete an application form and submit all the required information in order to be considered for a scholarship.

The Foundation offers high school scholarships to learners who demonstrate the potential to excel academically, and who have the desire to fully engage in available opportunities. Scholarship recipients, known as Allan Gray Scholars, receive funding for high school tuition. It is the Scholarship’s vision to develop a community of young entrepreneurially minded leaders so that Scholars will become Candidate Fellows or gain access to university. The Scholarship was created to broaden the pool of Fellowship applications from those who are able to demonstrate financial need in Southern Africa. The Scholarship focuses on the development of intellectual imagination, encouragement of personal initiative, infusion of spirit of significance, courageous commitment and pursuit of excellence.

Redhill School is pleased to offer a limited number of scholarships each year to current and prospective students entering Grade 8. Scholarships are awarded to select students who have shown exceptional ability in one of the following disciplines, Academics, Sport; Culture (Performing Arts/ Music). External applicants, who wish to apply for a Scholarship, must first apply for admission to the High school and be registered to sit the High school entrance examinations.

A number of scholarships are available to High School students only, entering Grade 8. Scholarships are awarded to select students who show an exceptional aptitude in the areas of Academics, Sport and Music. Closing dates for applications are determined annually and are typically mid-February. External applicants must also submit an Application for Admission Form and the specified supporting documents. For more information on scholarships and bursaries, please contact the Admissions Manager on admissions@stcyprians.co.za

In 2003, the Board of SAHETI, on the initiative of Advocate George Bizos and his initial financial contribution, established a Scholarship and Bursary Fund to assist and attract learners of outstanding ability who are in financial need. The ability to benefit from a tertiary education is highly dependent on a quality and holistic secondary education. Supporting the Fund provides learners, who would otherwise have not had the opportunity, access to such a secondary education. The Fund has been named after Advocate Bizos, who has been associated with SAHETI School since its early beginnings, and who serves as a Life Vice President of the SAHETI Board.

The Ruta Sechaba Foundation was established in 2016 to provide scholarships, bursaries and awards to qualifying learners at Curro or Curro-managed schools. The PSG Group BEE Education Trust is the initial donor to the Foundation. The PSG Group BEE Education Trust was founded by the PSG Group in 2006. The aim of the Trust is to provide monitored financial support for education purposes to Black South African citizens. The PSG Group BEE Education Trust has identified the Ruta Sechaba Foundation, and Curro as its key partner in education, to assist in achieving this objective.

The Students for a Better Future High School Scholarship Programme gives Western Cape learners who have shown academic promise, the opportunity to study at some of Cape Town’s best high schools. Now in its ninth year, there are over 250 Scholars enrolled in the programme. The high schools that have entered into partnership with the Foundation include: Bergvliet High School, Camps Bay High School, Herschel Girls Senior School, Rondebosch Boys’ High School, Rustenburg Girls’ High School, South African College High School (SACS), Springfield Convent Senior School, St. George’s Grammar High School, Westerford High School, Wynberg Boys’ High School, Wynberg Girls’ High School. The Foundation’s annual recruitment drive begins January-February each year and the SBF staff visits primary schools across the Cape Town Metropole, where they meet with the top-achieving Grade 7 learners.

In order to reflect the demographics of Cape Town more accurately, we are offering a number of valuable scholarships to worthy Grades 4, 5 and 6 candidates. The following scholarships are available: Academic Scholarship: with a strong emphasis on English; Mathematics and/or Science; Sports Scholarship: with a strong emphasis on rugby and/or cricket; Cultural Scholarship: with a strong emphasis on music and/or art.