Abingdon Impact Report
7 0 £700k Value of bursaries 2014–15 I have provided a bursary for a boy from a local Abingdon primary school. I came to Roysse’s, as Abingdon School was then known, in 1952 as a beneficiary of a direct grant place. At that time grants called scholarships were available to children who passed the 11+ or 13+ examinations. A scholarship to boys in the Abingdon area allowed them to attend Roysse’s as day boys with their tuition fees being paid by the local authority. I, and many of my friends, benefitted from this arrangement. I have no doubt that my time at the School contributed substantially to being able to offer my bursary to a pupil today. I am happy to be able to give back and allow another boy to benefit from the education that I too had as a child. I made a will a few years ago leaving a bursary to cover the tuition fees throughout his school career for a boy from a local Abingdon primary school. Sometime after I had made my will I decided that, as I was able to do so, I would donate my bursary during my lifetime so that I could meet the recipient and follow his progress throughout his School career. I have met the successful applicant and his parents. He is a very good pupil having just completed his first year and his reports are outstanding which brings great joy to me. I hope those OAs who are able to do so will follow my example. Peter Kandiah (OA 1959) 58 boys on bursaries in 2018–19 2015–16 54 bursaries £462k 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 58 bursaries £554k 59 bursaries £523k 54 bursaries £563k 58 bursaries £677k Abingdon Foundation Bursary Spend 2014–2019 Abingdon School is receiving an increasing number of applications for higher level bursary awards. This graph shows the greater cost to the Foundation of awarding these bursaries.
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