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Visiting the School If you would like to know more about sending your daughter to St George's you are very welcome to contact the Registrar, Mrs Lloyd, and make an appointment to see the school, either with or without your daughter in the first instance. The full address, phone and fax numbers are on the Admissions page. The school holds one open day a term, on a Saturday morning. You may find that this is the best way to see the school for the first time. For more information, please click here, or otherwise telephone the Registrar on 01344 629920 or e-mail her. Organising a Visit When you visit the school you will have the opportunity to tour the school with some Sixth-formers and then meet the Headmistress. If you wish, you may then register your daughter. Introduction Days We invite each prospective new girl at 11+ and 13+ to spend part of a day with us in the autumn preceding the Common Entrance examination. Our current pupils love to be able to welcome prospective new girls and show them round. Your daughter will be able to spend a morning or an afternoon in school on a normal school day. During this time she will attend some lessons with girls of a similar age, so that she can get a real taste for life at the school. These days are very popular, and prospective boarders also often like to spend a night in school. Your daughter will have a short interview with the Headmistress. There will be a short written test during this visit, too. When parents come to pick their daughters up they also have the chance to meet some members of staff over tea or a light lunch, and this is an excellent time to ask any further questions you may have. |
Scholarships To download information about Scholarships, click here. Scholarships are awarded for academic merit; the value of the award is subject to an annual means test. These awards will be either for the period up to a pupil's GCSE examinations or for the Sixth Form. All scholarship awards will be based on tuition fees, irrespective of whether the pupil is a boarder or a day girl. Scholarships are offered to girls who obtain the top places in Common Entrance; there is no separate scholarship examination. Music and Art Scholarships are also available in the First Year. Music, Art, Drama and Sport are available at 13+. If your daughter is applying for a Music or Art scholarship at 11+, or one of the scholarships available at 13+, she will meet the appropriate Head of Department on an Introduction Day. The Common Entrance Examination - January / February Admission is by selective examination. This usually takes the form of Common Entrance at 11+ held in January, or 13+ held in both February and June for entry in the following September. The 11+ exam traditionally takes place on a Monday and Tuesday in the middle of January, and we send the results out in early February. Girls currently take papers in English, Mathematics and Science at 11+ and we aim for a competent result in all three papers. We take into account, too, the report from her previous school and her additional interests and talents. Girls for whom English is not the first language are required to take a Language Proficiency Test and do not have to visit the school in advance of Common Entrance. Freshers' Day - June All girls who are joining St George's First Year in September spend a day in the school in the June preceding entry. This gives them a chance to meet each other as well as their 1st year form tutors and Year Co-ordinator. The Second-hand Uniform Shop is open, too, for any parents who wish to visit it. |
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