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Application for Entry to The Senior Department

Streatham and Clapham High School welcomes applications from girls for entry to the Senior Department at 11+ and 13+. From time to time there are vacancies in other parts of the school and it is possible to enter at all phases.

Open Afternoons and Open Evenings
Prospective parents and girls are invited to visit the School in the Autumn Term when there is an opportunity to meet the Head, academic staff and pupils of the school. On the Open Afternoons there is a chance to see the school at work.

Application Form
Before a girl can be considered for a place, the application form must be completed and returned to the Admissions Secretary together with a non-refundable deposit of £50.

Download Senior Department Application Form (pdf 35K)

Application Procedure at 11+
Following receipt of application forms, girls are invited for group interviews, and are required to sit an Entrance Examination in early January. Closing dates for 11+ applications is Friday 7th December 2007 although we encourage parents to apply as soon as possible.

Scholarships and Bursaries
Please contact us directly for full details.
The school offers:

  • Academic Scholarships
  • Music and Art Scholarships
  • Bursary Applications

Offers
Places are awarded by the Head following the criteria below:

  • A satisfactory result in the entrance examination
  • A group interview. The Head and Deputy interview groups of 8 - 10 girls. The interview will last for approximately one hour. Reading, spelling, mathematical ability and general knowledge will all be tested during the course of the group session.
  • A reference from the Head of the candidate's current school. References are sought on receipt of the application form.

The Entrance Examination
The entrance examination consists of papers in Mathematics and English. For more details please refer to the Information Booklet in the prospectus.

Application Procedure at 13+
Following receipt of application forms, girls are invited for group interviews, and are required to sit an Entrance Examination in mid January.

Bursaries
A few bursaries are available subject to very satisfactory examination results.

Fee Information
The termly fee for the academic year September 2007/2008 is £3490. Fees are payable in advance either annually, termly or monthly by Direct Debit. Fees cover tuition other than optional extra subjects, pupils' accident insurance, all stationery, text books. Fees do not include lunches. There is an annual increase in fees in September.

Applications outside of 11+ and 13+ will be considered at anytime during the school year but bursaries are not available - only full fee paying paying places.

A registration fee of £350 is payable on acceptance of a place. This sum will be held until the end of your daughter's final term in the school and will be refunded within 12 weeks of her leaving, less any sums owing to the Trust or School at that time.

School Uniform
All girls below Sixth Form are required to wear School Uniform, and the uniform list is sent to all new parents in the Induction Pack. School Uniform is mainly supplied by:

Wolfe & Scott of:
47 Grove Vale
East Dulwich
SE22 6EQ
Telephone: 020 8693 1940



There is a second hand uniform sale in the Summer term.



 

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Results
Application Procedure

Fees   2008/9
Senior Dept   £3,700 per term
   
Lunch
(senior Dept Year 7, 8 & 9)
  £458 per annum
 

 

Open Days
Open Days dates 2008/9
 
Open Afternoons
Wed 24 September
2:15 - 4:00pm
Tue 14 October
2:15 - 4:00pm
 
Open Evenings
Tue 30 September
6:30 - 8:30pm
Thu 6 November
6:30 - 8:30pm
 
Entrance Examination
Thu 15 January 2009 (11+)
Thu 22 January 2009 (13+)
 
Sixth Form Open Evening
Thu 16 October 2008
7.00pm
 

Contact Us


Senior Department
42 Abbotswood Road
London
SW16 1AW
Telephone: 020 8677 8400
Fax: 020 8677 2001
Email: enquiry@shc.gdst.net


Application Links


Application Details
Nursery Department
Junior Department
Senior Department
Sixth Form

Details of Open Days for each Department are available on the application pages above.

 

 

 

 

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