THROUGH EDUCATION

TRANSFORMING LIVES

THROUGH EDUCATION

Expanding the funds we have for bursaries is a top priority for St Dunstan’s. Bursaries at the College give academically able children from lower income families the chance of an excellent, and often life-changing, education.

Widening access through bursaries is an important vehicle for improving social mobility and a route towards a more inclusive society.

If you are able to support our Bursary Fund, you will be giving an extraordinary opportunity to academically able children from our local area to benefit from education that would otherwise have been entirely inaccessible to them.

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Sandeep Katwala (‘78)

At St Dunstan’s, we believe in the power of diverse communities to shape a broad-minded and humane future. Schools like St Dunstan’s can, and must, play a fundamental role in forging that future: it will be more important than ever as we move into a post-pandemic Britain.

Chairman of the Development Board and Chair at Octavia Group

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Shalom

“I will forever be grateful for my St Dunstan’s experience, where I have learnt to aim high and to keep exceeding with no limit to my aspirations. “ Current Year 13 student Prefect, studying Biology, Chemistry and Latin

Ibrahim

“The Bursary I have received at St Dunstan’s has helped me achieve success and inspiration for a successful future ahead, through excellent pastoral care and fantastic teaching. “ Current Year 13 student Prefect, studying Computer Science, Mathematic and Physics

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CAN YOU HELP GIVE A TALENTED CHILD THE CHANCE OF A ST DUNSTAN’S EDUCATION?

We currently support over 50 bursary students throughout the College but every year we have to turn away at least 10 students.

If we raise £3m over the next five years, we will have been able to double the number of children from our local area to benefit from education that would otherwise have been entirely inaccessible to them.

It takes £20,000 to support a full bursary student in the senior school for a year. In this context, large gifts will be transformational but a collective effort can be just as meaningful.

For example:

Number of donors Monthly gift 1 year + gift aid 5 years + gift aid Outcome

270 £25 £101,250 £506,250 5 bursary students

270 £50 £202,500 £1,012,500 10 bursary students

270 £100 £388,800 £1,944,000 20 bursary students

When added to others, your gift will make an enormous difference to the life of a promising student, and by giving regularly, you will be helping us plan for future academic years with confidence.

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David Edwards (‘83)

While the 1970s may not have been the most memorable of decades, I have only the fondest memories of St Dunstan’s during those years. The school provided an opportunity for children like me from less than affluent backgrounds to experience passionate teaching instilling in me a curiosity to learn, a willingness to work hard and a desire to do as well as you possibly could, attributes that have remained with me ever since and for which I am truly grateful. Partner at Lewis Golden accountants “

Graham Blackbourn (‘75) “

A Local Authority ‘free place’ (as they were called) allowed me to study at St Dunstan’s. I shall shortly semi-retire from having founded and run an international geological consultancy for more than 30 years, with some success I think, which would not have been possible without the broad and rounded education and the self-confidence gained while at the school. “ Founder of Blackbourn Geoconsulting, an international consultancy firm.