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Mill Hill School Instilling values, inspiring minds | Grimsdell | Belmont | Mill Hill School | Mill Hill International Admissions Information Pack September 2018 Entry Dear Parent, Thank you for considering Mill Hill School as a possible school for your child. Please visit our website at millhill.org.uk if you would like to attend an Open Morning or to arrange an individual tour. If you would like to register your child, please visit: millhill.org.uk/admissions/register-your-child/ Once you have completed the online registration form the procedure is as follows: 1. Your child’s registration will be matched with the £150 payment and acknowledged by email confirming the year of entry and year group you have applied for. Payment of registration fees must be made through the online payment portal Flywire which provides you with an easy and secure way to make a payment. To make a payment, please visit; www.flywire.com/pay/millhillregistration 2. You will be advised of the forthcoming assessment details and timings. Please refer to our ‘Overview of the 13+, 14+ and 16+ Admissions Process’ booklet for further information. 3. The registration fee is non-refundable. Please visit our website at millhill.org.uk or contact us on the details below for further information. Best Wishes Tony Binns Registrar Mill Hill School [email protected] 020 8906 7866 Angela Hedger Assistant Registrar Mill Hill School [email protected] 020 8906 7923 Contents Page 1. School Fees for the Academic Year 2018/19 2.Fourth Form Awards, Scholarships and Bursaries 3.Sixth Form Awards, Scholarships and Bursaries 4. 2017 GCSE Results 5. 2017 A Level Results 6. 2017 University Destinations 7.Key Facts 8.Bus Routes 9.Clubs and Activities List 1. School Fees for the Academic Year 2018/19 School Fees applicable from 1 September 2018 will be as follows: Fee Description £ Registration Fee The non-returnable charge for lodging a Registration Form. For UK applicants. £150.00 Or for overseas pupils. £200.00 Payment of registration fees must be made through the online payment portal Flywire which provides you with an easy and secure way to make payment. To make a payment, please visit flywire.com/pay/millhillregistration Acceptance Deposit a. The Acceptance deposit is payable on return of the completed Acceptance Form. A £2000.00 term’s fees applicable at the time of entrance (less deposit/s held) will be immediately payable by the parents if, for any reason, they cancel their acceptance of a place less than a term before entry or the pupil does not join the School after a place has been accepted. The Sixth Form Place Acceptance Deposit will be fully refunded if the pupil fails to meet the School’s entrance requirements. b. Places for 13+ and 14+ including Belmont, Mill Hill Preparatory School. This deposit will be repaid as a credit without interest after the final payment of the fees, or other sums due to the School on leaving. c. Places in the Sixth Form. This deposit will be repaid as a credit without interest after the final payment of the fees, or other sums due to the School on leaving. d. In addition to the Acceptance Deposit - For parents whose normal residence is outside the UK, an Additional Deposit of one term’s Fees applicable to the pupil (in accordance with the Fees List) is charged and will be payable on return of the completed Acceptance Form. This deposit will be repaid as a credit without interest after the final payment of the fees, or other sums due to the School on leaving. Tuition Fee Per Term Per Annum Day including lunch £7,047.00 £21,141.00 Weekly Boarding including meals £9,508.00 £28,524.00 Boarding including all meals £11,239.00 £33,717.00 Tuition fee also includes additional charges for curriculum expenses and additional contributions towards basic sports trips and visits. Parents will be notified of any additional charges related to Transportation, extra-curricular activities such as residential trips, exam charges, lost books, (this list is not exhaustive).The additional charges will be added to the School bill and are payable upon receipt of the bill. A full terms fee may be applicable in accordance with The Mill Hill School Foundation Standard Terms and Conditions in the circumstances where a pupil is being withdrawn from the School prematurely and without proper notice. Insurance Personal Accident Insurance (compulsory) Inclusive of Dental Care Free Notes Payment Arrangements: The Foundation prefers that tuition fee invoices be paid by Termly Direct Debit. Payment can also be made by direct bank transfer. International parents can also make payments using online portal (www.flywire.com). Due Date: Each term’s invoice for fees and extras is due for payment by the first day of term. Late Payments: Late Payment Charge on Overdue Accounts are applicable in accordance School's Standard Terms and Conditions. Queries: For any fee related queries please contact fees department by email to [email protected] 3|Admissions Information Pack 2018 2. Fourth Form Awards, Scholarships and Bursaries Scholarships Scholarships attract a maximum of 10% fee remission of a The subject interviews will be approximately 20 minutes day or boarding place. 10% fee remission is the maximum long. Candidates may be given some material/questions in total amount that any candidate can hold as a scholarship some subjects to prepare 20 minutes before each even if more than one scholarship is held. If a candidate interview. The interviews will have agreed criteria for holding a Fourth Form Award of 10% applies later in their evaluation. career for a Sixth Form Scholarship, they will, if successful in The range of academic awards available will be: their application for a Sixth Form award, attract the status of a Sixth Form Scholar but the financial value of their Academic Scholarship scholarship will not increase. for strong performance in all/most scholarship interviews Academic Exhibition Scholarships are available to pupils showing exceptional for good performance in all scholarship interviews talent in a variety of areas both in the classroom and on the sports field. In addition to major awards, there are a number Exhibition in one or two named subject(s of minor Awards or Exhibitions also on offer. The Registrar or for strong performance in the relevant subject interviews and the Assistant Registrar are happy to advise parents and in the Head's interview. feeder schools about any of these awards. > Candidates for Scholarships must be over 12 years old and under 14 years old on 1st June in the year which they are Other Awards applying to enter the Fourth Form Candidates for other awards will be expected to perform at a sound level in the School’s Entrance Examinations. > The School will seek a written reference on each candidate from the Head of his or her present school > All Awards are reviewed annually and are subject to the Ward Art & Design and Design recipient performing at a satisfactory standard during the course of the preceding year Technology Awards > The value of an Award will attract the same annual Ward Art & Design Award and Design Technology Awards percentage rise as the School Fees may be made annually. The Head of an applicant's prep school will be asked to make Candidates will be required to submit a portfolio of recent the recommendation for consideration for an academic work. It is expected that any candidate for an Art & Design award and the format of the prep school Head's reference Award or Design Technology Award will be: will be modified to allow more space to identify particular An outstanding pupil in Art or Design Technology who academic strengths, especially where these are in subjects regularly receives A grades at his/her current school. Be able not in the entrance examinations. to demonstrate a strong interest and commitment to the subject, and intending to continue with the subject at least to Those candidates whose performance in the entrance GCSE level. examinations is sufficiently strong, as assessed by the School, will be invited to proceed to a series of scholarship interviews, Have strong drawing skills, and be able to demonstrate the shortly after the entrance examinations. Those going forward ability to draw from both observation and imagination be able for scholarship interview may include those recommended by to demonstrate ability to use a range of materials. Be able to their prep school Head and also any others who have met the demonstrate ability to initiate and develop his/her own ideas required standard of performance in the entrance for pieces of work. Be able to analyse and discuss art/design examinations. works and express his/her own opinions. Candidates will be interviewed by Heads of Department at Mill Hill in 1, 2 or 4 of the subjects offered in the entrance examinations (depending on their performance), and by the Head. 4 |Admissions Information Pack 2018 Sports Awards A number of Sports Awards may be made annually. The student will take part in a drama workshop with other Candidates will be required to provide evidence of their candidates on the day of the audition, where he/she will sporting ability by the presentation of a sporting CV and a demonstrate a confident awareness of how to work letter of recommendation from their present school and/or a positively and creatively with others in such an environment. letter of recommendation from a coach or manager of any Candidates should only attempt this audition if they have a out of school team represented. The letter of proven interest in drama and something very special to offer recommendation should detail significant skills and the school.