Fee Remission scheme
The Reverend John Hymers left money in his will for a school to be built; “for the training of intelligence…amongst the vast and varied population of the town and port of Hull.”
In the spirit of the founding message, Hymers College operates a Fee Remission scheme (also called a Bursary scheme) for those from Year 7 upwards. This enables over 110 academically able children to attend Hymers College where parents are not in a financial position to pay the full fees.
Under the scheme, financial help up to the full value of tuition fees may be available dependent upon the child’s academic ability and an external assessment of the income and assets of the family.
As a guide, if family income is below circa £61,500 per year, you may be eligible for some assistance. If family income is below circa £19,500 per year, you may not need to pay any tuition fees. Income from all sources is taken into account including (but not limited to) pay from employment, net profit from self-employment, benefits and pensions received. Bursaries are given at the discretion of the Governors and all fee assistance is reassessed on an annual basis.
Bursaries are only available from Year 7 upwards and are not available at Hymers Hessle Mount and Hymers Junior School.
How to apply for Fee Remission
The main entrance points for our fee remission programme are Year 7 in the Senior School and Year 12 in Sixth Form. It is possible to access the scheme at other intake points, but these are the years to which the majority of bursaries are awarded.
Parents/guardians must tick the box on the application form to indicate they wish to apply for a Bursary. On the paper application form this box is at the bottom of the first page. On the online application form this is one of the last questions to complete. If this box is ticked, applicants will receive paperwork from our Finance Office to complete and start the bursary application process which runs alongside our academic application process.
Bursaries are awarded following our main entrance assessments held every January. Therefore, if you wish for your child to be considered for a bursary, you must have applied in time for them to join the main January entrance assessments. Our recommendation is that you apply by the beginning of the December preceding the September you wish your child to join the school.
Although a very generous bursary scheme, the funds available are finite. Therefore once our bursaries are allocated for the academic year we sadly cannot accept any further bursary applications. Please note we do not offer any scholarships.
Our Admissions Team would be happy to answer any questions you have about making an application for a Bursary. They can be contacted on admissions@hymers.org.