THE prestigious ACS Hillingdon International School is now a registered charity and is pressing ahead with its bursary programme.

ACS’s charitable status includes providing means-tested, financially assisted places for students who would otherwise be unable to attend ACS schools.

The ACS bursary programme has 20 qualifying students who started at its three UK schools this academic year. The bursaries are collectively worth £2.2m over the next seven years.

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Applications are invited now for bursaries ranging from 10-100 per cent of school fees for children aged 11+, 13+ and 16+ in 2019-20.

The closing date for applications, which can be made via the website acs-schools.com/bursaries, is December 13.

The deadline also applies to applications for non-means-tested ACS scholarships with awards for 10 per cent of full fees. Full details can be found at acs-schools.com/scholarships