GENERAL BURSARIES AND BOARD ALLOWANCES

Te Ao Hou, Spring 1952, Page 60

GENERAL BURSARIES AND BOARD ALLOWANCES The following scholarships, bursaries and boarding allowances are awarded to Pakeha and Maori students according to merit: 1 Primary and Post-Primary Boarding Allowances These have a value of 15s. a week. They are intended for: (a) pupils requiring two foreign languages;

(b) pupils over 15 years of age, following an industrial or agricultural course; (c) pupils who cannot obtain locally a course in shorthand-typing; (d) second-year pupils requiring a preparatory course for a technical bursary. These allowances are tenable on the following conditions: (a) satisfactory attendance, progress and conduct; (b) no daily transport to and from school available; (c) the distance to and from school too great for bicycle or horseback; (d) no free season tickets have been issued, or conveyance allowance paid; (e) no other boarding allowance paid by the Government; (f) payment may be declined if the pupil holds a bursary or scholarship. 2 Secondary Schools' Boarding Allowances These have a value of £40 a year. They are tenable for two years at an accrediting school only. (Any teacher can explain what this means.) Closing date of application is January 15. Candidates may apply in anticipation of examination passes. To be eligible for these allowances pupils must have School Certificate or University Entrance. They must be 18 on January 15. There must be a necessity for living away from home. These allowances are not available to the holder of any other bursary, scholarship, grant, or allowance for educational purposes except with the authority of the Director of Education. Pupils are expected to take a National Boarding Bursary or University Scholarship Course. They may not matriculate, or do University work. In the second year these allowances may be held at a large accrediting school providing special facilities, even if the bursar can attend an accrediting school nearer home. 3 Technical Bursaries These have a value of £40 a year boarding allowance. They are tenable for one year, with extension to two or three years if progress is satisfactory at schools approved for the purpose. Closing date of application is November 30. To qualify for these allowances, pupils must have completed a two-year Post-primary course preparatory to the special course proposed, i.e., in agriculture, art, building construction, homecraft or engineering. Pupils must be under 17 on January 15. There must be necessity for living away from home. These allowances are not available to holders of any other bursary, scholarship grant or allowance for educational purposes, except with the authority of the Director of Education. 4 War Bursaries There are war Bursaries for Post-primary schools, night classes, full-time university or agricultural college course, or part-time university course. They are available to children of deceased or disabled servicemen to enable them to continue their education. They are tenable up to the age of 23 years. Their value is, for Post-primary schools. £30 boarding allowance, £25 cash and £10 travelling allowance. For full-time university or agricultural course there is a boarding allowance of £40, plus a cash allowance of £30, as well as full fees. Part-time university students under these bursaries obtain full fees and £10 in cash. Many scholarships, bursaries and allowances are available to scholars who pass successfully through secondary school. For every academic interest and every profession, such as medicine, dentistry, agriculture, engineering, mining, physical culture, music, art, etc., there are scholarships available. The full list is too long to print here. Te Ao Hou will always be pleased to give more information if desired.