Cordwalles offers three Scholarships for entry into Grade 4 (boys turning 10 in their Grade 4 year). These Scholarships have very specific criteria, but should you meet those criteria, they offer the most wonderful opportunity.
All scholarships are worth 100% of tuition, uniform, private music lessons and boarding costs. Our scholarship boys enjoy the opportunities offered by a variety of sports activities on expansive playing fields, well-equipped classrooms, as well as exciting music and cultural programmes before they leave Cordwalles at the end of Grade 7 to enter High School.
- The Frank Jackson Foundation Scholarship – annual
- The Cordwalles Safire Scholarship – annual
- The Frank Jackson Foundation Scholarship – annual
- The Cordwalles Safire Scholarship – annual
THE FRANK JACKSON FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP AT CORDWALLES
The Frank Jackson Foundation is a trust fund registered in England and was established by the late Mr Frank Jackson M.B.E. The principal objectives of the Foundation are “to benefit, through education, the disadvantaged, and to support world-class environmental research together with the effective communication and application thereof.”
Since 2007, the Frank Jackson Foundation has offered their Scholarship Programme at Cordwalles Preparatory School awarding two scholarships each year to boys from previously disadvantaged backgrounds.
THE CORDWALLES
SAFIRE
SCHOLARSHIP
In 2014, Safire Insurance embarked on its scholarship programme by partnering with Cordwalles Preparatory School, the programme seeks to provide quality, multi-faceted education for outstanding youngsters from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Safire CEO Pierre Bekker says, “Safire wanted to establish this scholarship initiative so that talented all-rounders from disadvantaged communities would have an opportunity to become top leaders, because leadership is not only about achieving the best marks in the class.”
CRITERIA TO APPLY FOR OUR 2027 SCHOLARSHIPS
- Your son needs to have been born in 2017 for entry to Grade 4 in 2027
- If your son is currently in Grade 4 but was born in 2017 he may apply but will have to repeat Grade 4 should he be successful
- He must come from a financially disadvantaged background – the GROSS (total before any deductions are made) of a single or combined monthly salary must be R20,000.00 or less
- He must be a top academic student
- Only South African citizens may apply
- Parents must be prepared to make a monthly contribution towards their son’s education (this is assessed by the Bursar in discussion with the parents)
TIMELINE
- Monday, 1 June: Scholarship applications open
- Friday, 3 July: Scholarship applications close
- Monday, 27 July: Applicants successfully progressing to the First round will be notified via email
- Saturday, 8 August 09h00 – 12h00: First Round – Scholarship Assessment
- Monday, 17 August: Applicants progressing to the Second round will be notified via email
- Tuesday, 1 September 10h45 – 16h00: Grade 4 Scholarship Second Round – Scholarship interviews
- Monday, 7 September: Scholarship winner notifications will be sent via email
- Wednesday, 14 October 13h00 – 17h00: Grade 4 Scholarship Winners Orientation
HOW TO APPLY
Please ensure that you adhere to the criteria and submit ALL of the required documentation in one e-mail. The documents are to be clear, legible and complete. The Scholarship Online Application google form must be completed.
To ensure your application is given the best possible chance, please ensure the following:
- Your application is submitted with all information requested
- Requested documentation is sent via email and can be read clearly (documents that are unclear or cannot be read will negatively impact your application)
STEP 1:
Please complete the Application Form, via the Online Form.
STEP 2:
Ensure you have the following documents clearly and legibly scanned in order to send, together with your completed Application Form.
- Your son’s birth certificate (Unabridged is preferable)
- Your son’s 2025 Term 4 School Report and 2026 School Reports
- Three months’ bank statements of Parent/Guardian/Caregiver
- Proof of employment and latest pay slip of each parent / guardian (if currently unemployed, your latest bank statement)
- ID of each parent / guardian
- If the parent is a single parent, proof thereof eg death certificate of spouse/parent, affidavit confirming sole responsibility for the applicant etc
- Affidavit confirming unemployment
STEP 3:
Submit your completed Application Form and the documents listed above to grade4scholarships@cordwalles.co.za
BURSARIES
Bursaries are offered to boys requiring financial assistance. Our Bursary Committee meets once a year in July to review applications for the following year. There is no 100% financial award with a maximum amount of 35% towards tuition possibly awarded (there are no bursary awards towards the cost of Boarding). A number of criteria are considered and this process is overseen by the school Bursar, Mrs Antoinette Hankinson.
Should you wish to pursue the Bursary option, you need to follow the normal application process which is overseen by our Admissions Co-ordinator and includes: a tour of the school, a meeting with our Headmaster Mr Lance Veenstra, the completion of our online application form with supporting documents, and finally a visit for the day by your son to Cordwalles during which time he writes our Entrance Assessment.
Once this is completed and a Placement Offer has been made, our Bursary Application Form needs to be completed and returned to Mrs Hankinson by latest 30 June who will let you know, in due course, what documents may additionally be required.
For further information, please contact the Bursar directly: bursar@cordwalles.co.za.