Bursaries 2026

Kingsmead College is a Christian school for girls, which embodies a distinctive ethos where the individual matters first and foremost and where each student is nurtured to contribute to the Republic of South Africa in all its diversity. As a country, our racially divisive past results in skewed racial patterns within the broader College community. As a school in the South African context, we recognise the need to reconcile and harmonise constitutional imperatives of dignity and equality with the aims and objectives to promote gender equality and inclusivity.

Kingsmead College currently has 20 students on our bursary programme from Grade 8 to Grade 12. Some bursaries are awarded in conjunction with the Alexandra Education Committee, and all are administered through the Kingsmead Trust.

We are continually evaluating the purpose and impact of our programmes. In 2019, we adjusted our scholarship criteria, which had previously only been given for excellence, with a move to fellowships to enable the College to identify more students with potential. We took the decision to shift this funding again (except for two scholarships) towards bursaries from 2022. There will thus be a limited number of bursaries available for 2026. These will be academic bursaries awarded to those students who are South African, who come from disadvantaged backgrounds and who show potential in academic, sports, cultural or leadership spheres of their current schools.