Riverine Herald, Friday, January 22, 2021—PAGE 19
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7-PAGE FEATURE
SCHOLARSHIPS
& BOARDING OPPORTUNITIES
Your child’s future is in your hands A
LL parents want the best for their children. And that includes a good education. In fact, education is perhaps the single most important decision parents will make affecting the longterm future of their child or children. It will affect the direction of their lives, while having a signi!cant in"uence on the type of contributor they will become to their community. As well as providing them with a solid foundation of academic instruction, a good education can heighten their social awareness and expose them to the wider world and a sense of responsibility. Giving them every chance to not just succeed but excel in their future lives. Therefore, a child’s schooling should be in an environment where each student’s strengths and potential are recognised, nurtured and encouraged. Where they are equipped not just with the A, B, C of basic curricula, but the all-round skills to take on tertiary study and/or careers. And the option of a scholarship is a remarkable start to some of the nation’s !nest schools. A part or full scholarship is a stimulating option that, if successful, could provide your daughter or son
the choice of more than one school. A quality school doesn’t just encourage achievement; it nurtures self-con!dence and the capacity of its pupils to help not just themselves but others as well. Creating that environment is not easy, but the best schools have spanned three centuries to achieve the choice of subjects, build the facilities that will enhance academic performance and underpin it with a healthy and active lifestyle and diverse extracurricular opportunities. Being able to participate on a much wider stage, from sport to drama, from debating to creating, is essential for the school to meet its responsibility in helping each student’s parents provide their child with every opportunity. By the time each student has completed their secondary schooling and is preparing for further study or to pursue different avenues they will have been given the foundation to cope with the decisions to come. Obviously, there are many good schools, but accessing the best is often as much a !nancial decision as an academic one. And for rural and regional families, this is compounded with boarding fees and relinquishing their child into a new family. Today, the Riverine Herald
provides parents with essential reading through this important educational feature. Ballarat Grammar School, Geelong Grammar School, Melbourne Girls Grammar School, Moama Anglican Grammar, Presbyterian Ladies College, Scotch College, St Catherine’s School and
Xavier College are among many of the state’s and country’s leading educational institutions taking part. Representing a proud heritage and a proven commitment to the highest of standards in the academic world, these schools also operate at the cutting edge of education. They represent unparalleled
pathways for their students, so when the time comes for your children to enter the workforce, they will have all the advantages and opportunities that will help them build a successful future. We encourage all parents to carefully consider the options in today’s feature.