PHILANTHROPY AT NHEHS
SUMMER UPDATE
EMPOWERING OUR FUTURE
We are grateful for the support of our pupils, parents, alumnae, former parents and staff of our Bursary Fund. Some headlines from this term:
Year 13 parents donate over £12,000 to the Class of 2025 Sixth Form Bursary Appeal
Rising Notes concert raises £2,300 for the Parents’ Bursary
The OGA Alumnae Bursary nears its £180,000 target Two bursary award holders generously share their stories
RISING NOTES ...
On 8 May Dr Sole, Director of Junior School Music, and Mr Janik, one of our accomplished piano teachers, gave a wonderful performance at Rising Notes, our first-ever concert in support of the Parents’ Bursary Appeal. th
With Dr Sole on cello and Mr Janik on piano, the audience of NHEHS friends and families was treated to a beautiful programme of timeless classics – from Dvořák to Zimmer –brought to life with humour and storytelling that delighted both children and adults.
Dr Sole also spoke passionately about the power of music in education, and the importance of making it accessible to those who might not otherwise experience it
With some generous match-giving, £2300 was generously donated to widen access to amazing opportunities for young women Thank you!
ONE PERCENT CLUB
Our vision is to unite parents as philanthropists, providing full bursaries for talented young women to access NHEHS’s exceptional education and facilities.
Please join our 71 families who donate 1% of their fees to give a talented young woman an awardwinning, aspirational yet grounded education.
1% of net fees from September equals £17.80/month for Junior School parents and £23.08/month for Senior School parents.
As a charity, GDST can claim Gift Aid, increasing donations by 25%, so every single new family joining the club can make a significant difference
HOW TO SUPPORT US
Guests at our Private View of the Year 11 and Year 13 Art Exhibition
Our annual ‘thank you’ evening event for One Percent members and major donors in London was this year held at Gray’s Inn, courtesy of Madeleine Heggs (Class of 1948), one of the country’s first pioneering female judges
Find out more about the One Percent Club, here.
CLASS OF 2025
On May 7th our Year 13 pupils and parents gathered to mark the end of their school education and launch our Class of 2025 Bursary
Award holder Noor Ahmed shared her story: “Being born into an immigrant household to two disabled parents with no income meant that a private education was far out of reach To support myself I started working when I turned 15 I applied to NHEHS and was so happy to be accepted The education I received looked very different; class sizes were tiny, teachers would know their students’ interests and names Suddenly passing wasn’t the aim but getting students to the top grades and the top universities was Without individual donations, I wouldn’t have come to this school, and wouldn’t have ended up where I am now Thank you!”
FUTURE DATES
21st July Early Leavers Appeal closes 8 December Carol Service drinks th at St Barnabas (all donors) 26 February 2026 London event th (major and regular donors) 21 March Parents’ Guild Ball (provisional) st 6 May Class of 2026 drinks th 2 July Young Alumnae drinks nd 30 June-1 July Giving Day th st
Please complete this year’s Parents’ Philanthropy Questionnaire (QR code right)
