I am a UK citizen studying at a British international school in Malaysia. I'm currently starting year 11 and am thinking about doing my A-levels back in the UK as firstly, although the A-level standard in my school is decent, it isn't as broad or as well taught as it probably is in the UK. Secondly, a most of my friends are leaving for boarding schools in the UK after GCSEs. I would love to study in the UK, but as a have 3 siblings and my Dad's company doesn't pay for schooling my parents can't afford to pay the school fees of boarding schools in the UK. They already struggle to pay for the school I am currently in. I have always been a bright student with good grades in the top set for subjects, but I just wonder what I could do to get a scholarship if possible. I am undertaking 11 GCSEs and I think if I really try I could get an A or A* for all of them. Tanks for any positive replies in advance!
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British education has gone down in the last ten years. I´d stay where you are, the Brits are NOT respected on their education with the exception of a few universities. Stay where you are, keep making good grades and apply for a scholarship to a Brit university.
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You didn't make it clear whether you looked at private schools or state schools. If private ones, yes, they're very expensive. But there are some good state boarding schools, i.e. they are not private and therefore you don't pay tuition fees, you only have to pay for boarding fees (which is mostly something like £6000 a year). My sister went to one for her A-levels. I believe there may be help for boarding fees if you earn less than a certain amount also. This is the website for the state boarding school association. http://http:www.sbsa.org.uk They have contact information for all of the schools and the places they have for next year. Some only have a very small number of boarding places, other have larger ones. But you would need to have someone who can act as a guardian for you in the UK, and possibly somewhere to stay for the shorter holidays (but then, you'd need that for other schools). You could also contact private schools individually and ask if they have any scholarships available for sixth form students-that's the only way you'll find out if there are any.
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