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Curse you Observer for starting this thread in 2010. As Googler (post #2) said; you are asking for trouble. I suggest we all pack our bags and go home. Nothing new to see here.

My argument is not there should be no academic scholarships but that scholarships should not be restricted to the academically gifted

Mr Quick hands You asked a question and I answered it. Perhaps rather than taking one part of my answer (which was actually rhetorical) to regurgitate an aspect of the AAGPS Code of practice which is clearly honoured in the breach (by most, if not all, of the schools to some extent over the...

I thought I was avoiding that question! No one wins by creating an unfair playing field. Boys at any school are not well served by being flogged each week. Nor are they necessarily well served by winning too easily. The advantages of providing scholarships to athletes who otherwise would not...

Given that speculation and innuendo has swirled around this issue for decades it is a bit of a joke that some now decide to make a "stand". I actually think it is objectionable to accept that it is OK for students to accept scholarships because they are gifted academically, artistically...