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Revealed: How your child will be selected for varsity funding

Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) CEO Charles Ringera. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

It is now emerging that the primary and secondary school your child attended and your family size will be among the key factors that determine whether they will get a State scholarship.

A government report seen by The Standard shows that the number of siblings a student has if they are attending secondary, primary, or tertiary education will also decide the student's financial ability and the extent of support needed.

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