An Ipswich school raised more than £100,000 to support 100 students with bursaries at the school by its centenary in 2033. 

Royal Hospital School has recently launched its Centennial Bursary Campaign and raised £101,998 through its first-ever Giving Day, which took place on April 26. 

Donations were received from 436 alumni, parents, pupils, friends, and supporters. 

Ipswich Star: RHS raised £100k in Centennial Bursary Campaign, RHSRHS raised £100k in Centennial Bursary Campaign, RHS (Image: Royal Hospital School)

The event included many activities, among others, cycling to Greenwich and back, where volunteers cycled for 15 minutes to half an hour over a 12-hour period, making more than 436 miles altogether.  

The RHS choir and community sang their favourite hymns. Pupils, parents and alumni were encouraged to nominate a hymn and/or join the choir to sing with them for this challenge.  

Ipswich Star: School governor, Adam Kerr, took on the cycle to Greenwich challenge solo – cycling for 12 hours, RHSSchool governor, Adam Kerr, took on the cycle to Greenwich challenge solo – cycling for 12 hours, RHS (Image: Royal Hospital School)

The Holbrook Sound Challenge began at 17:12 (the year the school was founded) and was completed at 19:33 (the year the school moved to Holbrook). 

Pupils and staff gave their Giving Day Pledge, inspired by an assembly delivered by the Philanthropy Committee.   

Ipswich Star: RHS raised £100k in Centennial Bursary Campaign, RHSRHS raised £100k in Centennial Bursary Campaign, RHS (Image: Royal Hospital School)

The favourite pledge from a pupil says: "My Giving Day 2020 Pledge is to volunteer my time more to help those in need and to get involved in more charity work". 

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Simon Lockyer, the headmaster at RHS, said: "We have really enjoyed hearing and sharing stories from our pupils, alumni, staff, friends and supporters.  

"It is a reminder of the long history of support that RHS has provided to individuals and families and my hope is that this will continue long into the future." 

Ipswich Star: Simon Lockyer, the headmaster at RHS, RHSSimon Lockyer, the headmaster at RHS, RHS (Image: Royal Hospital School)

Parents of the RHS students who already received bursaries said that the support has had "such a beneficial effect on their academic attainment and character".