Roughly 30,000 schools and libraries across the nation have applied for a total of $2 billion under the program.

So many schools applied to be part of the program that he had to draw names from a hat.

On the other hand, many schools don't apply for the money because they find the process too complex, the report notes.

By 2004, the school hit a new high water mark and successfully applied for university status.

The choice which school to apply for was made by the parents.

The school may pay the student directly by check or apply the loan to the student's account.

During this period the school applied for and was granted its coat of arms.

The school has applied to open two branch schools in 2014 for 11- to 18-year-old students.

The school had earlier applied for free school status in 2010.

As a consequence, many other 11-16 schools applied to open their own sixth forms.