I'm 13 and I'm running three businesses to fund my £30,000 a year school fees

I'm 13 and I'm running three businesses to fund my £30,000 a year school feesMalaki Conteh is Chichester Cathedral's first black chief chorister and a young entrepreneur. Now he's off to one of the world's most prestigious schools... Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source By Kat Hopps 05:05, Thu, May 28, 2026 Malakai Conteh funds his Chorister place by selling Caribbean food window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=121566&vp_content=embed941016wvmnlz&playerApiId=v1121566',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',containerId:'ovp-primis1',title:'Primis player 1',onload:()=>{window.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',function(e){if(e.detail.playerApiId==='v1121566'){const primisPlayer=e.detail;const container=document.getElementById('ovp-primis1');primisPlayer.addEventListener('videoStart',function(val){container.removeAttribute('style');container.classList.add('started');container.parentElement.querySelector('h3.primis-title').textContent=val.title})}})}}) He's a choirboy, a businessman and a history-maker… now a London teenager has hit a new high note after gaining a place at one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious schools. Malaki Conteh, 13, has been accepted into The King’s School, Canterbury, whose alumni include Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe, War Horse author Michael Morpurgo and victorious England cricket captain David Gower.The talented youngster, whose story was shared in this paper in January after becoming the first-ever black chief chorister at Chichester Cathedral – running three businesses to pay his £4,000 per term school fees – says he is “really proud” to have achieved his first choice for his senior ­secondary education. “I can’t wait for all the opportunities and privileges I will get there,” he tells the Express. “The breakfast is amazing and the food is to die for. I will concentrate hard and work to my full ability.”...