| Making
the decision to educate a child privately is a path that leads to potentially
many years of rising bills, sent with great regularity by the school’s
Bursar. But once you have decided on this route for a child’s
education, you need to have a financial plan in place to ensure that
future fees can be funded on an on-going basis.
School fees for one complete academic year at a day school
can cost in the region of £7,188; to board can cost as much as
£16,476. (Source: The Independent Schools Council Information
Services 2003)
Counting the Costs of funding a private
education
Day
school: £7,188 a year
Boarding school: £16,476 a year
School lunches (boarding schools and some day schools include
these in the fees): £450 a year
Private bus to school: £360 a year
Uniform (including sports kit): £350 for
new pupil, then £200 a year
Books: £200 a year (some schools do not charge
but ask for the books to be left behind or paid for if lost)
Exam fees: £400 for a set of GCSEs (or £50
a paper)
Music lessons (one instrument): £660 a year
School trips: several hundred pounds, especially
if this includes a tour abroad
Extra tuition: £10 an hour minimum to help
children get through exams
(Source: The Independent Schools Council Information Services 2003) |
(article
dated 1/11/03)
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