This Schedule of Fees is to be read in conjunction with the School’s Terms & Conditions.
Registration:
To secure a place, a completed Registration Form should be returned to Belhaven as early as possible, to- gether with a fee of £125 for those living in the UK or £500 for those living outside of the UK. In March of the year of entry, the School will make a formal offer of a place and invite parents to return a signed ac- ceptance, together with a deposit of £750. The offer, acceptance and deposit form a contract between the School and the parents. This deposit will be held by the School and can be offset against the fees for the pupil’s final term at Belhaven if the parents so instruct.
School Fees:
Fees are payable before the beginning of each term. In the event of a child being withdrawn from Belhaven before the full course is completed, parents are required to give a full term’s notice, in writing, of such withdrawal. Failure to do so will result in their being charged fees in lieu of notice for the subsequent term.
The Board of Governors conducts regular reviews of the fee structures for Boarders and Day pupils in the Junior and Senior part of the School and may introduce amendments to those structures from time to time.
Parents will be given sufficient notice of any proposed changes so that they may consider the variation and plan accordingly. Where fees are charged in lieu of notice as a result of the withdrawal of a pupil, the fee levels will remain at the same level as those paid by the parents for the term in which that notice is given and will not reflect any variations or increases that may subsequently have been imposed.
Fees for this year are as follows:
The cost of all meals for day pupils during the School day for each particular year group (and morning and afternoon break-time snacks) is included in the fees.
Save in exceptional circumstances, which will always be agreed with parents in advance, there are no addi- tional charges for learning support.
If parents are advised that a pupil would benefit from the support of additional therapeutic services, includ- ing the School Counsellor, Occupational Therapist or Play Therapist, and give their consent, the cost of the initial two sessions will be covered by the School. These initial sessions include a parental consultation and a pupil consultation. The cost of any subsequent sessions, will, with the consent of the pupil’s parents, be added to the School bill at a charge of £80 per appointment.
The fees for all pupils, regardless of whether they are a boarder or a day pupil, include the laundry of all games kit throughout the term. Day pupils are asked to bring all their games kit in on the first day of term
and leave it at school until the end of term. During the term, games kit is washed regularly for all pupils in the School laundry. All boarding pupils’ clothes (save for their kilts, which need to be dry-cleaned), towels and bedlinen are laundered at school during term time and the cost is included in the fees.
Pre-Prep
Forms 7 and 8 per term: £4,500 Form 6 per term: £4,750
The school day for children in the Pre-Prep starts at 8.30am. The end of the school day is 3.30pm for Forms 7 & 8 and 4.30pm for Form 6.
Wrap-around care: For the convenience of parents, children may arrive at School by 7.45am for Breakfast, for which there is a daily charge of £6. We will run an After-School Club from 3.30pm - 6pm. The first ses- sion 3.30pm - 4.30pm is free of charge. Those staying beyond 4.30pm 6pm will pay a charge of £10 to in- clude tea and should be collected by 6pm at the latest. A variety of activities will be on offer in After- School Club and parents will be told ahead of the following term what choices are available so that they can sign up. Changes can be made on a half-termly basis. Charges for Breakfast and After-School Clubs will be made in arrears and should be settled at the same time as the fees for the following term.
Form 5
Day Pupils per term: £6,600 Boarders per term: £10,900
Form 4
Day Pupils per term: £7,500 Boarders per term: £10,900
Day pupils in both Forms 4 and 5 finish School at 6pm, except on the Fridays of weekends out, at half terms and at the end of term, when the School day ends at lunchtime.
Forms 1 to 3
Day Pupils per term: £8,500 Boarders per term: £10,900
Day pupils in Form 3 and above finish School at 6pm, but may choose to stay for tea and complete their prep at School before collection at the following times; Form 3 at 7pm, Form 2 at 7.15pm and Form 1 at 7.30pm. There is no additional charge for pupils who choose to stay for prep and tea, the cost of which is included in the day fee.
Late Payment of Fees:
In the event that fees due by the start of term are not received by the School, the School reserves the right to charge interest on the amount owed at 1.5% per month from the date when the fees became due, until the date when they are paid. Interest must be paid at the same time as the overdue amount.
Reimbursement of Fees:
In the event that a situation were to occur which necessitated the School closing for a period longer than 14 days, Belhaven has insurance against many potential risks that might result in such closure (although acts of terrorism are specifically excluded). This should enable the School, provided that the closure is as a result of an insured risk, to reimburse fees pro rata for the dates when the School has been closed. If the closure is as a result of an uninsured risk, the School may be unable to reimburse fees or any proportion of them. Parents wishing to discuss this further should contact the Bursar.
International Fee:
An additional £850 per term will be added to the fees for all international pupils regardless of how long they will be enrolled at the School. The Home Office now requires all International pupils (any pupil who does not hold either a British or Irish passport) who are enrolled in the school longer than 6 months to hold a UK and Ireland Child Student visa and the accompanying confirmation of acceptance for study (C.A.S). In order for the school to fulfil these requirements we have engaged Newland Chase as our immigration law- yers for specialist support. All visa applications for Belhaven must therefore be processed through New- land Chase. This supplementary charge of £850 will cover the following;
Student Visa’ application where a visa is required
Services remission:
In the Prep School a fee remission is given to members of HM Forces in receipt of Continuous Education Allowance. Interested parents should contact the Headmaster for further details. Pupils in the Pre-Prep are not eligible for a fee remission.
Sibling discount:
In the Prep School, Belhaven applies a sibling discount policy, the details of which can be ascertained from the Headmaster or the Bursar. Pupils in the Pre-Prep are not eligible for a sibling discount.
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