Fees

Fees cover tuition, pupil’s personal accident insurance, most stationery, textbooks, scientific materials and some curricular trips. The Senior School fees cover the costs of ISCO tests in Year 10, and the membership of the Minerva network for the Sixth Form.

Fees do not include school lunches.

1. Those in Years 2 – 11 are required to take lunch at school until the end of Year 11 and a charge of £215 is added to the fees account termly.
2. Those in Years 12-13 who wish to take school lunch regularly may continue to be billed termly in advance. Please contact Ms Elanor Young in the Admissions Office to arrange this. For those making sundry purchases, a cash cafeteria system operates.

Public examination fees are included but requested remarks or re-sits post-16 will be charged.

Pupil Extras Credit Account

A system for the payment of ‘extras’ such as educational visits, clubs, books, art kit boxes, swimming hats and other sundries, whereby each student has an individual account set up in advance with a £100 credit. No additional expenditure will be charged to a student’s account without prior written approval by her parent/guardian. Requests for payment for activities/extras will be made with a reply slip enabling parents/guardians to approve the expenditure. A student’s account continues to be debited until the balance falls to £20 after which a statement is sent to parents/guardians itemising the activities/expenditure and requesting the balance be topped up again to £100.

Fees for Optional Extra Subjects

(Charged by visiting tutors)

Piano, violin, viola, cello, double bass, flute, clarinet, bassoon, recorder, clarinet, oboe, brass instruments, solo singing, saxophone, percussion, guitar.

Senior School

One 40 minute lesson per week: £215 per 10 week session

Junior School

One 30 minute lesson per week: pro rata

Speech and Drama

One 40 minute lesson per week: £155 per 10 week session

Extra Support (Dyslexia, study skills, Maths Coaching)
Senior School: £22 per 40 minute lesson.

Junior School: £15 per 30 minute lesson.

Accounts for extra subjects are sent directly to parents by the tutors concerned, and should be settled with those teachers before the start of each 10 week session.

Payment of Fees

Fees must be paid by the Bank Direct Debit system and the form can be provided either by the school or from Trust Office. The fees must be paid either annually, or termly in advance, or by monthly instalments (four per term). The Trust’s regulations relating to fees and notice are set out in the agreement between parents and the Trust and on the fee account.

Registration and Entrance Examination Fees

A non-returnable fee of £90 for UK residents and £120 for overseas residents is charged for taking the Entrance Assessments. On accepting a place a registration fee of £1000 is payable which is retained as a deposit and returned after the pupil’s final term less any outstanding fees or additional charges due. This £1000 is forfeit if a pupil does not take up the accepted place. If a parent intends to apply for a bursary and is currently in receipt of child tax credits, job-seeker’s allowance or another form of state benefit, the required registration fee may be waived at the discretion of the school.

Oxford High School Scholarships

Year 7: Oxford High School Academic and Music Scholarships to the value of 10% of annual fees are available on entry to Year 7. No separate examination or interview required for Oxford High School Academic Scholarships, Oxford High School Music Scholarship candidates will be auditioned.

Year 12: Oxford High School Art, Academic, Drama, Head’s, Music and Sports Scholarships to the value of 15% of annual fees are available on entry to the Sixth Form.

GDST Bursaries

The Girls Day School Trust provides financial assistance to enable suitably qualified girls whose parents could not otherwise afford the fees to enter or remain in the Senior School. GDST Bursaries are awarded on the basis of financial need though academic merit is taken into account. All Bursary applications are assessed taking into account parental income and assets. It is unlikely that a bursary would be awarded to a family whose annual income is greater than £40,000.

Notice

The Trust will give not less than one term’s notice of any increase in fees. The Trust requires a full term’s written notice in advance by letter to the Head of withdrawal of a student, or a terms’ fees in lieu of notice will be payable.

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