fees
As from September 2010
registration and entrance examination fee
- UK Residents - £80 non returnable
- Overseas Residents - £200 non returnable
deposit (on acceptance of place)
- £400 refundable on final account
tuition fee
The tuition fee includes most stationery, the majority of text books, games, swimming, library and nursing in the sick bay in ordinary cases of illness, but excludes any special medicines. In cases requiring special treatment or extra nursing, any expenses involved are charged to the parents. The cost of academic public examinations is included in the Tuition Fee until September 2015, from which time they will be charged as supplemental items.
music fees
- Singing and all instrumental studies, except harp - £259.53 per term
- Musical Instrument Hire - £ 42.00 per term
supplemental charges
Bus travel can be provided by the Joint Bus Service with Abingdon School and the Manor Preparatory School, which publishes its charges and conditions separately. Charges will be collected through individual School bills.
The School may offer additional items, to enhance teaching and individual development, for which charges will be made at current rates. The list below is not exclusive and will change according to circumstances. Availability varies between year groups.
Trips offered in support of teaching
Lectures, visits or theatre trips, with most Departments Year 9 residential trip
Biology field trip Foreign Exchanges
Junior Department residential Geography field trip
Year 7 residential trip History and Art study trips
Occasional trips offered
Lacrosse tour Skiing trip
Music tours
Events
Some music and drama productions Parents' Association events
SHSK Foundation events Sixth Form Ball
Subscriptions
Parents' Association subscription SHSK Society
Extracurricular activities
Aerobics, fencing, tennis coaching, conditioning, sailing, skating, rowing, Young Enterprise, rifle shooting, Duke of Edinburgh's Award, golf, dance, tai-kwondo
Items provided for exclusive use and retention, such as:
Folders, food studies materials, project materials, maths calculators, careers advice, music examinations, magazines, musical instrument hire, science clothing, music and equipment, subscriptions to societies, games clothing and equipment, dictionaries, second-hand uniform, books retained by pupils, prefects uniform, clubs activities
Miscellaneous items
School magazine, supervised prep class, school photographs, personal and property insurances, records of achievement, school fees protection scheme, additional tuition, charge for payment by instalments, leavers' memorabilia, late payment charge, Exam remarks etc, charges for lost items
payment of fees
Fees must be paid by the beginning of each term. Direct Debit is the normal form of payment. A charge is made for late payment and is detailed on each bill. Standing Order payments can be arranged at a charge of 2% to cover costs.
Instrumental music teachers are self employed, with agreements with the School. Cheques for music tuition fees must be made payable to the teacher who raises the invoice and not to the School. All other cheques should be made payable to The School of St Helen & St Katharine and addressed to the Bursar.
Notice of removal of a pupil before completing a full school career must be given in writing to the Headmistress one full term beforehand, or payment of the next term’s fees will be required.
Notice of discontinuing subjects for which extra fees are charged must be given in writing not later than one full term beforehand; in the case of instrumental lessons such notices should be sent to the Director of Music who will inform the music teacher.
Lunches are taken for the full year, billed in equal amounts per term. Notice to discontinue must be made in writing to the Bursar by the end of the preceding summer term, to become effective from the next September.
insurance
No reduction is made for absence but there is a School Fees Refund Scheme, which will be offered with the first bill. Personal accident and BUPA medical insurance for girls is also available. Further details may be obtained from the Bursary.
conditions of entry
However the fees are paid, the contractual liability remains with the signatories of the Acceptance Form. The School reserves the right to ask the parent to withdraw the pupil if this is in the interest either of the School or the pupil herself.
All pupils attend the School’s assemblies and services which cover a wide range of moral, spiritual and religious topics. The School services are based on the Anglican Liturgy.
Throughout a girl’s time at the School, the School Doctor shall continue to have the right to give the girl’s parent or guardian or the Headmistress any confidential information about the girl if she considers that it is in the girl’s own interest or desirable for the protection of other members of the School that she should do so.
The School can accept no responsibility for any loss or damage that may happen to a girl’s property while on the School premises.
Details updated - June 2010