School Fees | Senior and Junior School at Kent College Canterbury

KENT COLLEGE SCHOOL FEES

SPRING/SUMMER TERM 2025

School fees at Kent College are as inclusive as possible and extras are kept to a minimum. The policy at Kent College is that the fees structure should be clear, straightforward and transparent, avoiding wherever possible the levying of additional charges. It is KC Governors’ policy to maintain these published fee levels throughout the Academic Year to which they relate.

Please see the following tables for the various Senior School fees:

SENIOR SCHOOL FEES INCLUDING VAT

Senior School Day Pupils Per Term

Year	Fee excluding VAT	VAT 20%	Fee including VAT	Lunch (VAT exempt)	Total Fee
7	£6,318	£1,263.60	£7,581.60	£330	£7.911.60
8	£6,773	£1,354.60	£8,127.60	£330	£8,457.60
9	£6,944	£1,388.80	£8332.80	£330	£8,662.80
10	£7,022	£1,404.40	£8,426.40	£330	£8,756.40
11	£7,307	£1,461.40	£8,768.40	£330	£9,098.40
12	£7,307	£1,461.40	£8,768.40	£330	£9,098.40
13	£7,307	£1,461.40	£8,768.40	£330	£9,098.40

Senior School Weekly Boarding Per Term

Year	Fee excluding VAT	VAT 20%	Fee including VAT	Lunch (VAT Exempt)	Total Fee
7-8	£8,236	£1,647.20	£9,883.20	£330	£10,213.20
9-13	£12,232	£2,446.40	£14,678.40	£330	£15,008.40

Senior School Full-Time Boarding Per Term

Year	Fee excluding VAT	VAT 20%	Fee including VAT	Lunch (VAT Exempt)	Total Fee
7-8	£9,934	£1,986.80	£11,920.80	£330	£12,250.80
9-13	£13,783	£2,756.60	£16,539.60	£330	£16,869.60

JUNIOR SCHOOL FEES INCLUDING VAT

Junior School Day Pupils Per Term

Year	Fee excluding VAT	VAT 20%	Fee including VAT	Lunch (VAT Exempt)	Total Fee
R	£3,796	£759.20	£4,555.20	£255	£4,810.20
1	£4,089	£817.80	£4,906.80	£300	£5,206.80
2	£4,114	£822.80	£4,936.80	£300	£5,236.80
3	£5,225	£1,045	£6,270	£300	£6,570
4	£5,709	£1,141.80	£6,850.80	£300	£7,150.80
5	£5,996	£1,199.20	£7,195.20	£300	£7,495.20
6	£6,066	£1,213.20	£7,279.20	£300	£7,579.20

Junior School Weekly Boarding Per Term

Year	Fee excluding VAT	VAT 20%	Fee including VAT	Lunch (VAT Exempt)	Total Fee
6	£7,857	£1,571.40	£9,428.40	£300	£9,728.40

Junior School Full-Time Boarding Per Term

Year	Fee excluding VAT	VAT 20%	Fee including VAT	Lunch (VAT Exempt)	Total Fee
6	£9,961	£1,992.20	£11,953.20	£300	£12,253.20

PRE-RECEPTION FEES

Pre-Reception fees per term
Number of days:	1	2	3	4	5
Full days per week (8.30-3.30pm) including lunch:	£883	£1,765	£2,648	£3,531	£4,413
Morning session per week (8.30-12.30pm) including lunch:	£530	£1,058	£1,587	£2,116	£2,645
Afternoon session per week, (12.30pm-3.30pm) not including lunch:	£353	£705	£1,058	£1,411	£1,763

Fees for those accessing Free Early Education - click here.

MORE INFORMATION ON SCHOOL FEES

What's Included In The School Fees?
The following are included in the Standard Fee: Activities which form part of the curriculum. Books and stationery supporting the curriculum and most materials required for Art and CDT. Career profiling, a professional assessment designed to quantify the skills and aptitudes of pupils in Years 11 and 12 and provide detailed guidance regarding future careers and university courses. Exam fees for entering the first sitting of external examinations associated with main timetabled classes e.g. GCSEs, AS and A Levels, IB Breakfast, Evening Meal and snacks for boarding pupils. Personal accident insurance for pupils. All bedding and internal laundry services for boarders. Trips which are designated by the school to be obligatory in support of the curriculum e.g. Science and Technology Week, theatre visits, and geography field trips: and costs associated with representing the school in designated sports fixtures and events. A contribution will be required for residential trips. Lunch is compulsory for all pupils but is charged separately at the rates shown above. If paying termly, payment of fees is due by the first day of each term, as printed on the fees invoice and in your signed parent contract. Fees can also be paid in instalments, either by standing order or by direct debit. The school’s preferred method of payment is by direct debit. Fees can also be paid in advance via composition fees, which includes a small discount. Please contact the Bursar if you would like to discuss this option.

What's Included In The School Fees?

The following are included in the Standard Fee:

Activities which form part of the curriculum.
Books and stationery supporting the curriculum and most materials required for Art and CDT.
Career profiling, a professional assessment designed to quantify the skills and aptitudes of pupils in Years 11 and 12 and provide detailed guidance regarding future careers and university courses.
Exam fees for entering the first sitting of external examinations associated with main timetabled classes e.g. GCSEs, AS and A Levels, IB
Breakfast, Evening Meal and snacks for boarding pupils.
Personal accident insurance for pupils.
All bedding and internal laundry services for boarders.
Trips which are designated by the school to be obligatory in support of the curriculum e.g. Science and Technology Week, theatre visits, and geography field trips: and costs associated with representing the school in designated sports fixtures and events. A contribution will be required for residential trips.

Lunch is compulsory for all pupils but is charged separately at the rates shown above.
If paying termly, payment of fees is due by the first day of each term, as printed on the fees invoice and in your signed parent contract. Fees can also be paid in instalments, either by standing order or by direct debit. The school’s preferred method of payment is by direct debit.

Fees can also be paid in advance via composition fees, which includes a small discount. Please contact the Bursar if you would like to discuss this option.

WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED? Extra Services And/Or Activities
The costs of any extra services and/or activities will be invoiced separately in arrears at the end of each term. Extras invoices are due for payment by the first day of the following term. Where fees are paid by direct debit this method will also be used to collect payment for Extras invoices. Examples of these include: Books, which remain the personal property of the pupil (library/text books which are lost may also be charged) The cost of the daily minibus services for day pupils Individual music tuition/hire of musical instruments and LAMDA lessons Expenditure incurred by pupils in the Thrift Shop The cost of participation in certain specialist sports e.g. judo and riding The cost of special trips e.g. additional trips to the theatre (usually subsidised by the College) Optional trips for boarders Contributions will also be required for Residential Trips Learning support services lease note that School Fees insurance, which is arranged by the school, is automatically added to your fee bill. Parents can contact the Finance Team to opt out.

WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED? Extra Services And/Or Activities

The costs of any extra services and/or activities will be invoiced separately in arrears at the end of each term. Extras invoices are due for payment by the first day of the following term. Where fees are paid by direct debit this method will also be used to collect payment for Extras invoices.

Examples of these include:

Books, which remain the personal property of the pupil (library/text books which are lost may also be charged)
The cost of the daily minibus services for day pupils
Individual music tuition/hire of musical instruments and LAMDA lessons
Expenditure incurred by pupils in the Thrift Shop
The cost of participation in certain specialist sports e.g. judo and riding
The cost of special trips e.g. additional trips to the theatre (usually subsidised by the College)
Optional trips for boarders
Contributions will also be required for Residential Trips
Learning support services

lease note that School Fees insurance, which is arranged by the school, is automatically added to your fee bill. Parents can contact the Finance Team to opt out.

FEES AND DEPOSITS

Fees and Deposits	Fee Excluding VAT	VAT	Fee Including VAT
Registration Fee (non-returnable)	£125	£25	£150
Deposit for UK and EU Boarding Pupils	£4,000	£800	£4,800
Deposit for non-EU Boarding Pupils	£14,500	£2,900	£17,400
Deposit for Day Pupils	£750	£150	£900

* In some circumstances, deposits for non-EU boarding places may total a full year’s fees. The Deposit is payable when a place is accepted and is non-returnable should the place subsequently not be taken up. It is returnable otherwise at the end of a pupil’s career, less any outstanding charges.

OTHER FEES

All fees relating to specialist & bespoke provision are charged a term in arrears.

Other fees	Fee Exluding VAT	VAT	Fee Including VAT
1 or 2 Term Stay Supplement (per term) This is in addition to the boarding fee and is refunded if a pupil remains for 1 year or more	£530	£106	£636
Music Lessons 10 x 30 minute lessons	£212	N/A	£212
Occasional Boarding Charge per night	£85	£17	£102
Boarders’ Early Departure Charge (fee per night) Boarders who depart earlier than the end of term	£100	£20	£120
Junior School Holiday Club Fees (fee per day)	£55	N/A	£55
Extended Day Offering:
Junior School Breakfast	£6.35	£1.27	£7.62
Junior School Supper	£6.35	£1.27	£7.62
Senior School Breakfast	£6.35	£1.27	£7.62
Senior School Supper	£6.35	£1.27	£7.62

To ensure your child has the most appropriate laptop to work with our school operating systems, laptops must be purchased through Easy4U. Use code: KCC2023

Please place your purchase direct with Easy4U. The device will be delivered to Kent College where we will prepare the laptop for use at KC ready for you to collect.

SPECIALIST AND BESPOKE PROVISION

Specialist Bespoke Provision	Fee Exluding VAT	VAT	Fee Including VAT
Membership of the Learning Support Centre for KS3 (Years 7-9) Termly Fee	£1,535	£307	£1,842
Learning Support packages for KS4 (Yrs 10-11) Small group support - Termly fee
1 double lessons a week - £275 a term	£275	£55	£330
2 double lessons a week - £530 per term	£530	£106	£636
3 double lessons a week - £795 per term	£795	£159	£954
4 double lessons a week - £1,060	£1060	£212	£1272

Arranged directly with parents. All fees relating to specialist & bespoke provision are charged a term in arrears.

INDIVIDUAL TUITION

Individual Tuition	Fee Excluding VAT	VAT	Fee Including VAT
Individual Tuition with a teacher – per hour	£60	£12	£72
Paired Tuition with a Teacher – per hour	£34	£6.80	£40.80
Shared Tuition with a Teacher – per hour	£25	£5.00	£30
Individual Learning Support Assistant – per hour	£34	£6.80	£40.80
Shared Learning Support Assistant – per hour	£19	£3.80	£22.80

INTERNATIONAL STUDY CENTRE

International Study Centre	Fee Excluding VAT	VAT	Fee Including VAT
Membership Termly Fee	£1,535	£307	£1,842
Support for English as Additional Language	£1000	£200	£1,200
Exams Access Update Assessmnet with qualified assessor	£210	£42	£252

STUDENTS WISHING TO TAKE EITHER GCSE OR A LEVEL IN THEIR HOME LANGUAGE

Where this is available students can access:	Fee Excluding VAT	VAT	Fee Including VAT
A group coaching session Popular language with larger numbers of students One off Fee	£455	£91	£546
Bespoke session organised by the Learning Strategies Coordinator Languages with less demand, for individuals or smaller groups	Price on application

SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES, AND REMISSIONS

Scholarships and Bursaries	Scholarships and bursaries are available at the Senior School only. The percentage fee reduction awarded will be applied to the day tuition fee only. The total fee paid by parents/carers consists of a tuition fee and a facilities fee. Full details are available on request from the Bursar, on the School website.
Sibling Allowance	When three or more siblings from the same family are attending Kent College simultaneously, the following remissions may be granted: - Third Sibling: 20% remission - Fourth and additional Sibling: 40% remission This remission is given in respect of the youngest child/children
Armed Forces Allowance	Personnel who are eligible for the Boarding School Allowance are entitled to a 10% remission on tuition fees from the school and up to a maximum of a further 80% from the armed forces.
Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)	Children of Officers of the Foreign Commonwealth Office may be eligible to a reduction in Boarding fees. Please contact us to discuss.
Methodist Ministers' Allowance (MMA)	Children of Methodist Ministers are entitled to a 10% MMA.

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NOTICE REQUIREMENTS

Notice Requirements Notice to withdraw your child from the School.

If you wish to withdraw your child from the School (other than at the normal leaving date which is at the end of year 13, you must either give us a term's notice to that effect or pay to the School a term's fees in lieu of notice, at the rate that would have been charged for the final term of provision if a term's notice had been given.

This means that if, for example, you wish to withdraw your child with effect from the start of the autumn term (ie, at the start of an academic year) then you would need to tell us in writing that you wish to withdraw your child on or before the first day of the preceding summer term (ie, the final term of the preceding academic year) or pay the fees in lieu of notice referred to above. This applies at all transition points through the College, i.e. from:

Pre-Reception to Reception
Year 6 to Year 7
Year 11 to Year 12

Boarding: Notice to change your child's place at the School.

Termly to Weekly Boarding
If you wish to change your child's place at the School from a termly to a weekly boarding place you shall either give a term's notice or shall pay to the School the difference between the termly boarding and the weekly boarding fees in lieu of notice, at such rate as would have been charged for the final term of boarding if a term's notice had been given. All other boarding-related changes, for example changing your child’s place from a day place to a boarding place (either temporarily or full time), require the School’s prior written consent.

Boarding to Day Pupil
Upon written notice to the School you are entitled at any time to change your child's place at the School from a boarding to a day place ON CONDITION THAT you remain responsible for paying (and will continue to pay) the boarding fees (as opposed to just the day fees) in full for the remainder of the academic year in which the change is made UNLESS AND UNTIL the School, prior to the end of that academic year, fills the boarding vacancy created by your child's change from a boarding to a day place (at which point you shall only then be liable to pay the day fees).

If you would like further information on any of the above points please contact the Bursar’s office via: bursar@kentcollege.co.uk

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