Fees
Our school fees for the academic year 2024-25, set by the Governors of Dulwich College, are shown below.
School fees published below are exclusive of VAT and any other applicable taxes in the Michaelmas term. Under proposed legislation, fees from January 2025 are inclusive of VAT, with the exception of Kindergarten fees, which will remain exempt from VAT.
- Schools' Fees
- Registration Fee (non-returnable)
- Deposit
- Payment of Fees
- Advance Payment of Fees Scheme
- Child Student Visa
Schools' Fees
Senior School and Junior School
2024 - 2025: Years 3 - 13 (Age 7 - 18)
Fees per term | Michaelmas 2024 Fees (as previously published) |
Lent Term 2025 and Summer Term 2025 |
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Net1 i.e. excluding VAT |
Gross i.e. including VAT |
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Day Pupils (Y3-Y8) | £8,807 | £8,146 | £9,6982 |
Day Pupils (Y9-Y13) | £8,807 | £8,116 | £9,7393 |
Weekly Boarders | £17,236 | £15,983 | £19,1034 |
Full Boarders | £18,385 | £17,098 | £20,4414 |
- To reduce the impact of the application of VAT on termly tuition fees and boarding fees, a 7.85% reduction in net fees (excl. cost of lunch and excl. VAT) has been applied.
- Termly tuition fees for Year 3 to Year 8 pupils continues to include a compulsory charge for lunch which remains exempt from VAT under proposed legislation.
- Termly tuition fees for Year 9 to Year 13 pupils excludes the cost of lunch. Lunch can be booked and paid for separately. Lunch remains VAT exempt under proposed legislation
- Termly tuition fees for Weekly and Full Boarders includes the cost of all applicable meals. The lunch element of these meals remains exempt from VAT under proposed legislation.
The Governors reserve the right to review fee levels at any time.
Bursaries
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DUCKS Infants' School
2024 - 2025: Age 3 to 6 years (Pre-Reception to Year 2)
Michaelmas Term 2024
From September 2025 all new admissions to DUCKS will be full-time places
Pre-Reception Class | Michaelmas Term Fees Per Term |
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Minimum attendance for Michaelmas term is 5 mornings per week excl. lunch 8.45am to 11.45am |
£3,648 |
Additional afternoon sessions for Michaelmas term, including lunch, finishing at 3.30pm | £585 |
Full time for Lent and Summer terms, including lunch 8.45am to 3.30pm |
£6,573 |
Before School Care (Breakfast Club), 5 days per week* 8am to 8.45am |
£625 |
*fewer days will be charged proportionately less
Reception Class, Years 1 and 2 | Michaelmas Fees Per Term |
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Full Time 8.45am to 3.30pm |
£6,573 |
Before School Care (billed in advance) | |
Before School Care (Breakfast Club), 5 days per week* 8am to 8.45am |
£625 |
*fewer days will be charged proportionately less
Michaelmas Term: Ad-hoc Before School Care sessions will be charged at £14 per session.
After School Activities (billed in arrears) | Per Session | Per Session |
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Clubs and after school care provided by DUCKS Infants’ School | Pre-booked | Ad hoc |
3:30pm – 4:30pm | £12* | £13 |
4:30pm – 5pm | £5 | £6 |
3:30pm – 5pm | £17 | £19 |
*Fees for After School Clubs run by our external providers may vary and payment is made direct to the provider. Communication regarding their fees will be sent separately.
Lent and Summer Terms 2025
Our fees from Lent 2025 (i.e. from 1 January 2025) are as follows:
Infants' School Termly Fees |
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Pre-Reception Class |
Pre-reception fees remain exempt from VAT under proposed legislation. As such, fees remain as per Michaelmas Term 2024. |
Reception Classes, Years 1 and 2 |
The table below sets out the net (excl. VAT) and gross (incl. VAT) termly cost to parents |
Lent and Summer Term 2025 | ||
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Net2 (excl. VAT) |
Gross (incl. VAT) |
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Full Time, 8.45am to 3.30pm 1 | £6,085 | £7,232 |
- Termly tuition fees for Reception, Years 1 and 2 pupils continues to include a compulsory charge for lunch per term which remains exempt from VAT under proposed legislation.
- To reduce the impact of the application of VAT on termly tuition fees, a 7.85% reduction in net fees (excl. cost of lunch and excl. VAT) has been applied.
Before School Care | ||
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Before School Care (Breakfast Club) remains exempt from VAT under proposed legislation. As such, fees remain as per Michaelmas Term 2024. | ||
After School Activities After school care provided by DUCKS Infants’ School |
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After school care remains exempt from VAT under proposed legislation. As such fees remain as per Michaelmas Term 2024 | ||
Pre -booked | Ad hoc | |
3:30pm – 4:30pm | £12* | £13 |
4:30pm – 5:00pm | £5 | £6 |
3:30pm – 5:00pm | £17 | £19 |
After School Clubs provided by DUCKS Infants’ School (Reception, Y1 and Y2) | ||
After school clubs will be standard rated for VAT under proposed legislation. The gross cost for these clubs is outlined below (i.e. includes VAT): | ||
Pre-booked | Ad hoc | |
3:30pm – 4:30pm | £13.50 | £14.50 |
4:30pm – 5:00pm | £5.00 | £6.00 |
3:30pm – 5:00pm | £18.50 | £20.50 |
*Fees for After School Clubs run by our external providers may vary and payment is made direct to the provider.
Childcare Vouchers
Childcare vouchers/Government Tax Free payments can be used to pay for childcare sessions at DUCKS for all Kindergarten and Pre-Reception classes, as well as before and after school care sessions.
For children in Reception Classes, Year 1 and Year 2 childcare vouchers/Government Tax-Free childcare payments can only be used for ‘Before School Care and After School Care/Clubs’.
We accept vouchers from many scheme providers including: Care-4, Computershare, Edenred, KiddiVouchers and Sodexo in addition to Government Tax-Free childcare payments.
DUCKS Kindergarten
2024 - 2025: Age 18 months to 2 years
Kindergarten fees remain exempt from VAT under proposed legislation.
From September 2025 all new admissions to DUCKS will be full-time places
Per Term | 5 day | 4 days | 3 days | 2 days | Individual sessions per day |
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Full Day 8am to 5pm |
£7,206 | £5,996 | £4,497 | £2,998 | £1,499 |
School Day 8.45am to 3.30pm |
£5,763 | £4,788 | £3,591 | £2,394 | £1,197 |
Extended School Day | |||||
Before School Care 8.00am to 8.45am |
£607 | £500 | £375 | £250 | £125 |
After School Care 3.30pm to 5pm |
£942 | £780 | £585 | £390 | £195 |
Childcare Vouchers
Childcare vouchers/Government Tax Free payments can be used to pay for childcare sessions at DUCKS for all Kindergarten and Pre-Reception classes, as well as before and after school care sessions.
For children in Reception Classes, Year 1 and Year 2 childcare vouchers/Government Tax-Free childcare payments can only be used for ‘Before School Care and After School Care/Clubs’.
We accept vouchers from many scheme providers including: Care-4, Computershare, Edenred, KiddiVouchers and Sodexo in addition to Government Tax-Free childcare payments.
Registration Fee (non-returnable)
The fees published in this section are exclusive of VAT and any other applicable taxes. Registration fees are exempt from VAT in the Michaelmas Term. However, under proposed legislation, registration fees for pupils considering joining DUCKS or Dulwich College from Reception – Year 13 paid on or after 1st January 2025 will be subject to 20% VAT.
Years 3 - 12 (Age 7 - 18)
Candidate | Fee |
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Candidates sitting examinations in the UK | £160 |
Candidates sitting examinations overseas | £350 |
Any additional costs incurred with testing overseas will be the responsibility of the candidate.
If your son is in receipt of the Pupil Premium, you will not need to pay a registration fee. Please complete the online registration form and upload the supporting documentation as requested on the form.
DUCKS (Kindergarten and Infants' School) (Age 18 months - 6 years)
The registration fee is £125
Deposit
A non-refundable deposit is payable on acceptance of a place at the College. The deposit amounts listed below are exclusive of VAT and any other applicable taxes. Under proposed legislation, deposits for pupils accepting an offer of a place at DUCKS into Reception, Year 1 or Year 2 or at Dulwich College into Years 3 to 13 will become subject to 20% VAT from 1 January 2025.
DUCKS Kindergarten and Infants' School
Day Boys
A non-refundable deposit of £2,200 is payable which will be retained in full until the pupil leaves, when it will be refunded less any balance owing to the College.
If the parents are outside the United Kingdom when they sign the acceptance form or provide an address or addresses outside the United Kingdom on their acceptance form, the parents shall pay a full term’s tuition fees (in addition to the acceptance deposit) when they accept the offer of a place. This will be credited on the invoice for the first term’s fees.
Boarders
A non-refundable deposit of £4,400 is payable, which will be retained in full until the pupil leaves, when it will be refunded less any balance owing to the College. In addition, a full term's boarding and tuition fees are payable in advance and will be credited on the invoice for the first term's fees.
Payment of Fees
Fees are due and payable in full by Direct Debit on the day before the first day of the College term to which they relate. Parents who pay fees after the due date will incur a 1% late payment surcharge billed one term in arrears.
Fees must be paid by direct debit unless Parents live outside of the United Kingdom and do not have an account with a bank or building society within the UK. In such cases Fees may be paid by bank transfer (subject to satisfactory completion of the College’s additional certification requirements).
There is a facility available through a third-party credit provider School Fee Plan regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, to enable fee payment by monthly direct debit. Credit is subject to status, affordability, terms and conditions apply. Over 18s only. Failure to keep up with your repayments could result in your agreement being cancelled.
In order to comply with regulatory requirements, the College does not accept payments in cash, crypto currency or by cheque.
The College reserves the right to suspend a pupil while fees remain unpaid, by giving the parents not less than 2 days’ written notice. If Parents default on Direct Debit payments the full fee will be payable immediately. Parents who have paid fees late or whose fees are overdue may be asked to pay one term’s fees as an additional deposit. If necessary, the College will instruct solicitors to recover unpaid fees with interest and all costs incurred will be recoverable in full.
The withdrawal of a pupil requires one full term’s notice given in writing to the Master, or payment of one full term’s fees in lieu of notice.
All pupils are included in a Personal Accident Insurance Scheme which offers cover for permanent disability resulting from an accident. This includes dental injury and emergency dental treatment. In addition, parents can opt-in to a Pupils’ Absence Insurance Scheme (at their own expense) to cover absence through personal illness or injury.
Further Information
Full details of both schemes will be supplied on entry or are available at any time from the Fees Administrator.
Advance Payment of Fees Scheme
Further Information
Further details of the scheme are available from:
Mr Byron Hoo
Chief Financial Officer
Dulwich College London
SE21 7LD
Telephone: 020 8299 9300
Email: hoobk@dulwich.org.uk
Child Student Visa
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Dulwich College is an appointed representative of Premium Credit Limited which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. School Fee Plan is a trading style of Premium Credit Limited. Credit is subject to status, affordability, terms and conditions apply. Over 18s only. Failure to keep up with your repayments could result in your agreement being cancelled.