Fees

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)

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 £150

A non-refundable deposit is payable on acceptance of a place at the College in the academic year 2025 - 2026. 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.

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.

The College runs its own scheme for advance payment of school fees. Under this arrangement parents are able to pay a lump sum in advance to purchase credits against future tuition fees, and receive a discount on the amount of credits purchased. Such sums can be paid prior to entry (once a pupil has been offered a place), on entry, or at any time during a pupil’s career at the College.

Following the confirmation of the introduction of VAT on independent school tuition fees from 1 January 2025 we are not currently able to provide quotations for Advance Payment of Fees. 

We are in the process of reviewing our Advance Payment of Fees Scheme terms and conditions and hope to be able to reopen the scheme by the start of Michaelmas 2025.

The College is licensed to act as a sponsor for international students who require a Child Student Visa or Student Visa to study in the UK. The College will make an administration charge of £500 including VAT for all pupils the College sponsors to come to Dulwich College