Durham School Fees
Registration
A registration fee of £50.00 is payable when the Registration Form is returned. Cheques should be made payable to "Durham School". The registration fee is not returnable and its payment does not necessarily imply that a vacancy will be available.
Deposit
A deposit becomes payable when a definite place is accepted or if you wish to reserve a place for your child. This deposit is £250 for a day pupil, £450 for a boarder living within the EC and a full term's fees for a boarder living outside the EC. The deposit will be refunded at the end of a pupil's time at the School or immediately should the pupil fail to meet the entry requirements.
Notice
A full term's notice is required when a pupil leaves the school, or when he/she changes status from day to boarding or vice versa or when a place once accepted or reserved is cancelled.
Fees
The fee charged represents an annual fee, which is normally divided into three termly sums payable in advance and due by the first day of each term. Alternatively the fee can be paid in 10 monthly instalments by variable direct debit. The Senior School fees for the academic year 2009-10 are as follows:
| Status | Year Group | Termly Fee | Annual Fee |
| Day Pupil | Years 7-8 | £3,499 | £10,497 |
| Day Pupil | Years 9-13 | £4,853 | £14,558 |
| Weekly Boarder* | Years 7-8 | £5,122 | £15,366 |
| Weekly Boarder* | Years 9-13 | £6,236 | £18,708 |
| Full Boarder | Years 7-8 | £5,822 | £17,467 |
| Full Boarder | Years 9-13 | £6,930 | £20,789 |
Part-Time Boarding
Please note that there is a sliding scale for part-time boarding which depends on the number of nights spent at the school. Please ask for further details if you are interested in part-time boarding.
Individual Music Tuition
Approximately £14 per 30-minute lesson (or equivalent)
Supplement for English as a Foreign Language tuition
£400 per term
Learning Support
£25 per one-hour lesson
Occasional overnight accommodation
£30 per night (when this is available)
Extras
Extras are paid in arrears and include payment for genuinely extra items such as voluntary trips, clothes, photographs, social events, some voluntary clubs or activities, music lessons and other minor items. On average extras amount to between £100 and £150 per term excluding such items as clothing and individual tuition (both individual and variable). All meals are included in the general fee.
Sibling Discounts
When two or more brothers and sisters are in the School (including Bow, our Junior School) at the same time, a reduction of 10% is made in the fee charged for the second child and any subsequent children. If, by descending age, the third child (or any subsequent child) is also a pupil at the Senior School, a higher 20% discount will apply to this child.
Services Discounts
Important changes to the discount for children from families of services personnel are to be introduced for September 2009. For full details please contact our Finance Department on 0191 386 4783 Ext. 2249 and they will be happy to help. You can also read a testimonial from a current pupil's parents who are currently serving in HM Forces by viewing the downloadable document (Testimonial) at the foot of this page.
Clergy Discounts
Children of the clergy qualify for a 10% discount on day and boarding fees.
Old Dunelmian Discounts
The Governors have decided to introduce a 10% discount on day and boarding fees for children of former pupils who join the School on or after 1st September 2009.
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Testimonials
"Our son is delighted with the level of learning support he receives. His teachers have encouraged him not to use his dyslexia as an excuse for under-achieving but equally give him extra time to complete his work when necessary. Since joining the school, our son has enjoyed numerous extra-curricular activities - rugby, cricket, ski trip, camping at Kielder, school drama productions, walking Bonnie (the Housemaster’s family's dog) and of course, supporting the 1st XV at Twickenham! "
Roz Lyall