The Unaffordable Cost of Private Education

School fees for public schools in the UK have no connection to the salaries of the middle classes.

1. Eton College
http://www.etoncollege.com/currentfees.aspx

£12,354 per term = £37,062 per year

2. Harrow School (near South Ruislip)

http://www.harrowschool.org.uk/Fees-and-Deposits

£12,450 per term = £37,350 per year

3. Framlingham School (Suffolk)
http://www.framcollege.co.uk/Admissions-Fees

£6,211.50 per term = £18,634.50 per year (non boarding)

4. Ipswich School
http://www.ipswichhighschool.co.uk/Fees-and-scholarships

£4,458 per term = £13,374 per year (non boarding)

4 examples of the fees that parents may have to pay. It is now becoming unaffordable for the middle classes as those numbers are paid from bank accounts AFTER tax. So Harrow fees of £37,350 per year is actually a £60,000 annual salary in approximate terms !!

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