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ndependent reports suggest that more international students than ever before are attracted to the UK by the quality of its schooling and the route into a highly- respected higher education which that schooling can provide. The Independent Schools Council (ISC), the body representing the UK’s independent schools, reported in its 2016 census that there were just over 27,000 overseas pupils studying in more than 1,250 British private schools. That figure represents pupils whose parents remain in their country of residence; also attending private schools are almost 20,000 pupils with foreign passports whose parents live in the UK.


A British independent education has long been recognised as a passport to success, but, in its latest PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment, a study of 15-year-olds’ performance in mathematics, science and reading) rankings, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) gave its stamp of approval by rating UK private schools among the best in the world in preparing pupils to be successful in today’s globally mobile society.


REGISTRATION AND ANNUAL FEES Average fees for attendance at a British independent school went up by only 3.6 per cent last year. This was the smallest annual rise since 1994. However, fees are not inconsiderable, and they vary hugely across the regions and between schools. In 2016, the average termly fee was £10,317 for boarders and £4,313 for day pupils.


Regional differences can be extreme. For example, average fees at a day school in Wales are just over £3,500 per term, compared with just over £5,500 per term in London. Public schools like Wellington College, in Berkshire, and Dulwich College, in South London, are some of the UK’s most sought-after schools for foreign and domestic students. As would be expected, their fee structure reflects the quality of the education and opportunities available, with termly fees registering just above the average. Also worth considering are the registration, enrolment and overseas-pupil deposits that some schools require. Many of these are fully refundable on leaving the school. However, they are significant sums of money; an overseas deposit can be as much as £10,000 in some cases. Most schools will


point average in 2015 (World average: 30 points)


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