Fees and financial aid

Careful management of finances and expenditure allows fees to be maintained at a level that is significantly lower than that which applies elsewhere.  Fees are billed in 3 termly installments (Christmas, Easter and Summer) and were set as follows for 2009/2010:

• Day Pupil             €1,026 per term
• Boarding Pupil      €2,400 per term

There will be no increase in school fees in 2010/2011.

A sibling discount is allowed for families who have more than one child attending the school.  Thus a discount is made on the (nett) fee charged to day pupils: 6% (second child) and 10% (third child).  The sibling discount for boarders (from January 2010) is as follows: 15% (second child) and 30% (third child).  

A school scholarship, open to all pupils entering first year, is held on the first Saturday in March annually.  Pupils sit papers in Irish, English and Mathematics.  In addition a number of scholarships may be open to pupils entering first year.  For example, Church of Ireland pupils may sit the Incorporated Society scholarship. 

Students from Protestant backgrounds may be eligible for financial support from the Secondary Education Committee (SEC).   Full details and application forms are available from Mrs Nel Jensma in the Accounts Office, who can also advise on other sources of funding (such as Protestant Aid) for which families may be eligible to apply.  

Pupils, who are new applicants to the school, may be eligible for consideration for a boarding bursary.  (Unlike scholarships, bursaries are not restricted to pupils entering first year).