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School Fees

All fees (with the exception of Matric pupils) are payable by debit order monthly in arrears over TEN months from January to October. Those not able to pay by debit order are required to pay their fees monthly in advance. Matric fees are payable by debit order monthly over EIGHT months from January to August. Payment of fees must be made in accordance with specific terms laid down in the Contract of Enrolment.

Extras (e.g. music fees, transport, day scholar lunches, etc.) are to be paid within 30 days of the date of statement.

2024 Day Scholar Fees Per Pupil
Grade Tuition Fee – per year Tuition Fee – per month Payment Period
RR R52 270 R5 227 10 months (Jan – Oct)
R R60 510 R6 051 10 months (Jan – Oct)
1 – 2 R88 350 R8 835 10 months (Jan – Oct)
3 R102 630 R10 263 10 months (Jan – Oct)
4 R111 280 R11 128 10 months (Jan – Oct)
5 – 6 R120 980 R12 098 10 months (Jan – Oct)
7 R137 390 R13 739 10 months (Jan – Oct)
8 R149 380 R14 938 10 months (Jan – Oct)
9 R149 380 (R9 470 uHambo) R15 885 10 months (Jan – Oct)
10 R149 380 R14 938 10 months (Jan – Oct)
11 R149 380 R14 938 10 months (Jan – Oct)
12 R149 380 (R8 605 IEB NSC) R19 749 8 months (Jan – Aug)

Tuition Fee - per year

R52 270 

Tuition Fee – per month

R5 227

Payment Period

10 months (Jan – Oct)

Tuition Fee - per year

R60 510

Tuition Fee – per month

R6 051

Payment Period

10 months (Jan – Oct)

Tuition Fee - per year

R88 350

Tuition Fee – per month

R8 835

Payment Period

10 months (Jan – Oct)

Tuition Fee - per year

R102 630

Tuition Fee – per month

R10 263

Payment Period

10 months (Jan – Oct)

Tuition Fee - per year

R111 280

Tuition Fee – per month

R11 128

Payment Period

10 months (Jan – Oct)

Tuition Fee - per year

R120 980

Tuition Fee – per month

R12 098

Payment Period

10 months (Jan – Oct)

Tuition Fee - per year

R137 390

Tuition Fee – per month

R13 739

Payment Period

10 months (Jan – Oct)

Tuition Fee - per year

R149 380

Tuition Fee – per month

R14 938

Payment Period

10 months (Jan – Oct)

Tuition Fee - per year

R149 380 (R9 470 uHambo)

Tuition Fee – per month

R15 885

Payment Period

10 months (Jan – Oct)

Tuition Fee - per year

R149 380

Tuition Fee – per month

R14 938

Payment Period

10 months (Jan – Oct)

Tuition Fee - per year

R149 380

Tuition Fee – per month

R14 938

Payment Period

10 months (Jan – Oct)

Tuition Fee - per year

R149 380 (R8 605 IEB NSC)

Tuition Fee – per month

R19 749

Payment Period

8 months (Jan – Aug)

Please Note: Aftercare is available in the Junior School (Grade RR – 7), at no charge, daily during the term until 17h00 (thereafter R50/15 minutes).

Included in tuition fees:

2024 Boarder Fees Per Pupil
Grade Tuition & Boarding Fee – per year Other Fees – per year Total Fees – per year Total Fees – per month Payment Period
8 R274 085 R274 085 R27 409 10 months (Jan – Oct)
9 R274 085 R8 970 (uHambo) R283 055 R28 306 10 months (Jan – Oct)
10 R274 085 R274 085 R27 409 10 months (Jan – Oct)
11 R274 085 R274 085 R27 409 10 months (Jan – Oct)
12 R274 085 R8 605 (IEB NSC) R282 690 R35 337 8 months (Jan – Aug)

Tuition & Boarding Fee – per year

R274 085

Other Fees – per year

-

Total Fees – per year

R274 085

Total Fees – per month

R27 409

Payment Period

10 months (Jan – Oct)

Tuition & Boarding Fee – per year

R274 085

Other Fees – per year

R8 970 (uHambo)

Total Fees – per year

R283 055

Total Fees – per month

R28 306

Payment Period

10 months (Jan – Oct)

Tuition & Boarding Fee – per year

R274 085

Other Fees – per year

-

Total Fees – per year

R274 085

Total Fees – per month

R27 409

Payment Period

10 months (Jan – Oct)

Tuition & Boarding Fee – per year

R274 085

Other Fees – per year

-

Total Fees – per year

R274 085

Total Fees – per month

R27 409

Payment Period

10 months (Jan – Oct)

Tuition & Boarding Fee – per year

R274 085

Other Fees – per year

R8 605 (IEB NSC)

Total Fees – per year

R282 690

Total Fees – per month

R35 337

Payment Period

8 months (Jan – Aug)

A daily boarding rate of R600 per night will be charged for day scholars wishing to board for short periods. Temporary boarding will only be permitted for those whose accounts are in good standing.

The Board of Governors reserves the right to increase fees with prior notice.

Additional Information
  • Wi-fi access
  • R600 printing allowance for each pupil in Grades 4 – 12
  • Compulsory school and sport transport
  • Aftercare (Grade RR to Grade 7)
  • Limited stationery in the Junior School
  • Laboratory costs
  • Compulsory scholar accident insurance
  • The School Magazine
  • All excursion costs for Grades RR – 3
  • 50% of academic tour costs for Grades 4 – 10
  • Limited hard copy readers and textbooks (all other workbooks and electronic textbooks are for parents’ accounts)

Where two or more sisters attend the school at the same time, there is a rebate of 9% of the tuition fee for the second and any subsequent sister, provided that these families do not receive any other form of fee discount or financial assistance.

Parents who pay the annual fees in full via EFT before 30 November, 2023 will be entitled to a 4.5% early settlement discount on tuition fees and boarding fees.

Parents who pay the annual fees in full via EFT before 31 December, 2023 will be entitled to a 3.5% early settlement discount on tuition fees and boarding fees.

Please note that other charges for uHambo (Grade 9) and the IEB NSC exam fee (Grade 12) are payable in full.

Forex payments take longer to clear, therefore please provide for a delay of five working days to avoid disappointment as cut-off dates will be strictly adhered to.

Parents are charged R200 per family per term, with a termly draw held at a P.A. social event. Should you not wish to participate, please email finance@stjohnsdsg.com by no later than 31 January, 2024 otherwise you will only be removed with effect from the following term.

An annual fee of R3 000 per pupil is payable in January of each year by all pupils residing outside South Africa’s borders. This fee is to cover additional administration costs associated with the payment of their fees.

Parents are requested to ensure that their children are members of a medical aid scheme and provide the school with their medical aid details at the start of each year. Parents are requested to ensure that all their children's possessions are insured under their own personal insurance policies. The school will not be held liable for theft/loss of pupils' possessions from school.

The school requires all non-residents to pay a refundable deposit equal to two terms' tuition and boarding fees for the current year. This deposit must be paid in advance to the school before a pupil who is resident of a country outside of the borders of South Africa may be admitted to the school and does not apply to parents who take advantage of the early settlement discount and pay for the full year in advance. This amount must be topped up each year by the equivalent increase in fees and is refundable on your daughter’s completion of her Matric year.

The school provides transport for regular users every school day to and from Athlone, Hilton and Howick, and weekly from Nottingham Road, Winston Park, Mount Edgecombe and Ballito (Monday morning and Friday afternoon). Transport will be billed with fees monthly over 10 months. Click here to view our Transport page for more information or email transport@stjohnsdsg.com. Terms and conditions apply.

Lunch is available for day scholars at R1 400 per term or R40 per meal. No credits are passed for meals missed.

All extra-curricular activities (except for private school music lessons) are charged by the teacher or establishment concerned. Please contact finance@stjohnsdsg.com for more information.

A full term's notice, in writing, or one term's fees in lieu of notice, is required before withdrawal of a pupil from school / boarding, or participation in private music or extra subjects, failing which a full term's charges will become payable in lieu of such notice. Please note: we do not allow Matric boarders to give notice for the final term of Grade 12.

Parents of Junior School pupils enrolled in the academic support programme (available in the Junior School and Senior School from 2024) are charged a nominal rate for academic support.

Please contact the Music Department for more information.

For security reasons we do not accept cash payments at the school. Parents are asked to please deposit cash amounts directly into the school's bank account. Our banking details are as follows:

  • Bank: First National Bank
  • Account name: The St John's High School Trust
  • Account number: 5093 3426 279
  • Branch: Midlands Mall
  • Branch code: 257 355

Please note that any payment deposited in cash will attract cash deposit fees at applicable FNB rates and will be charged to parents' fee accounts.

Credit card payment: Fee payments by credit card will attract  a 2.5% transaction fee, charged to parents' fee accounts.

An annual upfront payment of R5 000 per pupil is payable in January of each year by all pupils residing outside South Africa’s borders. This amount is held in a separate fee account for doctor visit costs, medication, and any other medical expenses. Should the balance in this account fall below R1 000 at any time, parents may be required to top it up for remaining medical costs to be incurred in the year. Any balance remaining in this account at the end of the year will be credited back to the parents’ fee account at the end of the academic school year.

Ad Hoc Costs

uHambo is a very successful three-week leadership experience in the Drakensberg and surrounding areas for Grade 9 pupils at St John’s D.S.G. The 2024 cost for this is R9 470 for day scholars, and R8 970 for boarders, and is added to fees and payable over TEN months from January to October. Please note that there will be an additional once-off charge of R1 000 for girls who require special diets on uHambo.

Grade RR – Grade 11: A non-refundable fee of R700 is payable on submission of the application form.

On receipt of the Application for Admission Form and an interview with the Principal, a pupil may be offered a place at St John’s D.S.G. In confirmation of acceptance of the place offered, the following enrolment fees are payable (effective 1 January 2024):

Grade RR – Grade 7: a fee equal to one month's tuition is payable for day scholars.

Grade 8 – Grade 11: a fee equal to one month’s tuition is payable for day scholars (2024: R14 938) and a fee equal to one month’s tuition and boarding (2024: R27 409) is payable for boarders. This amount is payable on return of the Contract of Enrolment, to secure your daughter's place at the school, and is non-refundable.

 

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CONTACT DETAILS

77 New England Road, Scottsville,
Pietermaritzburg, KZN,
South Africa

Senior School:
info@stjohnsdsg.com
+27 33 386 8304

Junior School:
juniorschool@stjohnsdsg.com
+27 33 386 1500