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Family In The News School Dayze

Just how much does “free” state school at point of entry cost?

I thought I’d actually add up the kids mandatory costs at school.

I’m planning keeping a running total in my sidebar to show just how much school costs have been so far.  It may be quite surprising in the end.  My kids are at three different schools.  One is in primary, one in secondary, and one is in a special school.  I’m going to keep the school costs separate, so I know how much each school asked for and got.

It includes parts of the school uniform bought from the school, as there is no option to buy cheaper elsewhere.

It does not include the extras like lunches, shoes, bags, pens and pencils etc, as these are pretty much things kids need wherever they go.

For August, the total is:

Special School

£25 – school jumpers
£5 – snack
£1.50 –  Raffle

Total: £31.50

Primary

£67  – jacket 2 jumpers, 2 polo shirts
£6      – school trip

Total : £73

Secondary

£75   – hoodie, 2 jumpers, 2 polo shirts
£13   –  home economics
£4     – language workbook

Total : £92

Grand Total of money paid to free schools for August:  £196.50

 

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  1. Vivien says

    September 4, 2012 at 9:27 am

    You can earn some entry data job..So that you can live some income…You can do work here on hourly basis for long term such as 6 moths or more to a single buyer.

    Reply
  2. Elaine Livingstone says

    September 3, 2012 at 6:19 pm

    yes between non uniform days, other fund raisers, trips and christmas treats it costs a fortune to keep ypur kids in the free education system. will be interesting to watch this clock up.

    Reply
    • Scottish Mum says

      September 3, 2012 at 11:25 pm

      I’m keeping out the optional costs, and just adding money paid direct to the school. The complete figure would be horrific if we included school bags, shoes, trousers, gym kits etc, etc.

      Reply
  3. Lou says

    September 3, 2012 at 5:48 pm

    I’ve only got one to get uniforms and things for, and I’ve found that really expensive. I’ve no idea how people do it if they’ve got three or four children.

    Reply
    • Scottish Mum says

      September 3, 2012 at 11:27 pm

      When money is tight, many eat junk most of the time as good and healthy food is for treats and not in the weekly budget 🙂 Then schools complain about kids unhealthy diets at home….

      Reply
  4. Claire says

    September 3, 2012 at 3:53 pm

    The school trips at our school are cancelled unless everyone pays the “voluntary contribution”

    The prices are ridiculous too. £7.50 to go to a park 28 miles away.

    That’s my rant over!!

    Great idea and I’m interested to know how much it all does cost.

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    • Scottish Mum says

      September 3, 2012 at 4:58 pm

      It would be the same here I imagine. Everyone just pays as nobody wants their kid to be the home alone one in class. Prices for some things are just not doable. Mind won’t be doing the foreign holidays abroad. It’s just too much.

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  5. Kate says

    September 3, 2012 at 3:17 pm

    I don’t know if it is the same in Scotland, but technically, uniforms are not mandatory at primary level in England. I find that with mine, jumpers last more than one year, and I personally think that uniform saves me money in other ways as they don’t wear down their own clothes.

    Also, contributions to school trips are also not mandatory. In fact, all contributions that schools ask for that are related to the curriculum are entirely optional as far as I know – which would cover the raffle too.

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    • Scottish Mum says

      September 3, 2012 at 4:56 pm

      Our trips are theoretically contributions, but if you don’t pay, your child stays home alone in school, so they are not really theoretical. Uniform here is mandatory at all our schools, and with the school as the sole supplier, there is nowhere else to get jumpers and polo shirts.

      Trousers etc, are fine from cheap supermarkets, but the other stuff is a no go.

      Raffles and fundraising are the only things that are really optional, but again, if you don’t give you child, they either don’t get to go, or have to stand by miserably while all the other kids get to go and spend their money.

      We may get free prescriptions, but we don’t get free schooling. Another £26 wanted for a Spree book (from 2 schools) today, but I sent that back as I never use them.

      I wish some of these things were optional 🙁

      Reply

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