{"id":129272,"date":"2016-07-06T19:30:36","date_gmt":"2016-07-06T17:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=129272"},"modified":"2016-07-06T20:08:21","modified_gmt":"2016-07-06T18:08:21","slug":"most-expensive-boarding-vs-day-schools-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wealth\/129272\/most-expensive-boarding-vs-day-schools-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Most expensive boarding vs day schools in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two of South Africa&#8217;s most expensive schools are boarding only establishments and therefore charge a flat rate for all students who attend those institutions.<\/p>\n<p>Many top private schools in the country offer both boarding and day only services &#8211; eight of the\u00a0 top 20 most expensive schools in SA.<\/p>\n<p>BusinessTech has compiled a list of the top 10 most expensive boarding\/day schools in South Africa, along with a list of the top 10 most expensive schools for day students only in 2016.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Most expensive boarding schools in SA (2016)<\/h3>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"7\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"25%\">School<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">Annual Fee (Board)<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">Annual Fee (Day)<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">2015<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"15%\">Increase<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hilton College<\/td>\n<td><strong>R235 960<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<td>R219 500<\/td>\n<td>7.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Michaelhouse<\/td>\n<td><strong>R225 000<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<td>R208 320<\/td>\n<td>8.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Roedean School for Girls<\/td>\n<td><strong>R220 276<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R124 297<\/td>\n<td>R196 539<\/td>\n<td>8.0%*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>St Andrews College<\/td>\n<td><strong>R216 900<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R96 960<\/td>\n<td>R199 140<\/td>\n<td>8.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kearsney College<\/td>\n<td><strong>R211 500<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R145\u00a0500<\/td>\n<td>R195 800<\/td>\n<td>8.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>St Johns<\/td>\n<td><strong>R210 352<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R124 618<\/td>\n<td>R194 231<\/td>\n<td>8.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>St Stithians<\/td>\n<td><strong>R201 316<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R117 470<\/td>\n<td>R181 693<\/td>\n<td>10.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>St Martins<\/td>\n<td><strong>R199 200<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R120 900<\/td>\n<td>R184 460<\/td>\n<td>8.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>St Andrew\u2019s School for Girls<\/td>\n<td><strong>R198 540<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R111 110<\/td>\n<td>R189 830<\/td>\n<td>4.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bishops<\/td>\n<td><strong>R198 340<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R113 440<\/td>\n<td>R184 120<\/td>\n<td>7.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><small>*Excluding levies\u00a0<\/small><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_70143\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Kearsney-College.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70143\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70143\" src=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Kearsney-College.png\" alt=\"Kearsney College\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Kearsney-College.png 600w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Kearsney-College-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-70143\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kearsney College<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Many of the schools above feature in the most expensive day schools only list, although the list order changes somewhat.<\/p>\n<p>Day only schools including Redhill school in Morningside, and Kingsmead College, in Rosebank, make it onto the list, trumping the fees that some of the schools with boarding institutions charge their day scholars.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_70083\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/06-St-Johns.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70083\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70083\" src=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/06-St-Johns.png\" alt=\"St Johns\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/06-St-Johns.png 600w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/06-St-Johns-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-70083\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">St Johns<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Most expensive day schools in SA (2016)<\/h3>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"7\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"25%\">School<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">Annual Fee (Board)<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">Annual Fee (Day)<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\">2015<\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"15%\">Increase<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kearsney College<\/td>\n<td>R211 500<\/td>\n<td><strong>R145\u00a0500<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R195 800<\/td>\n<td>8.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>St Johns<\/td>\n<td>R210 352<\/td>\n<td><strong>R124 618<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R194 231<\/td>\n<td>8.3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Roedean<\/td>\n<td>R220 276<\/td>\n<td><strong>R124 297<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R196 539<\/td>\n<td>8.0%*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>St Martins<\/td>\n<td>R199 200<\/td>\n<td><strong>R120 900<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R184 460<\/td>\n<td>8.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>St Stithians<\/td>\n<td>R201 316<\/td>\n<td><strong>R117 470<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R181 693<\/td>\n<td>10.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kingsmead College<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0&#8211;<\/td>\n<td><strong>R113 925<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R100 200<\/td>\n<td>13.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bishops<\/td>\n<td>R198 340<\/td>\n<td><strong>R113 440<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R184 120<\/td>\n<td>7.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>St Alban\u2019s College<\/td>\n<td>R197 300<\/td>\n<td><strong>R112 200<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R181 000<\/td>\n<td>9.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Redhill School<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td><strong>R109 522<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>St Mary\u2019s Waverley<\/td>\n<td>R198 150<\/td>\n<td><strong>R109 450<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R181 900<\/td>\n<td>8.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><small>*Excluding levies\u00a0<\/small><\/p>\n<p>A number of the schools above have additional costs including a development levy, while many offer early tuition payment discounts.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">\u00a0More on education in South Africa<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/general\/108409\/top-20-most-expensive-schools-in-south-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\u00a0These are the 20 most expensive schools in South Africa<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/general\/77123\/most-expensive-schools-in-south-africa-in-2015\/\">Most expensive schools in South Africa in 2015<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Most expensive schools in South Africa\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/general\/70063\/most-expensive-schools-in-south-africa\/\"><strong>Most expensive schools in South Africa<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BusinessTech has compiled a list of the top 10 most expensive 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