Most expensive schools in South Africa With an annual fee of R209,000, Hilton College in Kwa-Zulu Natal is South Africas most expensive private school. Staff Writer October 2, 2014 179 Comments Most expensive schools in South Africa Free Email Newsletter: Subscribe email this article With an annual fee of R209,000, Hilton College in Kwa-Zulu Natal is South Africa’s most expensive private school. The all-boys boarding school, located near Hilton in the KZN Midlands, was founded in 1872 and sits on an over 1,700 hectare piece of land, which includes its own wildlife reserve. Hilton, along with MichaelHouse, the second most expensive private school in the country, are of the only remaining schools that are pure boarding schools, that do not offer day student education. MichaelHouse is also located in the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal. So what will R209,000 at Hilton College get you? Aside from the prestigious location and tradition, the fees cover tuition, board, games, ordinary medical attention, the use of the sanatorium, library and laundry. It also includes basic entertainment which is arranged for all boys, games transport and simple mending materials. The fees listed below are what parents can expect to pay for a full senior year at some of South Africa’s most elite private schools, including boarding, at 2014 rates. It most be noted that most schools do not include additional fees in this amount. Additional fees can typically relate to various levies, such as IT and infrastructure, as well as further costs for food, extra mural activities and trips. Entry fees have been noted in the table below for institutions where it has been explicitly stated. Hilton College – R209,000 – KZN Midlands Hilton College Hilton College MichaelHouse – R192,000 – KZN Midlands MichaelHouse MichaelHouse St Andrews College – R182,700 – Grahamstown St Andrews St Andrews Kearsney College – R181,350 – KZN Midlands Kearsney College Kearsney College Roedean School for Girls – R181,140 – Johannesburg Roedean School for Girls Roedean School for Girls St Alban’s College – R181,000 – Pretoria St Albans College St Alban’s College St Andrews School for Girls – R174,860 – Johannesburg St Andrews School for Girls St Andrews School for Girls St Johns – R178,523 – Johannesburg St Johns St Johns Bishops – R168,140 – Cape Town Bishops Bishops Somerset College – R167,736 – Somerset West Somerset College Somerset College St Stithians – R166,691 – Sandton St Stithians St Stithians St Mary’s School for Girls – R166,155 – Pretoria St Marys St Mary’s Kingswood College – R158,355 – Grahamstown Kingswood College Kingswood College Diocesan School for Girls – R157,590 – Grahamstown DSG School DSG School Herschel Girls’ School – R157,560 – Cape Town Herschel School for Girls Herschel School for Girls The Wykeham Collegiate – R154,820 – Pietermaritzburg The Wykeham Collegiate The Wykeham Collegiate St Cyprians – R148,560 – Cape Town St Cyprians St Cyprians St Anne’s Diocesan College – R146,200 – KZN Midlands St Annes St Anne’s Treverton College – R142,400 – KZN Midlands Treverton College Treverton College SA’s most expensive private schools (Above R140,000) School Annual Fee (Boarding) Annual Fee (Day) Entry Fee Hilton College R209,000 N/A R52,250 MichaelHouse R192,000 N/A R24,000 St Andrews R182,700 R81,600 R15,225 Kearsney College R181,350 R124,800 R17,400 Roedean School for Girls R181,140 R99,234 - St Alban’s College R181,000 R102,900 R55,000 St Johns R178,523 R105,760 R61,348* St Andrews School for Girls R174,860 R94,380 - Bishops R168,140 R96,360 R20,000 Somerset College R167,736 R89,904 R22,000 St Stithians R166,691 R96,119 R10,000 St Mary’s School for Girls R166,155 R90,630 - Kingswood College R158,355 R82,920 R10,700 Diocesan School for Girls R157,590 R82,320 R35,200 Herschel Girls’ School R157,560 R78,960 R10,000 The Wykeham Collegiate R154,820 R83,500 R4,000 St Cyprians R148,560 R76,560 R7,500 St Anne’s School for Girls R146,200 R80,000 R34,000 Treverton College R142,400 R69,600 R5,000 * Refundable deposit However, even South Africa’s most expensive schools don’t quite match up to the fees charged by private schools in the USA. Lawrenceville, in New Jersey, charges upwards of $44,800 (over R500,000) per year for its education; with other private schools such as Salisbury School in Conneticut and Riverdale Country School and Birch Wathen Lenox School in New York, charging students around $43,000 per year. The title of most expensive school in the world belong to Swiss school, Institut Le Rosey, which charges annual fees of over $120,000 (R1.35 million) – with royalty, monarchs and celebrities amongst some of its more notable alumni. Are there any high-cost schools we missed? Please let us know in the comments. More on Education South Africa’s best university SA education system among worst in the world South Africa university ranking
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