The most expensive private schools in the country
Private schools have hiked their prices, and some are costing a fortune.
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Clarence Ford speaks with Barbara Friedman about this and other stories trending online.
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The cost of private schools in South Africa is exorbitant, with one school costing close to R400 000 for a single year.
With the latest price increase six schools cost now cost more than R350 000 for a year of boarding and tuition.
The most expensive school in the country remains Hilton College in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands, with an annual fee of R397,660 for a year of boarding school.
According to Business Tech, this is almost double what it cost 10 years ago.
“That is a lot of money a year for your kid to go to Hilton.”
- Barbara Friedman
In 2024, MichaelHouse, St Andrew’s College in Makhanda, Roedean School for Girls, St John’s College, and Kearsney College all cost more than R350 000 for a year with boarding.
It is not only boarding schools that are costing a fortune, prices at day schools have also gone up.
The most expensive day schools in the country are the following:
Kearsney College in Botha’s Hill - R240 900 per year
St John’s College in Johannesburg - R206 768 per year
Roedean School for Girls in Johannesburg - R203 607 per year
Bishops College in Cape Town - R199 650 per year
St Mary’s, Waverly in Johannesburg - R189 880 per year
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