Fees

Robert Gordon's College is committed to providing an outstanding educational experience for our pupils.

The UK Government confirmed in its Budget Statement on 30th October 2024 that it will apply 20% VAT, a consumer tax, to all UK independent school fees with effect from 1st January 2025. The Government conducted a technical consultation regarding the HM Treasury policy paper which concluded on 15th September. RGC responded to this consultation, as did the Scottish Council for Independent Schools and other independent sector bodies, outlining our opposition to this measure. The Independent Schools Council has announced it intends to legally challenge this legislation although the VAT will still be applied as above.

In response, RGC made an in-year adjustment and varied our primary and secondary tuition fees for Session 2024/25 from 1st January 2025.

Nursery Fees 2024-25

Session	Annual Fee
Year round (48 weeks) All day	£16,800
Year round (48 weeks) Half day (Session 1 or Session 2)	£8,400
Term time (37 weeks) All day	£13,400
Term time (37 weeks) Half day (Session 1 or Session 2)	£6,700

Nursery fees are inclusive of lunches and snacks.

Junior and Senior School Fees 2024-25

Included in the tuition fees are all SQA examination fees (with the exception of appeals).

From August 2024 entry, the iPad is included in the fees for Primary 7 pupils in a new iPad programme. Senior pupils will continue to purchase the iPad as part of their uniform list. From August 2025, the new programme will be rolled out to include S1 pupils.

Year	Winter term	Spring term *	Summer Term *	Total Tuition Fees *
Primary 1-2	£4,230	£4,396	£3,142	£11,768
Primary 3-7	£5,750	£5,976	£4,265	£15,991
S1-S6	£6,585	£6,849	£4,889	£18,322

* Stated after 1% fee reduction and inclusive of 20% VAT following the 30th October 2024 budget announcement legislating the consumer tax VAT must be applied from 1st January 2025. Excluding Junior School lunch which is itemised separately.

Junior School Lunches

Junior School lunches for the 2024/25 session are charged at £625 for Primary 1, £655 for Primary 2 and Primary 3, and £805 for year groups Primary 4 to Primary 7. Changes mid-session will be pro-rated accordingly.

Sibling Discount

There is sibling discount available at 30% for third and subsequent children of school families whilst they remain at the College.

Please be aware the sibling discounts in place at August 2011, namely a 5% discount for a second child in the school (P1-S6) and a 40% discount for the third and subsequent child in the school (P1-S6) were frozen at this level for all children at the College at that date and, whilst they remain at the College, for their siblings should they come into the school thereafter.

The discount is allocated to the youngest sibling from Primary 1 upwards and is not based on the date of entry. This discount is not applicable to Nursery siblings.

Ancillary Costs

When budgeting, families should consider annual ancillary costs including uniform, stationery, curricular day trips (some of which are chargeable) and residential trips from Primary 5. Optional extracurricular trips are available from P7 onwards to UK and overseas destinations.

Families making use of additional services such as lunches, school buses, Out of Hours Care and Music tuition should consider these costs separately.

Families seeking to better understand annual ancillary costs for a particular entry point to the College, particularly Senior 1, should contact our Admissions Manager.

Childcare Vouchers

Payment Methods

You can opt to pay Annual tuition fees annually, termly in three instalments of 40% (August), 35% (January) and 25% (April) or, from 1st January 2025 we have extended payment by direct debit from 10 to 11 monthly instalments (from September to July) for Session 2024/25 only subject to annual review. If you wish to pay fees annually and/or for future years in advance through our Fees in Advance (FIA) Scheme, you can benefit from a 1% discount. For further FIA information please contact our Chief Financial Officer, Mr Lowden.

Help with Fees

Nursery Funding

Robert Gordon’s College is an Early Learning and Childcare Funded Partner with Aberdeen City Council. Parents of children in the nursery who are eligible for the Early Learning and Childcare Grant will receive funding towards the cost of nursery fees. The funding is paid directly from the Council to the College and will be deducted from the invoice.

We also accept Childcare Vouchers applicable towards Nursery and out of hours care fees.

Junior School Foundationer Awards

Our Junior Foundationer Awards offer fee assistance to applicants entering Robert Gordon’s College Junior School. The Foundationer Awards offer pupils the opportunity to be part of a supportive community, whatever their background or interest, they can find their niche and excel.

Applications will be considered to all junior school year groups and awards will provide 25% fee assistance to the cost of annual school fees until the end of Primary 7. The award provides fee support to academically able pupils from families who would not otherwise be able to afford to send their child to the College on a full fee basis. Applicants may be required to submit additional supporting evidence of financial circumstances.

Junior Foundationer Award Applications Now Closed

Please note that applications for Junior Foundationer Awards for August 2025 entry closed at 12:00 PM (noon) on December 12th 2024. We are no longer accepting applications on this basis.

Thank you to everyone who applied.

S1 Bursaries

We believe that a Robert Gordon’s College education should be available to any child regardless of family income. Remaining true to the philanthropic ethos of our founder, Robert Gordon, the College is proud to offer a Bursary programme that currently sees 1 in 7 Senior School pupils benefit from our programme.

Free and reduced fee places are available every year to pupils entering Secondary 1 (S1). Bursaries are awarded using a combination of academic merit and financial need. Bursary awards are only available to families with an annual household income under £80k.

Through the Development Office, the College is striving to raise more funds for free and reduced-fee places, and in recent years, has met this goal with considerable success. It is a belief at the heart of the Robert Gordon’s College philosophy that the school should be accessible to all the community of North-East Scotland, as it has been since its foundation.

S1 Bursary Applications Now Closed

Please note that applications for S1 Bursaries for August 2025 entry closed at 12:00 PM (noon) on December 12th 2024. We are no longer accepting bursary applications.

Thank you to everyone who applied.

S5-S6 Scholarships

Burnett Scholarships are available to pupils currently in Fourth or Fifth Year at other schools and offer up to half fee discounts to pupils of outstanding talent in academic subjects, in music, or in sport.

Above all, Fifth and Sixth Year pupils at Robert Gordon's College form a vibrant community of ambitious and well-rounded young people, familiar with expectations of excellence and the rewards of hard work. Our pupils' success is founded on a strong sense of who they are, what they are capable of and what it feels like to be part of a happy and purposeful school community.

Candidates meeting the criteria will be expected to attend an interview at the College; there is no exam involved.

Please read our Burnett Scholarship FAQs for further information.

Burnett Scholarship applications for entry in August 2025 entry are open until Tuesday 7th January 2025.

Burnett Scholarship FAQs Apply Online