Fees

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

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 unsuccessful 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	Including iPad	Excluding lunch	Including lunch
Primary 1		£10,575	£11,200
Primary 2		£10,575	£11,230
Primary 3		£14,370	£15,025
Primary 4-6		£14,370	£15,175
Primary 7	£14,550	£14,550	£15,355
Secondary		£16,465	n/a

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 by 10 monthly instalments via direct debit (from September). If you 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

Application Deadline 12 noon Thursday 12th December 2024

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.

Hear from Mrs Tulloch, Head of Junior School, who shares more detail about the Junior Foundationer Awards.

The application deadline for the Robert Gordon's College Junior Foundationer Award 2025-26 entry is 12 noon, Thursday 12th December 2024. Applications for P1-P7 entry, on a full fee basis, for 2024-25 mid session entry are still live.

Junior Foundationer FAQs Apply Online

S1 Bursaries

Application Deadline 12 noon Thursday 12th December 2024

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.

Hear from Mrs Smith, Head of Senior School, who shares more detail on the S1 Bursary programme.

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.

The application deadline for the Robert Gordon's College S1 Bursary 2025-26 entry is 12 noon, Thursday 12th December 2024. Applications for S1 entry, on a full fee basis, are open until Tuesday 7th January 2025.

S1 Bursary FAQs Apply Online

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

In This Section

Fees

Nursery Fees 2024-25

Junior and Senior School Fees 2024-25

Sibling Discount

Ancillary Costs

Childcare Vouchers

Payment Methods

Help with Fees

Nursery Funding

Junior School Foundationer Awards

Application Deadline 12 noon Thursday 12th December 2024

S1 Bursaries

Application Deadline 12 noon Thursday 12th December 2024

S5-S6 Scholarships

Open Morning

Saturday 14 September 2024

Getting the best start for every child is really important to us. We encourage children to explore what they are passionate about, in a stimulating and inspiring atmosphere. Discover more about the limitless opportunities available from Nursery to S6 at our next Open Morning.

Register your place

9.00 am: What makes RGC special?
9.30 am: Junior and Senior School Tours
12.00 pm: Close

Gordon's at a Glance

HMiE rated ‘excellent’ Raising Attainment and Achievement

School campus open from 7.15am to 6pm each day

Nursery to P7 weekly specialist teaching

S1-S2 taught 17 subjects with 17-20 pupils per class

S3-S4 choose 8 National 5s from 24 subjects*

S5 choose from 28 Highers* and more accredited courses with 10-12 pupils per class

S6 choose from 25 Advanced Highers, 32 Highers and more accredited courses with 10-12 pupils per class

Over 170 co-curricular activities, almost all included in school fees

*2025-2026 Curriculum

Fees

Open Morning

Saturday 14 September 2024

Getting the best start for every child is really important to us. We encourage children to explore what they are passionate about, in a stimulating and inspiring atmosphere. Discover more about the limitless opportunities available from Nursery to S6 at our next Open Morning.

9.00 am: What makes RGC special? 9.30 am: Junior and Senior School Tours 12.00 pm: Close

Gordon's at a Glance

HMiE rated ‘excellent’ Raising Attainment and Achievement

School campus open from 7.15am to 6pm each day

Nursery to P7 weekly specialist teaching

S1-S2 taught 17 subjects with 17-20 pupils per class

S3-S4 choose 8 National 5s from 24 subjects*

S5 choose from 28 Highers* and more accredited courses with 10-12 pupils per class

S6 choose from 25 Advanced Highers*, 32 Highers* and more accredited courses with 10-12 pupils per class

Over 170 co-curricular activities, almost all included in school fees

*2025-2026 Curriculum

9.00 am: What makes RGC special?
9.30 am: Junior and Senior School Tours
12.00 pm: Close

S6 choose from 25 Advanced Highers, 32 Highers and more accredited courses with 10-12 pupils per class