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Fee-Paying Provided Schools: Rescind September 2020 Fee Increases

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A decision made on 14 May 2020

Decision Reference: MD-ESC-2020-0006

Decision Summary Title:

Rescind September 2020 fee increases for fee-paying provided schools

Date of Decision Summary:

06/05/2020

Decision Summary Author:

Private Secretary

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title:

Rescind September 2020 fee increases for fee-paying provided schools

Date of Written Report:

06/05/2020

Written Report Author:

Finance Manager

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Exempt

Article 33

Subject: 

Rescind the previously agreed 5% fee increases planned for September 2020 for the fee-paying provided schools, Jersey College for Girls (JCG), Jersey College Preparatory (JCP), Victoria College (VC) and Victoria College Preparatory (VCP).

Decision(s): 

In 2019 the Minister approved fee increases for JCG and JCP under MD-ESC-2019-0002 and for VC and VCP under MD-ESC-2019-0004. These decisions each had two parts:

 

  1. Fee increases to take effect from January 2020
  2. Further fee increases of 5% to take effect from September 2020, for the academic year 2020 – 2021.

 

Following recommendations received from the relevant Governing Bodies, supported by officer advice in respect of Covid-19 financial impact, the Minister has agreed to rescind the previously made decisions referred to above, in respect of part 2 only. This rescindment will ensure that the fees for all four schools are not increased in September 2020.

 

The termly fees for all four schools will remain as current, detailed below:

 

Jersey College Preparatory   £1,893

Jersey College for Girls         £1,960

Victoria College Preparatory £2,042

Victoria College                     £2,060

 

Reason(s) for Decision:  

To meet the requirements of Article 13a of the Education (Jersey) Law 1999 which requires that the fees set by the respective governing body are approved by the Minister.

Resource Implications:  

Rescinding the September 2020 fee increases will result in reduced income for the 2020 financial year in the four schools as detailed below:

 

Jersey College Preparatory    £36,000

Jersey College for Girls          £70,000

Victoria College Preparatory  £28,000

Victoria College                      £69,000

 

Action required:

Governing Bodies to advise parents of fee rates for Autumn term 2020.

 

Signature:

Position: Tracey Vallois

                 Minister for Education

Date Signed:  

 

Date of Decision:  

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