Friends Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 I thought it maybe worthwhile highlighting costs involved for attending an Upper School. Please feel free to add. Central School of Ballet- tuition fees £9000 per year (can be covered by Student Finance) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeafterballet Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 For a DaDa if your gross house hold income is over £70,000 then you pay full fees !!! If you are only a bit below that then you pay full price for accommodation on top of your DaDa contribution !! If you have one child on an MDS and one on a DaDa then there is no discount !! I have been researching the pitfalls of having 2 dc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieW Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 We were pre-new-DaDA days, so can't really help but don't forget to add in other costs - uniform, shoes, exams, general spending money/living expenses, travel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeafterballet? Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Cost of the audition process in itself ...... and that's before you get there!!! Anything from £25-45 per application, medical reports, photos, travel and hotels for auditions ...... Plus the coffee whilst waiting around during auditions - I now have a loyalty card for every well known coffee outlet! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friends Posted April 5, 2014 Author Share Posted April 5, 2014 ENB tuition fees are £17,000 per year. So if you are just under the £70,000 annual income bracket how much do you have to pay towards the tuition fees? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2dancersmum Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 If you are applying for a school where DADAs are offered and you get one the parental contribution is the same regardless of the fees of the actual school. The following has a link to a pdf that lists family income and parental contributions for the DADA schemehttps://www.gov.uk/dance-drama-awards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stressedmum Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Yes its all very costly and to be honest a big struggle. My dd is on reserve for dada but even if she gets it its going to be very hard. We will have to pay the maximum due to family income not much below the 70 k, with accomodation on top im really worried. I only wish I'd been more aware 5 years ago and prepared for the whole process. Dancing does not earn big bucks but to get there costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeafterballet Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Friends ... I have calculated that if we are just under the £70,000 ceiling we will be paying approx £9,000 contribution towards the school fees ! And then approx £6,000 towards the accommodation depending on the school !! We are looking at about £15,000 per year with no opportunity to earn extra money to help !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katymac Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 A lot of school expect you to pay for private health insurance or a physio retainer type fee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stressedmum Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Ill be an alcoholic by the end and wont even be able to work to pay for any of it, gosh!! Does anyone else feel like that!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stressedmum Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 What we do for our kids! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeafterballet Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 I have a ds who wants to audition for 6th forms next year and a dd already on an mds !! If they are both successful in the future at one point I will have 2 on approx £15,000 each !! Happy days !! They may not even get a job at the end of it all !! I will have to work until I'm 70 to pay it off !! Would I have it any other way ? Probably not ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifeafterballet Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 (edited) Need to go to Tescos and get a bottle of wine now !! Lol !! Edited April 5, 2014 by cotes du rhone ! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friends Posted April 5, 2014 Author Share Posted April 5, 2014 Accommodation this year has been £5720 including food but from Sept it will be £8415 not including food! Ouch ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzpaws Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 I'm off to Tesco too - so bottle of wine and a lottery ticket in order !! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friends Posted April 5, 2014 Author Share Posted April 5, 2014 Fees for Elmhurst are boarding fees of £24,894 per year, but I'm not sure if that includes tuition fees? Ballet West £9,000 tuition fees per year ( can be covered by student finance) RCS tuition Scottish/EU students £1820 per year Rest of UK students £9,000 ( can be covered by student finance) The Hammond tuition £16,371 per year ( DaDa for under £70,000 annual income) Tring tuition & boarding fees £30,990 per year , day pupils £20,700 plus accommodation ( DaDa & MDS available) Other costs include medical insurance approx £700 per year, uniform approx £500, accommodation , food and travel. Students in London can travel free on the buses. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friends Posted April 5, 2014 Author Share Posted April 5, 2014 I've just remembered another cost- the medical required once place accepted £130 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzpaws Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 OK - it gets worse, perhaps 2 bottles of wine would have sent me into a blissful sleep - perhaps I should have sent her horse riding 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmum Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Rambert for us being non EU/UK is £16900 plus accom & food also I am sure we have to pay 12 months health insurance to get student visa, return airfare Sydney to London each year as well as all the obvious extras, shoes, tights, travel. And I don't have a job at the moment... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moneypenny Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Ballet shoes, pointe shoes, tights, leotards costs in excess of £700 per year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moneypenny Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 I reckon the audition process ... Photos, entry fees, food, parking, hotel, etc has cost over £600, plus fuel on top of that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAIRBELLES Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Another cost my friend hadn't banked on was tube fares . These are usually free for 16 yr olds studying A levels but because the Diploma is level 6 and counted as higher education her dd didn't qualify for the free travel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straceydor Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Not sure If this applies but a student union card which is about £11 will get you money off certain things, food from the Co-op, clothes, stationary and train costs are just some items Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 A couple of the big dancewear shops in London give discounts to students. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friends Posted April 6, 2014 Author Share Posted April 6, 2014 At Central certain books need to be purchased to assist their studies approx £50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Living the Dream Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 I can't comment on the new DaDA as my DD is on the old system. I pay £1,275 per year contribution to fees plus London accommodation approx £9,000 per year plus weekly spending allowance, tube fares(busses are free), private medical insurance, uniform approx £300 per year, pointe shoes approx £400 per term if not more, plus tights, animal wool, toe tape, mobile phone contract and contact lenses. Also fuel costs at end of term, train fares for home visits, hotels to see performances. The list of expenses goes on and on. I daren't add it all up or I would have a heart attack. I should have married a millionaire LTD 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa O`Brien Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 I used to date a millionaire. He was a proper sleazeball though. If I had been the cold,callous,money grabbing type I might have stuck with him. Instead I am single and penniless.Oh well.! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friends Posted April 18, 2014 Author Share Posted April 18, 2014 BTUK tuition fees £10,500 per year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutugirl Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Anyone know what ENB are ? Sorry I've posted this on two different threads x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaylou62 Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Local dance full time college fees - £2,500 pa. Private singing/acting lessons, exams, trips are extra. Dance clothes, shoes etc can be bought from the attached dance shop with a discount to full time students. Local Theatre School full time 2 year course - £1,900 per term (3 terms). Exams are extra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Living the Dream Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Anyone know what ENB are ? Sorry I've posted this on two different threads x I've posted about ENBS above but my DD is in the old system DaDA. Basically if you are not offered a DaDA, you pay full fees. There are no student loans available for this school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat09 Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Anyone know what ENB are ? Sorry I've posted this on two different threads x ENBS tuition fees are £17000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 We seem to be discussing fees on both threads now - this one and also here: http://www.balletcoforum.com/index.php?/topic/6614-student-finance-for-ba-and-hnd-courses/ Perhaps it would be better to stick to discussing "extra" costs in this thread - i.e. Travel, accommodation, uniform etc. and discuss actual tuition fees in the other thread. I definitely think it's useful to have separate threads to discuss the different types of financial implications of Upper Schools but asking the same questions in both threads will mean duplication of questions. Thanks everyone - both threads are very pertinent and I'm learning a great deal! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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