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Exam fees - do parents pay?

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themaccas
themaccas Posts: 1,453 Forumite
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I'm sorry if this is in the wrong forum but I'm here most of the time. Just wondered whether other parents have had to pay for their childrens GCSE exams? I've just received a bill for nearly £250 for these fees from DS1's school, I sort of remember my parents paying something for my exams when I took them. I just didn't imagine it would be this high! :eek:
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  • mintymoneysaver
    mintymoneysaver Posts: 3,527 Forumite
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    No.I am assuming your children go to a private school.State schools do not pay for exams.
  • cha97michelle
    cha97michelle Posts: 5,818 Forumite
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    I can't believe that. Is it a private school? Schools get budgets to pay for exam entry for children. I have never known the parent have to pay!!!

    I'm in shock. The rate sounds about right for what the school would pay for sitting about 10 GCSEs.
  • Spendless
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    My parents never paid for me to take my exams (o'level and c.s.es). Never heard of it before.
  • black-saturn
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    My children arnt old enough for exams as yet but I remember when I was at school my parents had to pay for the exam fees and when I went on to college the exam fees were free :confused:
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  • lynzpower
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    My parents have never paid exam fees for us, check with the school. MUst be a private school, surely?
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  • jakemuk
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    they pay if u dont turn up
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  • surfcat
    surfcat Posts: 734 Forumite
    From what I remember of state school, you only pay for the GCSEs/Alevel exams if a) you fail to turn up, or b) you resit (after a first free resit in my schools case).
  • aurora_borealis_2
    aurora_borealis_2 Posts: 13,477 Forumite
    Nope, you don't pay in state schools. Not in my area at least.
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  • muddled_midget
    muddled_midget Posts: 189 Forumite
    I have heard that some schools may take a fee as a 'deposit' for your kids turning up, as they figure you're more likely to make them attend if you've already forked out the money, rather than trying to claim it back off you when they don't turn up, so this might be it? At my school we were all too scared of our teachers to even consider not attending!
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  • happyformonths
    happyformonths Posts: 131 Forumite
    I've never heard of state schools charging for exams either.

    I have a feeling that themacca's offspring are going to be in a bit of trouble... :rolleyes: - better get to the bottom of it themacca!

    Sorry, just teasing, I'm sure there's an innocent explanation...

    Must have been a bit of a shock in the post though.
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