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Fettes College
Edinburgh · United Kingdom · Boarding school · Website ↗
✓ 43 official sources · checked 2 Nov 2026
About Fettes
Located in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Private non-profit institution. Lists accreditations or memberships: Education Scotland. 5 programmes on Every Program. 5 of them taught in English.
5 open programmes
- GCSE · IGCSE
- curriculum
Edinburgh
Fettes Pre-Prep
- Curriculum for excellence
- curriculum
- Day
- stay
Edinburgh
Fettes Prep
- A-Level · IB
- curriculum
From £5,175 to £18,850
/ term · 2026/27 · highest published rate. 1 programme in other units not shown.
All 4 prices
| Fettes Pre-Prep | £5,175 / term · 2026/27 · all nationalities |
| Fettes Prep | £12,950 / term · 2026/27 · all nationalities |
| Fettes College Senior School: Middle School (Third to Fifth Form, GCSE) | £18,850 / term · 2026/27 · all nationalities |
| Fettes College Sixth Form (A Level and IB Diploma) | £18,850 / term · 2026/27 · all nationalities |
If you cancel
11 conditions as the institution publishes them. A blank cell means the source gives no figure there: read the wording under the event.
| Event | When | You get back | They keep |
|---|---|---|---|
| You cancel before the startNo such notice, or no notice at all: a term's fees at the rate of the term immediately preceding the start term become payable as a debt; the Deposit(s) are credited without interest to that payment; reduced for any scholarship or bursary | Kept: one term fees | ||
| You cancel before the startWritten notice given before the first day of the term immediately preceding the term in which the child was due to start: the Deposit is lost (subject to repayment under clause 2(b)) but no further fees are payable | Nothing back | Kept: deposit | |
| You withdraw during the courseWithdrawing the child, or the child ceasing an activity, part-way through a term does not reduce fees or extras and gives no refund | Nothing back | ||
| Notice periodA term's notice, or the difference between the boarding and the day fees in lieu of noticeChange from a boarding place to a day place | Kept: boarding day fee difference in lieu of notice | ||
| Notice periodIf notice is given of a fee increase above 5%, the parent may withdraw the child from the start of the following term by written notice within 21 days of the increase notice, without a term's notice or fees in lieu of notice and without fees for the next termFee increase above 5% | |||
| Notice periodWithdrawing a child other than at the normal leaving date: a clear term's notice, or a term's fees in lieu of notice at the rate of the final term; due as a debt on the first day of the term that would have been the final termProof: written notice signed by all holders of parental responsibility | Kept: one term fees in lieu of notice | ||
| Notice periodWithdrawing from an extra-charged activity: half a term's notice, or a term's charges for the activity as a debtAn activity charged as an extra | Kept: one term activity charges | ||
| IllnessFees and agreed extras are not normally reduced or refunded for absence due to illness or otherwise (including study leave at home); parents may insure fees themselves | Nothing back | ||
| The institution cancelsIf the School is wholly unable to perform its obligations for more than 14 consecutive days (event outside its control), fees for the affected period of the term are refunded or not charged, prorated proportionately | |||
| You do not turn upAdditional Deposit is refunded if the child does not take up a place; otherwise credited without interest to the final account on leavingAdditional Deposit | 100% back | ||
| You do not turn upDeposit is not refundable if the child fails to take up the place; refunded less administration costs only if the School fills the specific vacancy | Nothing back | Kept: deposit |
37 deposits and extra costs
Grouped by whether the institution says they are required. When it gives a rule instead of an amount, the rule is shown.
Required
- Additional deposit · one term's fees; when the child moves from the Prep School to the Senior School, topped up by the difference between the Additional Deposit already paid and the Senior School amount · one-offYear not stated: confirm with the sourceRefundableApplies if: may be required by the School from the parents of a child on entry (sole discretion of the School)Refund: refunded if the child does not take up the place; otherwise credited without interest to the final account on leaving
- Additional deposit · equal to the first term's fees; paid at the same time as the deposit to secure the offer of a place · one-offYear not stated: confirm with the sourceRefundableApplies if: new entrants joining Fettes College (senior or prep) with a parent or parents residing outside the UKRefund: subject to any outstanding fees, when the child leaves Fettes
- Additional deposit · equal to the first term's fees; paid at the same time as the deposit to secure the offer of a place · one-offYear not stated: confirm with the sourceRefundableApplies if: new entrants joining Fettes College (senior or prep) with a parent or parents residing outside the UK
- Deposit · one-offYear not stated: confirm with the sourceRefundableApplies if: paid to secure the offer of a place (Senior School and Prep)Refund: subject to any outstanding fees, when the child leaves Fettes
- Deposit · one-offYear not stated: confirm with the sourceNot refundableApplies if: the child fails to take up the placeRefund: not refundable if the child fails to take up the place; exception: refunded less administration costs if the School fills the specific vacancy
- Deposit · the amount set out as the Deposit in the Acceptance Form (the amount is not published on the website) · one-offYear not stated: confirm with the sourceNot refundableRefund: not refundable if the child fails to take up the place; otherwise credited without interest to the final fees on leaving
- Additional deposit · equivalent to one term's boarding fees; payable on return of the completed acceptance form; refunded in full on the final fees bill · one-offRefundableApplies if: applicant who is offered and accepts a place and has at least one parent residing overseas
- Art sketchbooks materials · £10 · each yearYear not stated: confirm with the sourceApplies if: Third Form
- Exam registration ib · £100 · one-offYear not stated: confirm with the sourceApplies if: IB Diploma students (includes Theory of Knowledge and the Extended Essay); approximate
- Art sketchbooks materials · £15 · each yearYear not stated: confirm with the sourceApplies if: Fourth and Fifth Form
- Art sketchbooks materials · £25 · each yearYear not stated: confirm with the sourceApplies if: Sixth Form
- Duke of edinburgh bronze expeditions · £35 · one-offYear not stated: confirm with the sourceApplies if: Third Form: two overnight expeditions are compulsory; heavily subsidised
- Exam charges ib · £560 · one-offYear not stated: confirm with the sourceAmount: approximate total: about £100 registration plus about £74 per subject; billed at the end of the Autumn Term of the Upper Sixth, payable in JanuaryApplies if: IB Diploma students
- Exam charges gcse · £650 · one-offYear not stated: confirm with the sourceAmount: average for the full set of GCSE exams, depends on subjects and on dual or individual ScienceApplies if: Fifth Form; charged on the Fifth Form Summer Term bill
- Exam entry ib subject · £74 · per examYear not stated: confirm with the sourceApplies if: IB Diploma students, per subject; approximate
- Airport guardian service · £75 · each yearYear not stated: confirm with the sourceApplies if: international students sponsored by Fettes who travel to or from Edinburgh airport; assumed to be used unless the School is told otherwise; flat annual charge irrespective of the number of journeys; airport travel itself is charged separately
- Exercise books · £9.50 · each yearYear not stated: confirm with the source
- Prep dry cleaningApplies if: Prep School; the school calls these extra charges necessary and routine
- Prep house chargeApplies if: Prep School; the school calls these extra charges necessary and routine
- Prep travel faresApplies if: Prep School; the school calls these extra charges necessary and routine
- Exam chargesvary substantially from student to student; school category 1
- Exam charges a level · £400 · 2026 · one-offAmount: average overall charge, depends on subjects takenApplies if: A Level students; charged on the final Summer Term fee bill
Recommended
- Duke of edinburghnon-compulsory but recommended addition; school category 2
- Duke of edinburgh admin bronze silver · £33 · one-offYear not stated: confirm with the sourceset by the Duke of Edinburgh organisation
- Duke of edinburgh admin gold · £40 · one-offYear not stated: confirm with the sourceset by the Duke of Edinburgh organisation
- Duke of edinburgh expeditions · £400 · Gold walking · one-offYear not stated: confirm with the sourceAmount: approximate total expedition cost; added to the school bill typically in two stages
- Duke of edinburgh expeditions · £675 · Gold water-based · one-offYear not stated: confirm with the sourceAmount: approximate total expedition cost; added to the school bill typically in two stages
- Duke of edinburgh expeditions · £340 · Silver walking · one-offYear not stated: confirm with the sourceAmount: approximate total expedition cost; added to the school bill typically in two stages
- Duke of edinburgh expeditions · £550 · Silver water-based · one-offYear not stated: confirm with the sourceAmount: approximate total expedition cost; added to the school bill typically in two stages
Optional
- Taxischool category 3; account can be declined
- Tripsschool category 3
- Occasional boarding · £80 per nightYear not stated: confirm with the sourceAmount: includes dinner and breakfastApplies if: day students
- Private medical insurance · £162 · 2026/27 · each term
Whether it is required is not stated
- Administration charge · £2,000 / term · each termYear not stated: confirm with the sourceApplies if: optional Specified Charges are not selected; the School may vary it
- Native language exam tuition · £350 to £450 · each termAmount: depends on the language and the ratio of children to teacher
- Prep school bus · £4.50 per journeyYear not stated: confirm with the sourceApplies if: Prep School pupils using the morning bus; added to the termly bill
- Music lessons · £42 · 2026/27 per 40-minute lessonlisted by the school under its first extras category (compulsory, variable charges); lessons themselves are additional to the standard curriculum
1 scholarship from the institution
- Bursary · Means tested: Yes · Max coverage pct: 100
International profile
- Ages4 to 17
- RouteChild Student visa
- Notetypically over 18; CAS may be issued from age 16 in exceptional circumstances
- RouteStudent visa
- Basisstudents joining from outside the UK
- Share pct25
- ApproximateYes
- A Level
- GCSE
- IB Diploma
- BodyEducation Scotland
- Statustop grade Excellent (inspection)
Safety of children
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Results and where graduates go
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Universities
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The University of Manchester (United Kingdom), University College London (United Kingdom), University of Aberdeen (United Kingdom), University of Amsterdam, University of Bath (United Kingdom), University of Bristol (United Kingdom), University of Cambridge (United Kingdom), University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom), University of Exeter (United Kingdom), University of Glasgow (United Kingdom), University of Michigan, University of Oxford (United Kingdom), University of Pennsylvania, University of St Andrews (United Kingdom), University of Toronto, University of Warwick (United Kingdom), Yale UniversityWho studies here
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Campus and facilities
Fettes College
Edinburgh · Carrington Road, Edinburgh, Scotland EH4 1QX
Fettes Prep
Edinburgh · East Fettes Avenue, Edinburgh, Scotland EH4 1DL
Who to write to
3 housing options published
- Rooms run by the institution (Fettes College)
- Rooms run by the institution (Fettes Prep)
Residences and boarding3
- Arran and Iona
- Senior School boarding Houses
- On campus boarding house · full board
6 upcoming dates
Deadlines and starts of all programmes. Yours are marked once you set your citizenship.
- FCLC Edinburgh English Summer Programme at Fettes College · Session until 10 Jul 2027
- FCLC Edinburgh English Summer Programme at Fettes College · Session until 17 Jul 2027
- FCLC Edinburgh English Summer Programme at Fettes College · Session until 24 Jul 2027
- FCLC Edinburgh English Summer Programme at Fettes College · Session until 31 Jul 2027
- FCLC Edinburgh English Summer Programme at Fettes College · Session until 7 Aug 2027
- FCLC Edinburgh English Summer Programme at Fettes College · Session until 14 Aug 2027
Terms, holidays and boarding weekends
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2026/27
2027/28
Year not stated
Changes, ownership and standing
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Legal entity
Visa sponsor licence
447 facts from 43 official sources
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- Language5 of 5 publish this
- Duration3 of 5 publish this
- Lessons a week1 of 5 publish this
- Ages0 of 5 publish this
- Entry requirements4 of 5 publish this
- Accommodation1 of 5 publish this
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