• We are a non-profit school without any shareholders: if any surpluses are generated from school fees, they are all ploughed back into further development and enhancement of the school for our students’ benefit.
• We try to incorporate as many expenses as possible into the basic tuition fees to avoid a plethora of additional levies and charges – so that you can plan for a generally predictable monthly payment. For example, our fees include most cultural & extra-mural activities, 1 x school camp per annum (where applicable), all general art/music/technology levies, our school magazine and more. Parents do need to remember to budget extra for personal text books & stationery, off-campus outings, individual music lessons and Cambridge Examination fees (grade 10-12).
• We offer all parents a payment holiday in January of each year, giving you the financial space to procure textbooks, stationery, and uniforms. Our annual tuition fees are payable in 11 monthly debit order instalments from February to December, on the 1st day of each month.
• Please do follow the link below for the detailed fee schedule.
As a Christian school, with non-profit objectives, it is our stated aim to provide quality, Christ-centred education as affordably as possible. However, we recognise that there will be families amongst us who face financial limitations and distress that could be a temporary or permanent barrier to continued enrolment at the school. To assist within the constraints of its non-profit budget, the school maintains a Bursary & Compassionate Aid Fund:
1. Please donate
If, in addition to your own child/ren’s fees, you have the capacity to contribute an additional amount towards the fees of other families who are struggling, won’t you consider a donation to this Fund? Simply reference “BURSARY FUND” on your payment. The School will ensure that it gets allocated to deserving families, through either our Bursary or Compassionate Aid schemes. All such donations are tax deductible. See escs.org.za/donate or email compassion@escs.org.za for further details.
2. Bursaries
The School does consider the granting of annual bursaries to existing enrolled families. Such bursaries are adjudicated by an independent Custodian, and are granted for one year at a time. Bursary applications (see link below) must be submitted by 31 October of each year. Email compassion@escs.org.za for further information.
3. Compassionate Aid
The School is also able to consider other forms of short-term financial relief from the Fund. Whether it is you, or another school family you become aware of, that is experiencing a period of financial turmoil, please do alert us by emailing compassion@escs.org.za. The School will prayerfully consider the best mechanism to assess and assist with the need.
SECOND HAND UNIFORM SALES: Please email uniform@escs.org.za for information & availability
