A registration fee of £600 (incl. 20% VAT) is payable when the application form is submitted. The application can only be processed after receipt of the registration fee.

On acceptance of a place at school, a payment of £4,500 is due promptly for every new pupil. This consists of an acceptance deposit of £3,000  and a non-refundable £1,500 (incl. 20% VAT) contribution to the School Development Fund. This Fund contributes to the maintenance and development of the school, including renovation and building projects and investment into IT infrastructure. If the deposit and development fund contribution are not paid within the required time, the place at the school is forfeited and the German School may offer the place to somebody else.

School fees are set by the German School Association’s Board of Governors.

School fees for our Kindergarten are exempt from VAT where the class contains 90% or more pupils who are aged between 3- and 4-year-old, and who are not expected to reach the age of 5 in the academic year. This amounts to £10,420 (VAT exempt) for the full school year 2024/25. Fees are invoiced termly in line with the current Government 15 free hours funding scheme.
For year groups from Pre-school to year 12, school fees amount to £5,988 (incl. 20% VAT) for the second semester of the school year 2024/25. Fees are due as per existing school rules on the 15^th of January for the second semester.

A loyalty discount on net school fees is applied in the following circumstances:

Families whose child has attended the school for more than five full academic years, receive a 15% loyalty discount on school fees for that child. Families with three or more children at DSL will benefit from receiving the 15% loyalty discount for the third child (and each subsequent child) immediately from the first year at the school.

Other Fees and contributions
The Swiss Parents’ Association charges an additional amount of £468 (inc. 20% VAT) per school year to Swiss Parents for the provision of a Swiss Teacher. This is payable to the German School.

All parents are invited to become members of The German School Association. Membership fee is £25 per annum per person.

Ancillary Services and Extracurricular Activities
Afternoon programme for Kindergarten and Pre-School, extended school days, AGs and other extracurricular offers and ancillary services, such as books, excursions, cafeteria, school bus, etc., are being offered and will be charged separately. As a rule, where activities/services are quoted and booked per school- or half-year, those services cannot be cancelled. Exceptional cases may apply and you’ll find more details on the respective registration forms. The usual policies apply and students may be excluded from the activity in case of misconduct and non-compliance of rules and instructions. In such cases refunds will not be made. For some ancillary services and extracurricular activities 20% VAT will apply. Ancillary services and extracurricular activities are exempt from any discounts.