When your child is offered a place at Wellington, you will be sent a Fees Pack containing relevant information about payment terms and conditions. The Bursar, Mr John McColgan, will be pleased to provide information on fees and financial assistance offered by the school.

Mr McColgan’s contact details and Information on the range of means-tested bursaries can be found here.

Sibling Discount

When more than one sibling attends Wellington School, there may be a reduction available on the total fees payable. This discount is equivalent to up to 5% of the second child’s termly fees and 10% of subsequent children’s fees while they are attending Wellington together.

Additional Charges

Additional charges include items such as trips, individual music lessons and school uniform. Other additional costs are detailed here below:

Lunches
Junior School – £260.00 per term
Senior School – A cafeteria system is in place

Find out more about dining at Wellington

Insurance
An insurance fee of £16.00 is applicable to pupils from P1 upwards.

New Pupils
A deposit of £100 is payable for new pupils before starting at the school from Primary 1 upwards. This deposit in non refundable. New pupils who join the school between the start of a term and mid-term will be charged full termly fees. New pupils who join the school between mid-term and the end of term will be charged one half of the termly fees.

Methods of Payment

In Advance – Payment on invoice

Please note that the due date is before the start of term.

• Bank transfer
  Account Name: Wellington School (Ayr) Ltd;
  Account Number: 00441790
  Bank Sort Code: 80-12-39
  Please quote your School Account Reference Number

• Debit or Credit Card
  Debit or credit card payments are to be made in the school office before the start of the Autumn Term.

• Cheque
  Cheques are payable to Wellington School (Ayr) Ltd and should be received by the school seven working days before the start of term (to allow for bank clearance).

Please note that cleared funds must be available before the start of term. If not, interest is payable on the full amount outstanding at a rate of 6% per annum above the Bank of Scotland base rate.

Where an account is not cleared, daily interest will be charged on the amount overdue and applied weekly to the account. In the unlikely event that this is necessary, an updated statement will be issued. If the account is not cleared, in full, by mid-term, the school will be unable to guarantee school places.

Direct Debit over 10 months, starting in September

• Direct debit mandate must be received at the school before 31st July.

• Please note that if you pay by direct debit, extras must also be collected by direct debit. These will be debited from your account quarterly, on the 15th of the month.

• Only in exceptional circumstances is it possible to consider any alternative to 10 months.

• In cases where the direct debit is returned unpaid due to insufficient funds, a fee of £25 will be charged for each direct debit returned unpaid in addition to interest accruing on the outstanding sum.

Written Notice

As outlined in the enrolment agreement and parental consent form, parents are reminded that in cases of withdrawal, the school requires not less than one full term’s notice in writing (addressed to the head of the school).