What It Costs

The following fee structure applies to students commencing courses with NorthStarUK from September 2009.

This fee structure applies to both individual families and schools. Our fees do not include the provision of textbooks.

Students undertaking pre-GCSE courses (one year course)

£285 per student per subject.

£135 per subject for curriculum-only courses (Please note that curriclum-only courses cannot be purchased by schools) 

Students undertaking GCSE and IGCSE courses (two year course)

£325 per student per subject per year i.e. a full GCSE/IGCSE course costs £650.

We are unable to accept students who have not been enrolled with us for Year 10 directly into Year 11 courses.

Please note that Coordinated Science (Double IGCSE) is charged as TWO courses.

Students undertaking A level courses (two year course)

£360 per student per subject per year i.e. a full A level course costs £720. Students are able to stop at the end of the first year and on successful completion of exams obtain an AS level qualification.

Payment Options

We offer families and schools a range of flexible payment options:

• ONE lump sum.
• TEN monthly instalments. Please note that the number of repayments is reduced for those starting later in the year.
• THREE instalments consisting of a 50% payment due on the 1 September, followed by TWO further payments of 25% each due on the 1 December 2009 and the 1 April 2010.
• Whichever payment option is chosen, all enrolment forms must be submitted with a 30% deposit (tuition fees only).

Payment can be made by cheque or credit/debit card.  We make no additional charge for receiving payments by debit/credit cards.

Discounts to course fees (excluding carriage and any resources)

5% for all students enrolled before 10 July 2009.

5% for families enrolling for 6 or more courses.

Curriculum-only courses do NOT qualify for discounts.

Additional fees

Shipping and postage are charged at cost.

A fee of £10 per course is charged for each (I)GCSE course that has a coursework element to cover special delivery costs in year 11.

Fee reductions for mid-year enrolment

For pre-GCSE students joining mid-year:

Any time during the Autumn Term - no reduction - full fees payable.
Any time during the Spring Term - 1/3 fee reduction - 2/3rds fees payable +£30 administration fee per student payable.
Any time during the Summer Term - 2/3 fee reduction - 1/3rd fees payable +£30 per student payable.

No fee reductions apply for curriculum-only, GCSE, IGCSE or A level courses.