Can't afford uk boarding schools any more. Alternatives please

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Simply cannot afford/ justify the cost of uk boarding schools. No parental help self funded, it is / will kill us. Would love to try and replicate, happy to move abroad to do so (we can wfh /internatinal jobs)

. 3 girls all brilliant all rounders, but particularly sport talented (hockey). 12y 11y 9y old.

Looking at re locating abroad . English only fluent language
School the priority for relocation, we can easily sort job post covid

Any recommendations For Schools? Not sure where to even start!

Thanks

If you are sending your daughters away to school, why does it matter where you live? Surely the whole point of boarding school is that you are not actually living with your children?

Boarding school is not common in most cultures, the answer is day school surely?

Have you looked into state boarding schools?

Everything on the education side is free (as with any state school) and parents pay for the boarding element. This makes it considerably less expensive, and would have the advantage of keeping your DDs in the British system

Info here:

State boarding schools - The BSA Guide - looking for a UK boarding school? (ukbsa.com)

Have you considered boarding schools in Ireland? Generally cheaper than UK boarding school, similar culture, not to far away..

We want them to be in immersive education environment, top facilities, no socual media at midnight weirdness as phones banned and living with friends there so compulsion doesn't exist etc etc.

We'd like to live nearby so can come home for weekend / we can watch matches / take them out for dinner etc

You could just parent your own children and send them to state school.

You could look after your own children and send them to state school. Especially if you're working from home surely you can look after your own kids.

How about day schools that offer flexible boarding so they stay over once a week for example?

You're prepared to move anywhere at all in the world to find a local boarding school? But money is an issue?

Ireland . Great boarding school and big into hockey

Seriously, parent your children. In their home.

If you can't afford or justify the cost of boarding schools, how about - not sending them to a boarding school.

You can thank me later

Do your children want to go?

State boarding - Cranbrook Kent for eg

The best alternative would be for your children to live at home with their parents. Who love them.

Have you priced up boarding schools in Australia?

The King's Hospital School, Dublin, might fit your bill.

But again, why?

Lots of great boarding schools in Singapore, Hong Kong and Thailand but cost of relocating would be pretty expensive.
Also daily living costs can be expensive if you want to have a certain type of lifestyle.
Could you try and move closer to really good state schools?

I think it can be tough to be the 'poor kid' at certain schools .

I can't afford a 28 bedroom mansion. Has anyone got any suggestions for an alternative?

Move to Surrey and send them to one of the plethora of day schools that also take boarders. They often offer flexi boarding for the day pupils if they need to stay over sometimes. But I think you are deluded about the social media/phones aspect and might need to do more actual parenting in that regard.

Have you considered framing your kids for a crime so they get sent to a YOI? Bed and board, physically rigorous environment, no messing around on phones. You could even visit them.

😂😂😂

But look what happened to Max in Corrie. Daniel Barlow sneaked a phone in to him and there was ... mischief.

You are dreaming if you think they won’t have access to social media. The schools don’t allow phones in the dorms/rooms at night but some kids will have 2 phones - one they hand in and the other they keep. This happens all the time.

Don't know why all the anti boarding commentary. I get it. Immersion in school, after school sports, no phone or screen distractions, lots of real life socialising. How is that worse than an teenager glued to a phone for hours every evening?
Anyway, I also recommend Ireland boarding, many are big hockey schools. Most about €15,000 or about that per year for 5 day boarding or you could do day boarding where the cost is less but they still until late and don't sleep over.