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

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Letsgetouttahere2023 · 25/06/2023 18:39

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

OP posts:
ladygindiva · 08/07/2023 20:10

Iolani · 07/07/2023 21:02

Just had a revelation.
Some of the Scottish islands don’t have senior schools and the children are sent to the mainland to boarding schools.
If you move there you automatically have the right to boarding for free.
Seems a bit naughty but I’m sure others have done it.

I think the same is true of the Scilly isles when they get past GCSE age

Wbeezer · 09/07/2023 12:33

I know some people from Scottish islands who boarded, it's not exactly the traditional private school boarding experience, I think the OP would be disappointed.

Wenfy · 20/07/2023 16:01

India is quite famous for it’s English speaking girls boarding schools in the North of the country. The lifestyle there is similar to the UK and doable if you have jobs that can be worked remotely or translate to high salaries in India.

Other options are Ireland and UAE but in my experience when you’re already wealthy India has the closest culture to the UK.

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