Dis your kid's school pay for their UCAS application, or did you have to pay for it?

[ArcheryAnnie]

Just that, really. I didn't know you had to pay for it.

I paid for dd's.

Parent pays here. I don’t know of any school that would pay. It’s not compulsory to apply to uni after all.

Parents, directly for state school, on extras bill for private

God, schools can’t afford that! Plus not all kids apply.

UCAS doesn't make a secret of it on its website...

I'm sure there must be schools somewhere that pay for it, but essentially, it is the applicant's responsibility.

From our two so far who have gone through the process, at one school, DS1 paid (well, I paid) direct and at another, we paid the school through ParentPay and then the school actually made the payment to UCAS.

I paid, state school.

Is this a new thing?

I don't recall paying for DS'?

No, not new.

We paid!

We paid for it. Did it a few weeks back for dd. She filled the form in at home online and then paid to submit. It then goes to school for checking and their bits to be added.

I paid. DC applied a few weeks ago.

We paid. DS completed and submitted the form with the payment I think.

I don't remember paying for DD but she must have cadged the money off of me. I'm from another country & seem to recall paying something like $60 for each university application, 30 yrs ago. The UCAS system is a bargain.

I paid (for my own but applied through sixth form, I'm 21). Never heard of a school paying.

Everyone I know has paid for their children’s UCAS, both state and private. It’s only £20.

Normal to pay.

Why on earth would the school pay!

Why on earth would the school pay!

No idea without rummaging on their websites, but I suppose one might imagine that some of the, 'Look what wonderful things our disadvantaged sixth formers achieve' schools (sorry, not really meaning that to come over in a disparaging way) might?

150 kids in my DS’s year x £25 each. If the school paid for that it would be over £3000! It would pay for a TA for a term!

I paid, dd at independent school.

I paid,state school.

My school paid, but I had to go in front of the committee and ask for them to fund it, provide evidence that I couldn't afford to and my parents wouldn't, and it was printed in the newsletter and the local paper.

'Look what wonderful things our disadvantaged sixth formers achieve'

Definitely that type of angle.

Back in the day we had to pay twice, once for UCCA and once for PCAS.

Not looking forward to whebn ds applies as we will have UCAS & CUKAS fees to pay plus approx £50 audition fee per conservatoire.

School paid up front then asked us to reimburse.
It's a state school but quite well resourced by the parents association.