Fees and Payments

The total of fees and payments fall into three categories:

  1. A Registration Fee of GBP150, non-returnable (GBP200 for Mainland China);
  2. A Guardianship Fee of between GBP870 to 1150 per year: (please contact us for further details);
  3. A Student Expenses Fund of GBP750 (GBP1,000 for students from Mainland China) to cover student expenses such as taxis and host accommodation. Any credit balance is returnable at the end of the guardianship contract.

 

Fees

The Quest Gold Service includes:

  • Acting as legal guardian of your child whilst in the UK;
  • Initial meeting and at least one School visit each term with a report to parents;
  • Arranging host family stays;
  • Arranging transfers between airport and host families and school;
  • Arrangements for school uniform and equipment;
  • 24 hour Emergency Cover;
  • Assistance with mobile phone and SIM cards;
  • Guardianship during the Christmas and Easter Holidays;
  • Booking flights and travel tickets as required;
  • VAT tax at the current UK rate of 17.5%

The Quest Silver Service (unavailable for students under 14 on 1st Sept) includes:

  • Acting as legal guardian of your child whilst in the UK;
  • Arranging host family stays;
  • Arranging airport and host transfers;
  • 24 hour Emergency Cover
  • One school visit each term;
  • VAT tax at the current rate of 17.5%

What is not included and is extra?

  • Cost of Host Family accommodation
  • Cost of transfers to and from host, school and airports
  • School parent's meetings which are charged at GBP25 per hour, plus expenses
  • Guardianship during long school holidays, charged at GBP100 per month (Christmas / Easter included under Gold Service)

Holiday and Temporary Guardianship

Guardianship cover is effective during the normal school term, and it is expected that students will return home during the school holidays, such as Christmas, Easter and Summer Holidays. It is possible to arrange for guardianship and host accommodation during these times under our Holiday Guardianship scheme.

Sometimes students ask for friends to stay at their Host Family for a Half Term or weekend break. Arrangements must be made through the Quest offices under a Temporary Guardianship Scheme.

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