For students who are resident in the UK, and have been for two years, you will most likely be eligible for the Music and Dance Scheme (MDS). It is about your ability to play, not pay. For students from overseas, you are not eligible for MDS. Information for overseas students can be found here.
Over 90% of our students receive some form of financial support, with up to 80% of those receiving full funding through the Department for Education (DfE). This is made possible by the Government’s Music & Dance Scheme (MDS), designed to enable young, talented musicians and dancers to receive full time education and training at a specialist school irrespective of parents’ financial means.
If you are offered a place at Chetham’s your parents will be asked to provide their income details to the Director of Finance who will then calculate what their annual contribution to the fees will be. As a rough guide, if your parents earn less than £13,000 per year they will pay nothing towards your boarding fees and education. If your parents earn over £188,000 a year then they will be asked to pay full fees. Everyone in between has to contribute on a sliding scale.
This scheme does not apply to Choristers or overseas students.
A summary of fees is below, whilst additional detail can be found in the Fees Information document.
If you have additional questions, please contact our Director of Finance Paul Oberg via his PA:
Joan Grimes
0161 838 7211
joangrimes@chethams.com
| Relevant income (£ per annum) | Day student | Boarding student |
|---|---|---|
| 10,000 | 0 | 0 |
| 20,000 | 333 | 567 |
| 30,000 | 1,443 | 1,809 |
| 40,000 | 2,553 | 3,279 |
| 50,000 | 3,678 | 4,938 |
| 60,000 | 5,028 | 6,846 |
| 70,000 | 6,549 | 8,766 |
| 80,000 | 8,160 | 10,776 |
| 90,000 | 9,771 | 12,855 |
| 100,000 | 11,379 | 14,964 |
| 110,000 | 12,990 | 17,076 |
| 120,000 | 14,601 | 19,185 |
| 130,000 | 16,209 | 21,294 |
| 140,000 | 17,820 | 23,406 |
| 150,000 | 19,437 | 25,515 |
| 160,000 | 21,039 | 27,624 |
| 170,000 | 22,650 | 29,736 |
| 180,000 | 24,261 | 31,845 |
| 190,000 | 25,869 | 33,954 |
| 200,000 | 27,480 | 36,066 |
