This allowance is to help pay the fees your school charges for:
- general services and facilities
- tuition
- some school subjects, including sport if it’s a subject.
It can also be for:
- materials for a school subject
- school magazines
- hiring a locker
- hiring a laptop or tablet
- hiring books
- exams.
What it isn’t for
The allowance isn’t for:
- stationery
- buying a laptop or tablet
- special clothing, such as aprons for art
- incidentals, such as purchases from the school shop
- laundry fees or buying linen
- fees for a Parents and Citizens Association or similar group
- payments to school building funds
- insurance for school activities.