anntionette
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I didnt want to embarrass myself and ask what the extras cost.
Why are you considering going private?
Plenty of people who send their kids to private schools have modest enough incomes.One point to consider is attending private school usually means your peers will have a higher lifestyle than average. There may be additional pressure (implied or otherwise) to keep up with people who have more disposable income than you.
If you're already embarrassed by asking the school about potential additional costs, you may find it difficult to say No to your child when all of their friends are getting the latest xyz.
You mention Rathmines so I assume you are based in south dublin. It shouldn't be difficult to find a good public school near you.
Plenty of people who send their kids to private schools have modest enough incomes.
Plenty of people who send their kids to private schools have modest enough incomes.
"Modest enough"I doubt it.
Median net income of a household with two adults with 1-3 children under 18 is €54k according to CSO. Take fees of €5k each for two kids. That's 18% of average household income on school fees alone.
Let's define "modest" as 60% of median or about €32k in net household income. Then two kids at fee-paying schools will be over 30% of net household income, or about 15% for one child.
I am not saying that there are no households with modest incomes paying school fees, but there are not very many.
Plenty of people who send their kids to private schools have modest enough incomes.
When I was in school 3 kids drove to school in 6th year. One was the son of a mechanic and the other two were the children of drug dealers. Different times...When i was in school about 30% of students had their own car and drove to school by 5th year.
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