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The Cost of Going Back to School

SAVOO.CO.UK PRESENTS THE COST BACK SCHOOL TO OF GOING YEP IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN THAT IS HATED BY BOTH KIDS AND PARENTS ALIKE, GOING BACK TO SCHOOL! THE COST OF GOING BACK TO SCHOOL CAN BE EXPENSIVE ANY YEAR, BUT WITH MORE KIDS SHOWING AN INTEREST IN SPORT, THE NEED FOR SPORTS EQUIPMENT AND SPORTS KITS CAN SEE THE COST INCREASE DRAMATICALLY FOR THOSE WITH A BUDDING GOLD MEDALLIST IN THE FAMILY. THE AVERAGE PARENT WILL SPEND £3832.22 ON THEIR SPORTING CHILD BETWEEN THE AGES OF 11 AND 18 THE MOST EXPENSIVE SPORTS 7. HORSE RIDING 1. GOLF 2. GO KARTING 3. TENNIS 4. SWIMMING 5. NETBALL 6. RUGBY 8. GYMNASTICS 9. FOOTBALL 10. BALLET £55,420 £40,580 £36,805 £34,232 £32,447 £29,429 £27,047 £21,493 £20,787 £18,907 PARENTS SPEND AN AVERAGE OF £55,420 ON THEIR GOLFING CHILD BECAUSE OF THE PETROL COSTS DRIVING LONG DISTANCES TO TOURNAMENTS THE TYPICAL SPORTING CHILD TAKES PART IN NEARLY SEVEN HOURS OF SPORT A WEEK AND PARENTS WILL SPEND £197 ON MEMBERSHIP FEES ALONE FOR THEIR KIDS THE AVERAGE COST OF GAMES KIT FOR A SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT AT ALMOST E130. THE FIGURES ALSO SHOW THAT PE KIT IS EVEN MORE EXPENSIVE FOR BOYS, REACHING AN SOME SCHOOLS DEMAND PARENTS SPEND MORE THAN £100 ON SPORTS KITS THIS CAN INCLUDE T-SHIRTS, SHORTS, RUGBY SHIRTS, TRACKSUIT TOPS, BOTTOMS, BOOTS AND MORE AVERAGE OF MORE THAN £155 THE 'BACK TO £81 PER CHILD FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL CHILDREN SCHOOL' COSTS £67 FOR JUNIOR SCHOOL CHILDREN RISE AS CHILDREN GET OLDER: £63 FOR INFANTS SCHOOL DAY TRIP - £71 SCHOOL BOOKS+ STATIONERY £18 A ON AVERAGE SCHOOL UNIFORMS MUMS WILL £54 SPEND £54 ON NEW SCHOOL SCHOOL DAY TRIPS COST AN MUMS WILL SPEND AN AVERAGE OF UNIFORMS AVERAGE OF £71 £18 ON STATIONARY THE PRICE OF SCHOOL THE COST OF 'MUM'S TAXI' MEALS IS AN AVERAGE £100+ PER WEEK SCHOOL LUNCHES £366.66 PER YEAR £90–100 PER WEEK OF £9.40 £80-90 PER WEEK PER WEEK £70-80 PER WEEK £60-70 PER WEEK £50-60 PER WEEK £9.40 39 WEEKS £366.66 A WEEK LONDON PARENTS HAVE THE HIGHEST PARENTAL TAXI VALUE ON AVERAGE AT £103 A WEEK ONE IN FIVE PARENTS HAVE KIDS THAT RACK UP £20 BILLS EVERY MONTH ALMOST NINE-IN-TEN PUPILS NOW HAVE A MOBILE COMPARED E499 WITH FEWER THAN £499 THREE-QUARTERS WHO HAVE THEIR OWN BOOKS IN THE HOME PRICE OF IPHONE ON PAY AS YOU GO PRICE OF MOBILE PHONE FOR ONE YEAR IS £499 + (£20X 12 MONTHS)= I PARENTS AROUND THE UK DRIVE 230 MILLION MILES A WEEK TAKING KIDS TO SOCIAL, SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL EVENTS, AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF £32 BILLION PER YEAR! £739 PER YEAR SCHOOL UNIFORMS- £54 SCHOOL BOOKS/STATIONERY- £18 SCHOOL LUNCHES - £366.66 PER SCHOOL YEAR SCHOOL DAY TRIP - £71 TRAVEL COSTS TO/FROM SCHOOL/SPORTS/SOCIAL CLUBS- £2,599.74 PER YEAR SCHOOL SPORTS KITS – £130 A YEAR MOBILE PHONE FOR KIDS FOR ONE YEAR - £739 TOTAL: £3,978.40 PER YEAR SAVOG.cO.uk SOURCES: WWW.LV.COM WWW.WESTCOASTCLOUD.COM WWW.LITERACYTRUST.ORG.UK wwW.SAINSBURYSBANK.CO.UK wWW.BARNARDOS.ORG.UK WWW.WHICH.CO.UK wWW.THESUN.CO.UK MONEY.MARKSANDSPENCER.COM WWW.BOURNEMOUTHECHO.CO.UK WWW.CHEFANDBREWER.COM wWW.TOTALLYLIVING.CO.UK

The Cost of Going Back to School

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Mums and dads spend an average of £3,978.40 a year per child on school essentials with the cost of uniforms, stationery, transport, lunches and day trips all adding up. A cool infographic from Savoo.co.uk

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