EducationUK private school fee tax riles sector as foreigners mull options
Overseas students form 12% of total but some are leaving for cheaper destinations
Queen Margaret's School in York, England, is one of 44 private schools that have announced their closure after the British government imposed a tax on fees. (Photo by Queen Margaret's School)
LONDON -- Andrew Wong was all set to send his daughter to Queen Margaret's School for Girls, a boarding school in York, hoping that the 43,000 pounds ($57,617) he would pay in annual fees would provide her with a better education than any school in Hong Kong.