UK private school fee tax riles sector as foreigners mull options

Overseas students form 12% of total but some are leaving for cheaper destinations

20250718 Queen Margaret's School

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)

CLEMENT NGU

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.

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