Day School Allowance (North Wales)

What’s it for?

If you live and serve in North Wales, where state schools teach some or all lessons in the Welsh language, you may choose to send your children to an English-language independent school. Provided you are accompanied by your family at your duty station, you can use this allowance to cover the cost of tuition fees, field study trips/residential educational courses and daily transport.

The allowance doesn’t cover books and stationery, clothing and sportwear, advance payments to secure entry to school, meals (except where attendance at lunch is mandatory and included within the standard school fees) or extra-curricular activities.

To claim this allowance, you must live in the counties of Conwy, Denbighshire, Gwynedd, the Isle of Anglesey or Flintshire and serve in one of the following establishments:

• RAF Valley, Isle of Anglesey

• Joint Services Mountain Training Centre, Isle of Anglesey

• Joint Services Mountain Training Wing, Llanrwst

• Wales UOTC, Bangor Detachment, Caernarfon

You’ll also need a valid certificate completed by the Education Advisory Team and the child must meet the detailed eligibility criteria as set out in JSP 752.

What do I get?

From 1 July 2024 you’ll receive a refund of tuition fees up to a maximum of £7,585 per term. The allowance is paid through your pay.

How do I claim?

You must make a separate claim for each school term.

You should submit your claim on JPA. More information can be found in the allowances and expenses user guide, which can be found at JPA user guides

If you don’t have access to JPA, then you need complete JPA Form F001 (which can be found at JPA forms) and submit it to your unit HR admin office with the required documentation, details of which can be found in JSP 752, chapter 14, section 6, annex C.