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School Terms and Fees

School Terms and Fees

At Play Piano the academic tuition year for 2025 – 2026 consists of 40 weeks duration and is divided into three terms. The lessons fall into various categories for recurring students as set out below. If you have any questions please contact the office.

Gerry Nulty – School Director

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Academic Year for 2025 - 2026

TERM 1

24th Aug –

19th Dec 2026

16 week term

TERM 2

4th Jan –  

24th April 2027

15 week term

TERM 3

26th April – 

26th June 2027

9 week term 

PLEASE NOTE THE SCHOOL WILL BE CLOSED ON THE FOLLOWING DATES

Summer Holidays 2629th June - 24th August 2026
Halloween Break 26th October - 2nd November 2026
Christmas Holidays 19th December - 4th January 2026
St Bridgets Day1st February 2027
St. Patricks Day 17th March 2026
Easter Break 29th March - 5th April 2027
May Public / Bank Holiday 3rd May 2027
June Public / Bank Holiday 7th June 2027
Summer Holidays 2627th June 2026 - 23rd August 2027

School Fees for 2026 - 2027

Hybrid Lessons

Students have a blend of one week In class followed by an online lesson.

Distance Learning

Students receive a weekly online live video lesson from their tutor.

In-Person Lessons

Students attend a weekly lesson in person on the Play Piano Campus

At-Home Lessons

Students arrange to have a weekly private lesson taught in their own home

Introductory Course

This is the mandatory 8 week programme which introduces a new student to the school

Exam Fees

In house exam fees are paid directly to the school by the student and will be requested before presentation of award certificate. Fees for any external exams are paid by the student directly to the relevant examining board and are sought at a documented time.

Relevant fees may be viewed by clicking on the more info button below.

Payment Terms and Conditions

Please note that fees are charged by the term and not on a weekly basis. Term 3 encorporates a booking deposit for the 1st lesson of term 1. This deposit which is non transferable must be paid in order for the school to automatically hold a students specific slot over the summer break for return in September. For any student not returning after the summer break this deposit will not be charged and acknowledgement of this must be made to your teacher / office by mail at the commencement of term 3. All fees must be cleared by the end of a term

Fees for the relevant types of lessons for the academic year of 2026 / 2027 will be as advertised above.

A fee of 50.00 euro must be paid in oder for a slot to be held in a potential students’ name prior to commencing his / her 8 weeks course. This sum will be deducted from the overall 8 weeks course fee and the balance payable on the 1st lesson.
All lessons included in the At Home Tuition course are charged at 27.50 per half hour. The lessons are taught on a one to one basis. Upon successful enrolment the appropriate term fee must be paid in full to the school prior to commencement.
When the second member of a family commences a reduced lesson rate applies and when you have 3 or more members of the same family attending lessons or 3 or more instruments being taught to the one family on a continued regular basis a further discount is introduced for a third student. The third student must first have completed the 8 week introductory course and the reduced rate will be commenced from the beginning of the very next term. These reduced rates are set out under each lesson plan

The retention fee is a courtesy discount from the normal lesson fee and is applied solely if a student wishes to leave a term early / will miss three or more consecutive weeks of a term and requests that his / her specific time slot be held. The retention fee is payable directly to the office and is set at 17.50 euro per week for every week the time slot is being held

Masterclasses are charged at the rate of 50.00 euro per hour. This rate also applies to  on demand / lessons outside core hours and not taught on a weekly consecutive basis

Past Theory Papers may be printed in the office for students who do not have access to a printer at home. A fee of 2.00 euro per paper will apply

Upon being given adequate notice Play Piano will provide an accompanist for a student of the school who needs accompaniment for either Junior / Leaving Cert performance. The fee is 50.00 per hour or part there of per student and must be paid in advance. If any in house rehearsals are required prior to the exam this may incur an extra charge. For further information please mail the office info@playpianos.net