Tools

Calculators built for Scotland

Free calculators for Scottish parents and students. No sign-up, no email capture, no data stored — just answers.

Finance

SAAS Student Finance Calculator

Estimate your SAAS package — tuition paid, bursary, loan and monthly living cost support for 2026/27.

University

Enter Highers and Advanced Highers — replacement rule applied automatically, A-Level equivalence shown.

Schools

Enter your Scottish postcode — we identify your council and link to their official catchment lookup.

University

Side-by-side comparison of up to 3 Scottish universities — rankings, rent, student population, satisfaction.

Family

Answer a few quick questions to see every benefit your family may qualify for — Scottish Child Payment, BSG, EMA and more.

Finance

Pick a university, accommodation and household income — see realistic living costs vs your SAAS package, the monthly gap and the four-year total.

Key dates

Every Scottish deadline for 2026/27 with live countdowns — SAAS, MySQA, UCAS, P1 registration, placing requests, EMA. Calendar download included.

Schools

Pick any two Scottish councils and compare clothing grant amounts, school holiday dates, and placing request rules side by side.

Scotland-specific by default

Every calculator uses actual Scottish rules and rates. Nothing borrowed from English calculators or adapted for "UK-wide" data.

Runs in your browser

All calculations are client-side. Your inputs never leave your device and we don’t store them.

Rates refreshed in April each year

Benefit uprating, SAAS thresholds, council clothing grants and EMA thresholds all get a full sweep on the April change-over.

Rates and thresholds are drawn from mygov.scot, SAAS and the UCAS tariff. See our editorial policy for how we source and update this data.

The School Bell

Deadlines, benefit rate changes and the stuff you actually need to know — no spam.