Schedule of Fees

In addition to the information provided below a detailed schedule of fees (PDF) is available. All fees are reviewed annually and the fee scale for the following year is usually released in September.

Application Fee

An application fee of $110 per child or $220 per household (2 or more students applying at the same time) is required to accompany the application forms for enrolment at the School. This fee is non-refundable.
Application fees are current for a period of six months after the initial date of entry indicated on the Application for Enrolment – Student form.
Unless the enrolment proceeds within this time, or the school receives written notification of exceptional circumstances, the application fee and the enrolment  will be forfeit and a new application will be required.

Enrolment Offer Acceptance Fee

An Enrolment Offer Acceptance Fee  of $650 per child is to be paid on confirmation of enrolment. There is a maximum Enrolment Offer Acceptance Fee of $1300 per household.
This Enrolment Offer Acceptance Fee is non-refundable.

Tuition Fees (2009 scale)

The School year is divided into four terms. During the period prior to the commencement of each term an invoice will be forwarded for the fees payable. (New students will be invoiced in the first week of attendance). EFTPOS and Direct debit facilities are available. Components within these fees will be identified and seperately invoice to enable families to claim education tax deduction.

Years K to 5 $3479 per annum or $869.75 per term $134 fortnightly

Years 6 to 8 $4303 per annum or $1075.75 per term $166 fortnightly

Years 9 to 11 $5127 per annum or $1281.75 per term $198 fortnightly

Year 12 $5127 per annum or $1709.00 per term (3 terms only)
 

Notice of Withdrawl

It is a requirement to give, in writing to the Principal, a terms notice of the inteneded withdrawl or non-commencement of a student. If a pupil is withdrawn from the school (for whatever reason) without a full term's notice, or fails to commence within six weeks of the nominated commencement date, one term's fees are payable.

Subject Fees

The School, where possible, attempts to contain fees to minimise any unnecessary burden on our community. However, it is not possible to make a general provision for all activities. Therefore, we have determined that a number of additional fees may apply from time to time. These are generally limited to provision of services or activities that are in addition to normal classroom tuition.

Additional fees apply to:

  • major excursions (see below)
  • some elective courses
  • Design & Technology (large products)
  • Visual Arts (to cover large projects and equipment packs at quality/cost better than available in stores)
  • voluntary externally-administered competitions
  • uniform and associated accoutrements
  • some elective activities (eg sport - HRIS @ Newcastle)
  • Senior School - Major Works Projects

Outdoor Education / Excursion Levy

All excursions and activities (including Outdoor Education) are classified according to the following schedule:

  • Local compulsory excursions/activities: Paid by class budgets – not billed.
  • Local voluntary excursions/activities: Please pay by cash before attending (envelope system).
  • Non-local compulsory excursions: Billed to fees account over first 3 terms of the year by way of an excursion levy. Examples include Outdoor Education camps and curriculum-enhancement excursions staged across Years 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 and 12.
  • Non-local voluntary excursions ($200 or over): Billed to extras account with $100 non-refundable booking deposit. Examples include subject specific excursions to Sydney or Newcastle.
  • Non-local voluntary excursions (under $200) – Please pay cash before attending (envelope system). Examples include whole-day sports trips, low cost subject trips to Sydney etc.

Family Allowances

A concession in tuition fees is allowable where two or more members of the immediate family attend the School. The sibling reduction applies to subsequent children enrolled in the same or lower year, irrespective of when the child started at this school of their actual age. In most cases this is the same as by age.

The scale of concessions is:

  • 20% discount for the second child
  • 30% discount for the third child, and
  • 40% discount for the fourth and subsequent child(ren).

Please note that concessions may be withdrawn if the school account becomes overdue.

Early/Late payment

An early payment discount of 4% is available for those paying the whole of the following years estimated tuition fee before the end of Term 4 in the current year. In this regard, an estimate of the following years tuition fee will be sent to each family usually in November each year.

Future years Tuition Fees payment in advance can be arranged by contacting the Assistant Bursar. This is generally based on the current year published fee scale without early payment discounts, however you are protected from any fee scale increase subsequently approved by the School Council.

Fees and levies not paid by the due date will be subject to a $50 administration charge for each time the debtor/family is contacted, until the account is bought into line.

PLEASE NOTE: Where particular circumstances arise that may prevent timely settlement of the School Tuition Fees, a request should be made to the Principal regarding an alternative arrangement for the payment of fees. This may include direct debit or cash payment on a programmed fortnightly or monthly basis. An administration charge may apply in the latter case.

School Building Fund & Library Fund

It is expected that all families will contribute to the School Building & Library Funds. The expected level of donation is $450 each year for the Building Fund & $50 for the Library Fund . (Your contribution may be paid by the term.) All donations over $2 to the St Columba Anglican School Building & Library Funds are tax deductible.
 

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