Private school parents are extending the length of their mortgages and are turning in increasing numbers to dedicated education funding groups to stay on top of “eye popping” school fees as cost of living pressures rise.
Private school enrolments increased by more than 7500 students across NSW during 2021, in a trend which independent and Catholic school experts say is being experienced across the country in the wake of lockdowns and learning from home.
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Samantha Hutchinson is the AFR's National Reporter. Most recently, she was CBD columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Before that, she covered Victorian and NSW politics and business for The Australian, the AFR and BRW Magazine. Connect with Samantha on Twitter. Email Samantha at samantha.hutchinson@afr.com.au
