High school tuition in Geelong costs less than half that of the top schools in Melbourne

Secondary education in Geelong is expensive compared to some regional counterparts, but comes nowhere near that of metropolitan schools. SEE THE MAP.

Geelong Grammar is the most expensive school in Victoria, but overall Geelong independent schools are marginally less expensive than Melbourne schools.

                                  

The average cost of secondary education in Geelong ranks well below its city counterparts despite being home to the country’s most expensive school.

In contrast, Geelong’s average tuition costs almost double some of its regional equivalents.

The overall average tuition fees to attend a non-government secondary school in Geelong is $87,927.

In Ballarat, that figure is $72,360, Gippsland $55,292, and Bendigo $45,619.

These figures pale in comparison to the average cost of independent secondary schools located in Melbourne’s inner suburbs, which comes in at a whopping $219,083.

Geelong Grammar is the most expensive secondary school to attend in Australia at $315,520 for tuition from year 7 to 12, including year 9 spent at Timbertop campus, plus full boarding and tuition fees.

Locally, Clonard College in Herne Hill is the cheapest at $25,770.

Rounding out the three least expensive options in Geelong is Iona College in Charlemont and Saint Ignatius College in Drysdale, both costing less than $40,000.

Lauriston Girls’ School in Armadale, is ranked in the top 100 schools in the state and of those is the most expensive school in Melbourne’s inner suburbs at $307,148.

This includes the cost of its year nine program at Howqua River Campus.

Ballarat Grammar is the most expensive in its town, with total tuition costing $131,080.

Gippsland Grammar School in Sale is the most expensive in the region at $109,270, and Bendigo’s most expensive school is Girton Grammar School, coming in at just under $100,000.

Ballarat Clarendon College is the second most costly school in its town and, according to Better Education academic rankings, it received a perfect score of 100, while Ballarat Grammar School scored 92.

Lauriston also scored a perfect 100.

Girton ranked in the top 100 with a score of 95.

Futurity Investment Group found Victoria was the second most expensive state for independent schooling, 2 per cent higher than the national average.

For 13 years of independent schooling, Futurity estimated an average cost of $324,599 in Melbourne and $219,926 in regional Victoria.

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Originally published as High school tuition in Geelong costs less than half that of the top schools in Melbourne