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Sydney private school fees to increase by as much as 9 per cent
Parents will face school fee hikes in 2025 as teacher pay rises and surging operational costs drive up prices.
- by Lucy Carroll
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Parents spend big to lock in a spot at WA’s most expensive schools
All but two of the 12 Perth schools with the highest annual cost increased their enrolment fees this year – the most expensive now over $8000.
- by Holly Thompson
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Private schools
How much payroll tax on private schools is driving up fees – and the battle to stop it
High-fee private schools are pressuring the state government to reverse its decision to charge a payroll tax, by telling parents they have no choice but to pass the extra cost on.
- by Bridie Smith
The high price of withdrawing a bullied child from private school
Parents say schools are financially penalising them - and some are being made to sign non-disclosure agreements - if they withdraw their children due to bullying.
- by Jordan Baker
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Parents brace for bill shock as private school hikes fees almost 20 per cent
As Victoria’s private schools begin to announce their 2025 fees – accounting for new payroll tax – families at one prestigious girls’ school are protesting.
- by Noel Towell
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Leaked letters show MP’s ‘considerable unease’ over Labor’s private school tax hike
The controversial state government plan has drawn criticism from one of its own members, who also voted for it in parliament.
- by Annika Smethurst
Who’s bankrolling Sydney’s private school fees? The bank of nan and pop
More parents are missing school payments as they struggle with massive mortgage payments. Cashed-up baby boomers are here to help.
- by Christopher Harris
WA parents contribute less in school fees as cost of living bites
Before COVID-19 lockdowns, state public schools were gaining an average income of $357 per student for fees, charges and parent contributions. That number has been considerably lower in the years after.
- by Holly Thompson
The Sydney suburbs hit with the sharpest school fee rises
In some parts of Sydney, school fees have increased just 1 per cent. In others, the hikes are in the double digits.
- by Lucy Carroll
Are schools north or south of the river getting more expensive?
Private school fees across Western Australia have jumped significantly over the past year.
- by Holly Thompson
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Stop slugging parents for school supplies, principals told
The NSW education secretary asked schools to refrain from asking families to bring in school supplies such as tissues, wet wipes and whiteboard markers.
- by Mary Ward
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/school-fees-1mtn