Sunshine Coast’s most expensive private school ranking: List

With more than 20 private schools there’s plenty for students and parents to choose from. Here’s the top most expensive Sunshine Coast schools and what they offer

When it comes to education on the Sunshine Coast there is a plethora of state and private education facilities for parents to choose from.

With private schools alone, there are 21 campuses offering Year 12 education and 23 offering education from prep and Year 1.

The prices vary significantly for a private education too, with each offering a range of opportunities, resources and technology.

For example, St Andrews Anglican College, which has the second most expensive fees for Year 12 behind Matthew Flinders Anglican College, has poured plenty of money into upgrading their campus of late.

“In the past five years we have spent $26m on a new Learning Hub and Aquatic Centre,” principal, Rev Chris Ivey said.

“In the next five years, our college masterplan will continue to see us able to resource the growing needs of our students and community, and we will spend more than $40m on underground parking, synthetic playing fields and a performing arts complex.”

In a bid to shed further light on what parents can expect to get for their money, the Dailyhas taken a look at the top 10 most expensive private educations in the region.

The costs below are for a Year 12 education and breakdown tuition and levy fees such as resources and technology.

1. Matthew Flinders Anglican College ($17,556)

School-leaver Justin Holland from Matthew Flinders Anglican College in Buderim received an ATAR of 99.95 last year.

Base tuition: Year 7-12 is $15,780

Levies: Fees rise to $17,556 with levies including textbook and resources ($480), technology ($616), mobile device co-contribution ($680). Includes a 1:1 device ratio.

Education: Early Learning plus Prep to Year 12 (1360 students).

Facilities snapshot:

-Performance Centre

-Digital Zone

-Aquatic centre and fitness centre (a sports-specific training facility and weights room).

Religion: Christianity

2. St Andrew’s Anglican College ($15,960)

St Andrew's Anglican College Principal Chris Ivey and star swimming student Lauren Maguire at the opening their new aquatic centre in 2019.

Base tuition: Year 7-12, $12,750

Levies: Fees rise to $15,960 with levies including infrastructure ($560), general purpose ($2740) and text books ($265). Includes a 1:1 device program for students in Prep to Year 12.

Education: Prep to Year 12 (1350 students)

Facilities snapshot:

-$12 million Aquatic centre (opened 2019)

-$12.3 million Learning Hub

-Five science labs with cutting edge technology

Religion: Christianity

3. Sunshine Coast Grammar ($15,438)

Sunshine Coast Grammar have a strong rugby union program that has dominated school sport over the past decade. Pictured are Grammar students after defeating Matthew Flinders Anglican College in the First XV Garth Hunt Shield grand final this year. Picture: Tom Threadingham

Base tuition: Year 7-12, $12,244

Levies: Fees rise to $15,438 with levies including general levy for excursions, books, sport ($2,558) and technology ($636).

Education: Prep to Year 12 (1311 students)

Facilities snapshot: 

-Aquatic Centre complete with a FINA certified 50m pool

-Tennis Centre

-Six fully-equipped and newly renovated science laboratories

Religion: Presbyterian and Uniting

4. Immanuel Lutheran College ($13, 806)

Immanuel Lutheran College school captains Hayden Morris and Adrienne Halpin. Adrienne received one of the top ATARs of her cohort last year.

Base tuition: Year 7-12, $10,867

Levies: Fees rise to $13,806 with levies including resources ($2,039) mobile devices ($615) and camps ($285).

Education: Prep to Year 12 (934 students)

Facilities snapshot: 

-Outdoor Education Centre

-Environmental Centre

-Indoor sport stadium (two courts)

Religion: Lutheran, Christianity

5. Montessori International College ($12,860)

Montessori International College Stage 1, Forest Glen, PlaceSense.

Base tuition: Year 7-12, $10,544

Levies: Fees rise to $12,860 with fees including adolescent community ($1,200), training levy ($50), building and land levy ($156.50 for first child) and energy levy ($900 for year).

Education: Prep to Year 12 ( 350 students)

Facilities snapshot: 

-Innovative learning spaces

-Green school using clean technology

-Award-winning sustainable round house for classrooms

Religion: non-denominational

6. Pacific Lutheran College ($10,440)

Pacific Lutheran College senior students Charles Box and Makani Campbell were selected to compete at the Future Problem-Solving National Finals last year.

Base tuition: Year 10-12, $9140

Levies: Fees rise to $10,440 with levies including resources ($600), technology levy ($300), building levy per family ($400).

Education: Kindergarten to Year 12 (1004 students)

Facilities snapshot: 

-Wellbeing Centre

-Year 6-12 STEM innovation area

Religion: Christian

7. Suncoast Christian College ($9340)

Suncoast Christian College students celebrating the opening of their impressive treehouse in 2016. Picture: Che Chapman

Base tuition: Year 10-12, $9000

Levies: Fees rise to $9340 with levies including parents and friends levy ($114) capital levy ($226).

Education: Prep to Year 12 (809 students)

Facilities snapshot: 

-Suncoast Auditorium

-Fitness Trail and Fitness Centre

-Tanglewood Treehouse

Religion: Christian

8. Caloundra City Private School ($10,934)

The Raelene Boyle Hall at Caloundra City Private School.

Base tuition: Year 12, $8964

Levies: Fees rise to $10,934 with levies including resource levy ($970) and technology Levy ($1000)

Education: Kindergarten to Year 12 (220 students)

Facilities snapshot: 

-Raelene Boyle Multipurpose Hall

-Award-winning library

-Technology building

Religion: non-denominational

9. Noosa Pengari Steiner School ($9337)

Bee husbandry at Noosa Pengari Steiner School had them sell their own brand of honey at the Children's Fair in 2017.

Base tuition: Year 8-12, $8857

Levies: Fees rise to $9337 with levies including building levy ($420) and Steiner Education Australia Levy ($60).

Education: Preschool to Year 12 (350 students)

Facilities snapshot: 

-Eurythmy room

-Performance hall

-Manicured parkland

Religion: non-denominational

10. Caloundra Christian College ($8610)

Caloundra Christian College's Primary Learning Centre, which was opened in 2019, was awarded the Australian Institute of Architects' 2020 Gabriel Poole Building of the Year Award together with a regional recommendation in the education category of the Sunshine Coast Awards going to the architects, McLellan Bush Architects.

Base tuition: Year 12, $5850

Levies: Unavailable

Education: Preschool to Year 12 (360 students)

Facilities snapshot: 

-Three-storey Primary Learning Centre

-Covered multipurpose courts

-Dance studio

Religion: Christian

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