Parents at some public schools are paying thousands more in voluntary fees than parents at schools in other areas.
The crossbench party launches its election year with a cost-of-living measure that would cost $10 billion to cover all school charges.
According to a new report,sending a child to school in Brisbane for 13 years could cost more than $300,000. But it depends on where you live and where they go.
Rising expenses and tech demands leave families scrambling for ways to save on uniform and equipment costs ahead of the new school year.
Some of the state’s top schools will have their federal government funding reduced,sparking fears of fee hikes.
A year 12 student will cost parents $42,831 on average in Victoria’s top-fee-paying schools next year.
Some of Sydney’s top private schools posted surpluses of millions of dollars last year before imposing sharp fee hikes on parents.
The standouts among schools with annual fees less than $15,000 were either co-ed or girls’ schools – with no boys’ schools among the top performers.
Parents will face school fee hikes in 2025 as teacher pay rises and surging operational costs drive up prices.
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.