Principal's Report

Dear Parents and Carers,

2025 Annual Tuition Fee

I am writing to provide you details of changes in tuition fees for the 2025 academic year.

Any decision to adjust tuition fees is never made lightly, nor without careful and thorough consideration of our students’ needs and our school’s capacity to provide an education experience that supports every student to flourish.  We are also cognisant of the financial pressures that many families have experienced this year.  

St Joseph’s, too, is facing increasing costs in multiple areas of school operations, including WorkCover premiums, Child Safety compliance, risk management, teacher resources and professional learning, and higher central system costs.  

Our tuition fees at St Joseph’s, are also influenced by the Commonwealth Department of Education’s calculation of our community’s ability to financially contribute to the operating costs of our school, known as the Capacity to Contribute, or CTC, which is reviewed annually.

School funding is complex, so I have included with this letter a simple school funding “explainer” which I hope will support your understanding of how the government funds Catholic (and other non-government) schools and how tuition fees support our school. 

To ensure that we can continue to deliver a personalised, high-quality education that is responsive to the diverse interests and academic, social and emotional needs of our students, it is necessary to adjust our fees in 2025.

Please find attached the 2025 School Fees and Levies schedule which provides a more detailed breakdown. Please note the latest school fee statements were distributed via the eldest child in week 2 of this term.

Thank you to our families who have now settled their account for the 2024 school fees.For those families who have not yet committed to the full payment of their 2024 school fee payments please note our payment options are as follows-

1. Direct debit (please see "Reminders" tab for form)

2. Payment via EFTPOS or cash directly at the school office

3. Families may wish to make a direct bank transfer into the school bank account using the following details                

                             Account name - St. Joseph's Primary School               

                             BSB - 083 347                

                             Account number - 75 4506286                

                             Reference - Eldest child's name and family name

Should you wish to pay the school fees in a lump sum this payment is now overdue and we kindly ask that you settle your account as soon as possible.

If your account is not settled by Friday 29th November we are unable to guarantee enrolment for the 2025 school year. As clearly stated on your child's initial enrolment you commit to the payment of the school fees as a condition of continued enrolment for your child.

For families experiencing financial difficulties please refer to the Concessional Fee Policy on our website for more information.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the fee increase, or wish to discuss your individual circumstances, please do not hesitate to contact me.  We remain committed to keeping tuition fees as low and affordable as possible, and to working closely with our community to make this transition as smooth as possible. 

Thank you for your understanding.  I am grateful for your ongoing support and trust in our school.

Julie McDougall

(Principal)