Tag: independent schools

Parents are coughing up less to send their children to Gold Coast’s best private schools than other large cities in Australia.

With Townsville parents already forking out hundreds of dollars more for their child’s private school tuition in 2019, they’re also being hit with a raft of additional levies and charges for special subjects, outdoor camps, building upgrades and even cleaning fees.

Private schools across Brisbane will raise tuition fees this year by two to three times the rate of inflation.

Private and Catholic schools across the Gold Coast are raising annual fees well above inflation and in line with hikes in Brisbane.