SCHOOL FEE ACCOUNT FOR 2025
School Family Fee: $1840 per family per year
Individual Student Levy: $450 per student per year
Tech Levy: $75 per student per year
Capital Fee: $100 per family
Maintenance Levy: $75 per family
PAYMENT METHODS FOR FAMILY FEES & LEVIES
IN FULL – BY FRIDAY 28 March 2025
BY INSTALMENT
- First Instalment | $525.00 per student | Friday 28 February 2025
- Second Instalment | $675.00 | Friday 28 March 2025
- Third Instalment | $675.00 | Friday 4 July 2025
- Fourth Instalment | $665.00 | Friday 19 September 2025
Camps Costs 2024 Year 4 – $380.00 Year 5 – $380.00 Year 6 – $380.00
To make fee payments as easy as possible for you the following options are available:
- EFTPOS – Debit and credit Cards
- Credit Cards – over phone
- Direct Debit – from you nominated bank account
- Direct Credit – to the school bank account (details on fee statement)
From 2025 St Andrew’s will move to cashless payments for school fees and levies.
Direct Debit Forms for 2025 are available from the school office.
Weekly Direct Debit payments commence Wednesday 12 February 2025 – 40 payments
Fortnightly Direct Debit payments commence Thursday 13 February 2025 – 20 payments
Monthly Direct Debit payments commence Friday 14 February 2025 – 10 payments
DIRECT DEBIT PAYMENTS ABOVE DO NOT INCLUDE CAMPS COSTS
Parents, if you wish to vary your direct debit payments beyond 10 months or wish to include your camp costs please contact the school office to arrange accordingly.
Camps, Sports & Excursion Funding CSEF ($125.00)
The funding of $154.00 per student, made available by the government to families with Healthcare Cards to offset costs associated with camps, sports and excursions.
Parents with a valid Healthcare Card are eligible to apply for (CSEF) Camps, Sports & Excursion Fund of $154.
CSEF Forms are available from the school office.
School Savings Bonus is a one off payment of $400 per student provided by the Victorian Government for families who qualify for CSEF support.
Centrepay is a free bill paying service available to parents who receive a Centrelink payment, Family Assistance Payment or Parental Leave Pay.
If you wish to participate, please contact the office to arrange your fortnightly deductions.
Melbourne Catholic Archdiocese Schools (MACS) Concessional Fee Policy (new)
From 2022, the following families are strongly encouraged to apply for concessional school fees:
- Any family of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander heritage
- Any family holding an HCC and eligible for CSEF (Camp Sports & Excursion Fund)
- Any family holding a DVA Gold Card
- Any family identified as refugees and holding an ImmiCard
- Any family experiencing severe financial hardship
The School Fees for eligible students is:
- 1 child – $780.00 per annum
- 2 children – $1196.00 per annum
- 3 children – $1560.00 per annum
The above fees cover both Tuition Fees and Levies.
Applications for concessional school fees must be made on the St Andrew’s Catholic Primary School approved form. Available from the school office.
If any family is experiencing financial difficulties at this time and would like to discuss alternate arrangements, please contact the school office.