Comparison of public and private school costs
Jan 17th 2017, 4:03 am
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Comparison of public and private school costs
Victoria's public schools to be most expensive in the country: report
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Jan 17th 2017, 6:46 am
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Re: Comparison of public and private school costs
Victoria's public schools to be most expensive in the country: report
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Jan 17th 2017, 10:36 am
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Re: Comparison of public and private school costs
Our daughter is just starting Grade 7, public, here in Melbourne. FYI for people looking for an idea of costs.
Fees so far: $1090 (I think there's more to come actually)
Camp: $370
Uniform so far (only the summer one, sports one and one pair of formal shoes): $768.95
BYOD Acer notebook (school is Windows, primary school was Mac): $857
Insurance for notebook: $99
Book Order: $497.14
Still need to buy the winter uniform...have nothing so far. I also think there might be some other excursions that have to be paid for as the year goes on. It's a nice sum for January, right when our rego is due as well :P
That figure in the Age works out to about $6400 per year (over 12 years), so I suppose that's possible once you factor in the excursions, transport costs, lunches, software not covered by the school, extra curricular activities, whatever.
Fees so far: $1090 (I think there's more to come actually)
Camp: $370
Uniform so far (only the summer one, sports one and one pair of formal shoes): $768.95
BYOD Acer notebook (school is Windows, primary school was Mac): $857
Insurance for notebook: $99
Book Order: $497.14
Still need to buy the winter uniform...have nothing so far. I also think there might be some other excursions that have to be paid for as the year goes on. It's a nice sum for January, right when our rego is due as well :P
That figure in the Age works out to about $6400 per year (over 12 years), so I suppose that's possible once you factor in the excursions, transport costs, lunches, software not covered by the school, extra curricular activities, whatever.
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Jan 17th 2017, 8:32 pm
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I still remember the shock of having to pay when we arrived. I hope that's a nice notebook for $857; I wouldn't spend that much on my own laptop. Did you google to see what the market-price was?
Jan 17th 2017, 8:37 pm
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Considering we ended up forking out about $650 for the ipad back in Grade 5 (BYOD), I don't think going up $200 for high school is super excessive, but it definitely adds up.
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Jan 17th 2017, 9:26 pm
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I used to get a new pair of football boots for a good report. Nowadays, the kids get top-notch kit because the school mandates mum and dad buy it for them. Times have changed. I'm glad my kids are working.
Jan 17th 2017, 9:36 pm
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No kidding.
Well, mine definitely don't get top notch anything.
The $1400 to $2000 tablet was just not on our list... 
Well, mine definitely don't get top notch anything.
The $1400 to $2000 tablet was just not on our list...
