Hi there, husband just read that if we move to Aus on a skilled migrant visa we would have to pay for schooling until the point that we become citizens. Can anyone tell me if this is correct please?

Thanks

No that is not correct.

Like your style - short and sweet - and what I had hoped to hear!

Thanks

Only the regular fees that everyone pays - usually a "voluntary contribution" of about $100 a term (depends on the schools) plus excursions, performances, visiting teachers, special activities, stationery, text books etc etc

Thank you

You pay for a lot more here. I would budget $500/kid for a government school. Daughter went to a gov. school but can't remember the breakdown.

My son goes to a gov. select-entry school, Melbourne High, and we paid $2k this year.

Building $575
Computer Development $300
School Admin $612
Sport $180
Subjects $315

This is "voluntary" but I don't like to free-load. Just got a letter requesting more money. On top, books about $200-300. Plus trips, Samoa rugby $3k, Bali $1.8k. All the schools have a second-hand shop for uniforms and books. Trips are not compulsory but he played for the school (retired from last Saturday when he broke his clavicle for the second time) and will be doing VCE Indo next year.

In the UK, gov school means buy the uniform and that's it, other than the odd raffle. Here, budget for $500 school "fee" pa, uniform (one-off $500) and books (200-300 pa).

I guess that may be the case for older kids, our kid is in grade 1 and our voluntary contribution plus stationery, uniforms, etc probably doesn't top $200.

She ain't going to Bali

Might be because it's a select school as well? $2000 doesn't sound typical for a normal high school?

And you can possibly claim all of that back in your tax return.

Did you get a discount? My bill is for $2462!

Possibly, we just picked the closest one

Thanks for the heads-up, will do

Probably means I will get an invoice for the extra 400 later. I did a $30 credit from last year.

Different subjects/sports?

If you are heading to Brisbane area you can place your child in care for the day and it will cost approx $50 per day of which you can get 50% back from centrelink.
as to school fees it does change by schools
we pay
$62 per year for my 11 year old
$250 per year for my 15 year old
but ontop of those fees you have to pay for their course fees
my 15year old has to pay a extra
$30 for her cooking class and you have to pay for the cooking ingredents
$41 business study
$25 career study
and any camp excusions etc cost
you will have to pay for school books etc each year that costs approx $250 per child
you will have to pay for school uniform which will cost approx $250/$300 per year/per child depending on age of child
im affraid even in state school it costs a lot more here than in uk
but as said schools have different charges so i advise contacting the school near to where you want to live and ask them

If you were to come over on a temporary visa you would have to pay an extra $4000+ per year on top of the voluntary and other contributions that the others have mentioned. As long as you're PR you're fine.

Our voluntary contribution for primary school is $112, then we had about an extra $80 for other random things and then little things crop up in the year like excursions and "incursions"!

The extra fees on a temporary visa do depend on which State they are in though. Some States don't charge temp visa holders international fees.