A non-refundable Application Fee of $50 is payable upon submission of the College Enrolment Application Form. The fee is charged to cover administration costs associated with commencing the enrolment process, and does not guarantee an interview or a place at the College. If your child is already attending the College and transitioning from one year group to another, you do not have to pay this administration fee.

A non-refundable fee of $200 (Junior School) or $750 (Middle and Senior School) is payable to confirm acceptance of a formal written offer for your child’s place at the College. This fee must be paid within two weeks following an offer of a place to confirm admission. Should this not occur within the specified time, the offer of enrolment will expire. Siblings are not automatically enrolled in the College. An Enrolment Application form must be received for each child, together with the prescribed charges.

Please contact the College on +61 8 9591 7100 for further enrolment information.

The Tuition Fee covers the ongoing teaching, support and administration costs at the College.

The Amenities Fee covers the cost of many incidentals and consumables, such as classroom resources, audio-visual and Resource Centre services, copyright licenses, the provision of utilities such as power and water, and Students’ Personal Accident and Disability Insurance Scheme. All secondary students will be given an initial credit of $10 for use of the College printers, but will need to pay for all printing beyond this limit by purchasing credits from the College Resource Centre. Smart rider cards are issued to all Year 7 students. Replacement cards will incur a fee.

The ICT Levy is billed per student and covers the provision of ICT support, internet access, software licensing, and other ICT costs.

The Subject Levies are billed per student and contributes to core subject consumables and charges, entry into curriculum related sporting carnivals, and Reflection Days. This fee does not cover weekend sporting fees, social events, school camps and optional excursions offered in some subjects.

A Friends of Mother Teresa (P&F Levy) is charged per family. This fees goes towards FOMT initiatives to improve College resources and services. The Building Levy is charged by Family and covers the provision and maintenance of Capital items including buildings, furniture and equipment, plant & equipment, and the servicing of debt from capital development loans.

Building Levy is charged per Family and covers the provision and maintenance of capital resources including buildings, furniture & equipment, and the servicing of capital development loans.

Compulsory School Camp (Year 6 & 7) costs are additional to the above fees schedules. Annual Camp fees are subject to supplier charges.

123 Magic and Screening (Primary) Families of Kindergarten students or Pre-Primary students new to the school, will be charged screening fees. Charges will usually be added after the initial fee statement is sent to parents, due to the timing of the screening/Magic 123 sessions.

iPad Hire The iPad program is compulsory for students in every year group except for Years 3, 9, 11, and 12. Hire costs, as indicated on the Fee Schedule, will be added to the annual fees.

Booklist items that are stated as being supplied by the school on the annual booklist are additional to the Annual School Fees and will be invoiced to the parents . This includes paper.

Sacramental Program costs will be charged to students in years 3, 4 and 6.

Excursions Levy Excursions that form part of the compulsory curriculum are charged to students on annual fees. The charges vary each year, depending on the excursions planned. The cost of swimming lessons for Primary students is included in the Primary Excursions Levy, and continues to be heavily subsidised by the school. Outdoor Education Camp costs incur separate charges.

Electives Levy covers the cost of elective subject-specific costs and is charged at a flat rate to each secondary student. The rate varies between year groups, depending on the courses on offer.

Loss or damage of a school textbook or Library book will incur a fee equal to its replacement cost.

From time to time other costs may occur that are additional to fees, however the College will make every effort to keep extra charges to a minimum.

All annual fees and charges are billed to families at the commencement of the academic year, once class lists have been determined. The annual fee statement will be emailed to families, together with a Payment Options Form. This form will include the due date for full payment, required to receive the Early Payment Discount. The form will also detail the minimum periodic payments required to settle the account by due date if you wish to pay fees by weekly, fortnightly or monthly instalments. The Payment Options Form must be completed and returned to the Finance Office by the due date.

A reduction of 20% is allowed on the Tuition Fees (K - Year 12) for the second child, 40% reduction for third child, and 100% on the fourth and all subsequent children. All other fees & charges must be paid in full. Sibling discounts do not apply to 3YO Kindy students.

The College recognises that circumstances may arise which requires families to seek changes to how fees are going to be paid. Such changes are to be discussed and arranged with the Business Manager in advance, and families are encouraged to communicate early and often, through such periods. Please contact the Finance Office for a copy of the College’s Variation to Terms of Payment Form. The granting of such special arrangements is at the discretion of the College Principal. Parents are informed in writing of the outcome of their assessment. Parents are required to re-apply for consideration on an annual basis.

Any parent facing genuine financial hardship should contact the Business Manager in the first instance to discuss the situation and identify appropriate fee options. Parents are informed in writing of the outcome of their assessment. Parents are required to re-apply for consideration on an annual basis.

The College offers the Health Care Card (HCC) Discount to holders of eligible Health Care Cards and Pension cards. The HCC Discount application form will be issued with annual school fees. The HCC Discount application form is also available on the College website. The completed Application form, together with a copy of the eligible HCC/Pension card, must be received by the College by 31st March. Periodic payments will be calculated and are payable on the full annual charges until such time the completed HCC Discount application form is received. Periodic payment values will be adjusted and communicated to parents after the HCC discount has been processed. Further information regarding the HCC Discount is available here

The State Government has a Secondary Assistance Scheme which pays an allowance of $235 for students in Years 7 – 12 plus a clothing allowance $115. Eligibility for the scheme is dependent on parents or legal guardians holding one either a Family Health Care, Pensioner Concession or Veterans’ Affairs Pensioner card. Application forms are available until 1st April each year. Click here to download the form. For further information, contact the Ministry of Education on +61 8 9264 4516.

Details of private music lessons can be found here

It is strongly recommended that parents check their health and general insurance policies to ensure adequate medical (including ambulance cover), personal property and liability insurance cover. Students at the College are covered by the Catholic Church Insurance Students Accident Insurance Policy. This policy provides a limited cover only (excludes all Medicare services including the Medicare gap). The school policy does not cover ambulance travel and parents will be liable for any Ambulance costs incurred by the College on behalf of their child. For further information, please call the School Care Accident Helpline on 1300 138 498 and quote policy number 06.PAE.0157094.

Whilst the College is supportive of families who find themselves in difficult circumstances, we rigorously follow up on all overdue accounts. The College reserves the right to appoint a debt collection agency or to take legal action for the recovery of fees not paid. This is done to ensure fairness to families who do pay fees in accordance with the College’s fee policy. All expenses, costs and disbursements incurred by the College in recovering any outstanding monies, including agency fees and solicitor costs shall be payable by the parent/guardian. The enrolment form accepting a place at the College, which is signed by parents, is a binding legal agreement with the College to pay these expenses, costs and disbursements to the College, and indemnifying the College in relation to such monies is a condition of a student’s enrolment.

Please refer to the School Fees & Collection Procedure for further details. This can be found here.

To be eligible to participate in optional tours or excursions, all tuition fees and other compulsory charges are fully paid or are up-to-date as per the agreed Payment Options.

Notice of withdrawal must be given in writing to the Principal. Verbal notification is not considered due notice.

Due notice of the withdrawal of a day student requires, as a minimum, a full term’s notice in writing to the Principal. Notice to withdraw a student at the start of next academic year must be given no later than the commencement of Term 4 the previous year. If due notice is not provided, one quarter of the annual tuition fees and levies must be paid. Please refer to the School Fees Policy for further details.

Tuition Fees and levies will be credited pro-rata based on the number of terms remaining after providing a minimum of one term’s notice.

This information should be read in conjunction with the School Fees & Collection Procedure.

Policies may be updated and amended from time to time without notice.