TUITION FEES/EXTRAS for 2024
· Playgroup (birth – 2 years)
· Preschool (3 – 5 years)
· Primary School (5 – 12 years)
· Secondary School (12 – 16 years)
· Outside School Hours – Afters/School Hols (5 – 12 years)
· Fees Understandings & Payment Methods
PLAYGROUP (birth – 2 years, with parent/carer)
Once-a-week sessions, during BG school terms, for small groups of children. Each child accompanied by their parent/carer. Sessions facilitated by a qualified Early Childhood teacher. Based at Hackett Campus, or on Mt Majura for Wednesday Bush Playgroup. (Priority access to BG Preschool once participants turn 3)
$360 per BG school term, payable prior to starting each term.
PRESCHOOL (3 – 5 years)
@ Dickson campus & @ Hackett Campus
Fees: $16 per hour/part-hour (eligible families may apply for Child Care Subsidy through Centrelink)
• Short Day (9am-3pm): $96 per short day
• Full Day (8am-6pm; except Wed 8-5*): a discounted rate of $144 per full day
• Full-Time (Mon to Fri: 8am-6pm, except Wed 8-5*): a discounted rate of $720 per week
(*Preschool closes at 5pm on Wednesdays for educators’ Professional Learning Meeting.)
+ Specialist Programs, Materials, e-bulletins: $130 per term
+ Working Bee Levy: $110pa per family (Families get $55 credit for each Working Bee attended (max.2))
+ Tax-Deductible Donation to Building/Library Funds (optional): $125 per term or $500 per annum
A Deposit of $1,755 (5-day booking) or $1,055 (2/3-day booking) must be paid to secure a 2024 enrolment offered by Blue Gum.
Enrolled BG PS families may also book into optional BG school holidays program during 2024.
(Families may request a different booking or none for this period, & only pay for days/times confirmed by BG.)
PRIMARY School (Kindergarten to Year 5: 5 – 12 years)
@ Hackett campus
General Tuition (8:30am-3pm): $2,295 per term, or $9,180 per annum
(NB: 50% discount on General Tuition Fees for a family’s 3rd+ primary/secondary child attending BG simultaneously)
+ Stationery, course materials, e-bulletins etc: $300 per term, or $1,200 per annum
+ Specialist Programs, e.g. art, music, community sport:costs vary each term; actual cost charged
+ Outdoor Ed Camps (compulsory for all students): approx $215 (K/1: 2 days) to $540 (Yrs 4/5: 4 days)
+ Working Bee Levy: $110pa per family (Families get $55 credit for each Working Bee attended (max.2))
+ Tax-Deductible Donation to Building/Library Funds (optional): $125 per term or $500 per annum
A Deposit of $1,755 must be paid to secure a 2024 enrolment offered by Blue Gum.
SECONDARY School (Years 6-10: 12 – 16 years)
@ Hackett campus
General Tuition (8:30am-3pm): $2,495 per term, or $9,980 per annum
(NB: 50% discount on General Tuition Fees for a family’s 3rd+ primary/secondary child attending BG simultaneously)
+ Stationery, course materials, e-bulletins etc: $300 per term, or $1,200 per annum
+ Specialist Programs, e.g. art, music, community sport:costs vary each term
+ Outdoor Ed Camps (compulsory for all students): approx. $645 (Yrs 6/7– 5 days)
to $4,300 (Yrs 8/9/10 – 2-week intensive Cultural Exchange Trip e.g. remote Australia/Fiji/Cambodia)
+ Working Bee Levy: $110pa per family (Families get $55 credit for each Working Bee attended (max.2))
+ Tax-Deductible Donation to Building/Library Funds (optional): $125 per term or $500 per annum
A Deposit of $1,755 must be paid to secure a 2024 enrolment offered by Blue Gum.
Outside School Hours – Afters/School Hols (5 – 12 years)
BGOSH (Blue Gum Outside School Hours) @ Hackett Campus
Optional programs for Blue Gum students 5-12 years – charged separately from school fees (eligible families may apply for Child Care Subsidy through Services Australia/Centrelink)
• Afters/BGOSH operates Monday-Friday, 3-6pm, during BG school terms
$39 per day (permanent term booking); or $42 per day (casual booking, if places available)
- School Holidays/BGOSH operates Monday-Friday (not public holidays), 8:30am-6pm:
- Options: Short Day (9am-3pm) $96; orFull Day (8:30am-6pm) $144
Fees Understandings
- An initial enrolment is not finalised until the Fees Deposit is paid and the Enrolment Form is signed by all parties (including the school). Prior to starting each year, a non-refundable Fees Deposit is charged to reserve your enrolment place. This Fees Deposit (less an enrolment administration charge of $55) is credited against future fees for the place being secured (or refunded in full if no place is available initially). The Deposit is not refunded if a family fails to take up the enrolment place it secures, nor can it be used to pay overdue fees/charges. School fees must be paid promptly; an enrolment may be cancelled for non-payment of fees.
- Prior to attending our Preschool or After-School/School Holiday programs, families claiming Child Care Subsidy (CCS) must register with Services Australia/Centrelink online (or ring 8am-8pm Mon-Fri 136 150), and then notify our School Office of your child’s CRN, plus parent name and parent’s CRN under which you will be claiming CCS.
- Fees Statements are emailed to families, usually at the start/middle/end of each term. There are separate Statements for Preschool, Primary/Secondary School, & BGOSH, as we are required to use different software systems. So, you may receive up to 3 Statements – add the totals of each to calculate the total amount owing. (If the total has a minus symbol (e.g. -$53), you are in credit, so do NOT pay this amount. Wait for your next Statement… & celebrate!)
- Outdoor Education Camps are an important/essential part of Blue Gum’s education program, so are compulsory for all primary/secondary school students. So that we can cover the costs involved, the Camp charge must be paid for each student (whether they can attend or not).
- Students must arrive/depart within their booked times, or an Early/Late Fee is payable. NB: Students on the premises after our closing time incur a $60 Late Pick-up Fee. Repeat late-comers will be given an earlier pick-up deadline.
- A $140 Late Payment Fee may be added to accounts not paid in accordance with a family’s Fees Payment Undertaking, i.e. one lump sum payment by Week 2 each term, or 4 equal instalments in Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8 each term.
- It is a condition of enrolment that once a family formally enrols your child/ren for a school year, then your family agrees to pay all fees/charges for that booking, up to the end of that year (whether or not your child attends). However, a family may cancel an enrolment, by giving ten (10) weeks’ written notice (fees are still payable during this period). If written notice is not given, each term’s fees are payable.
Payment Methods
Direct Deposit Details.
National Australia Bank
BSB: 082 967
A/C: 69832 1227
Account name: Best-Practice Education Group
Payment Reference: Please add one child’s full name as the description (e.g. Amy Smith), so that we can identify and credit your family’s account promptly.
We also accept payment via credit card/EFTPOS (2% surcharge) through the School Office.