2023 BLUE GUM FEES + EXTERNAL EXTRAS
PLAYGROUPS, incl. Bush Playgroup
(up-to-3 year olds with their parent/carer)
@ Hackett campus & Mt Majura
Once-a-week sessions for small groups of children – each child accompanied by a parent/carer.
Sessions facilitated by a qualified teacher. $345 per school Term.
(Participants have priority access to BG Preschool & School.)
PRESCHOOL Classes (for 3 – 5 year olds)
@Dickson campus & @Hackett Campus
PRESCHOOL Fees are based on a rate of $15.75 per hour or part-hour:
- Short Day (9am-3pm): $94.50 per short day.
- Full Day (8am-6pm; except Wed 8-5): a discounted rate of $141.75 per full day.
- Full-Time (8am-6pm, Monday to Friday; except Wed 8-5): a discounted rate of $708.75 per week.
Plus Term Charges: $30 per Term for Excursions, Concerts, Materials etc.
Plus Specialist Programs such as Community Classroom/Art/Music/Drama: $94 per Term
Plus Working Bees Levy: $100 (After each Working Bee (max. 2), families attending will be credited $50.)(Eligible families can apply for Child Care Subsidy – NB: Blue Gum is an approved service)
PRIMARY SCHOOL & MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL Classes
@Hackett campus
Primary School (K-Year 6) General Tuition (8:30am-3pm) = $2,275 per school Term
(NB: 50% discount on General Tuition Fees for a family’s 3rd+ child attending BG primary/secondary simultaneously)
Middle/High School (Years 6-10) General Tuition (8:30am-3pm) = $2,475 per school Term
(NB: 50% discount on General Tuition Fees for a family’s 3rd+ child attending BG primary/secondary simultaneously)
External Extras:
Bulk Orders e.g. stationery/art/other materials/equipment hire = $29 per week
External Specialists e.g. sport/music/art
Costs vary each Term, depending on the activity, usually $2-$10 per week (primary); higher costs may apply in Middle/High School, e.g. using specialist facilities off-site, such as Potters Society/Glassworks etc.
External Specialist Outdoor Education Camps
(NB: Camps are compulsory & costs are payable whether a student attends or not.)
Each Class has one major Outdoor Education Camp each year. Costs vary.
Primary/Middle School (approx. cost): $215 for 2-day Excursion (Kindergarten) to $900 for 5-day Camps (MS).
High School has an intensive (2-week) Cultural Exchange Trip, e.g. remote Australia/Cambodia/Fiji. Cost varies – approx. $2,950 to $3,950.
Working Bees Levy: = $100 per year
(After each Working Bee (max. 2), families attending will be credited $49.)
Tax-deductible donation to School Building/Library Funds (recommended minimum)= $120 per term / $480 per year
BGOSH program (Blue Gum Outside School Hours)
@ Hackett Campus
(An optional program for Blue Gum students 5-12 years – charged separately)
Operates Monday-Friday, 3-6pm, during School Terms
$38 per day (permanent booking for the Term); or $41 per day (casual booking – subject to availability)
(Eligible families can apply for Child Care Subsidy for this After-School program. NB: Blue Gum is an approved service)
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS program – Blue Gum Outside School Hours (BGOSH)
@ Hackett Campus
(An optional program for Blue Gum students 5-12 years – charged separately)
Operates Monday-Friday, 8:30am-6pm, during School Holidays
School Holidays Fees are based on a rate of $15.75 per hour
Booking options:
· Short day (9am-3pm): $ 94.50 (as with school, doors open at 8:30am, so students can arrive then)
· Full day (9am-6pm): $141.75 (as with school, doors open at 8:30am, so students can arrive then)
(Eligible families can apply for Child Care Subsidy for this School Holidays program. NB: Blue Gum is an approved service)
UNDERSTANDINGS
Fees Statements are issued to families by email at the start/middle/end of each School Term.
Fees must be paid in accordance with a family’s Fees Payment Undertaking
(e.g. by cheque, or by cash, or by credit card/EFTPOS (1.5% surcharge) through the School Office;
or by electronic transfer to:
National Australia Bank, Dickson BSB: 082 967 A/C: 69832 1227
Account name: Best-Practice Education Group
(Please include your child’s name or your family name on every electronic transfer, so that your payment can be identified & credited!)
NB: A $140 Late Payment Fee is 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.
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.)
NB: Prior to attending our Preschool or After-School/School Holidays programs, families must register for Child Care Subsidy with the Family Assistance Office (8am-8pm) – 13 61 50. Please notify our School Office of your CRN.
NB: Blue Gum is an Approved service (not a Registered service), for Centrelink purposes