Application and Enrolment Fees

Confirmation of Enrolment Fee Years 5, 6 & 7

(This fee is paid upon acceptance - $2,000.00 is deducted from tuition fees in Year 7, Term 2).

THE CONFIRMATION FEE IS NON-REFUNDABLE AND

NON-TRANSFERABLE SHOULD YOU WISH TO CANCEL

OR DEFER THE ENROLMENT.

Tuition Fees

$2,259.00 (3 terms)

Resource Fees

To enhance the overall teaching and learning for the boys a Resource Fee is charged to provide for Information Communications Technology (ICT), Text books and a number of other items and services. The fee will appear on Term 1 statements in your first year and Term 4 thereafter.

With four full time staff the ICT department supports nearly 600 desktop and notebook computers available for student use on the College grounds. They also support data projectors in all classrooms, the College website, software development and computers for every member of the teaching staff. The Text Book hire scheme also continues as a valuable service to parents and students alike.  Texts Books are also provided for the entire year for each student and fees cover the cost of books, copyright and printing fees.

Notebook computers and Books issued to students must be treated with care and should be returned in the same condition they were received.  Should any students misuse or lose a notebook or text, the replacement value or repair cost will be added to their next Term fees.

EXTRAS

Parents are charged directly by music tutors.

Instrumental lessons x 8 week term - $280.00 per term ($35 per ½ hour).

Instrument Hire - $220 per annum.

All families whose children participate in music at the College contribute $95.00 per annum.  (Instrument or Choir).

Sport
Some individual sports may involve participation fees. Charges as determined.

Excursions, Class Camps and Sundry Items
Charges as determined.

P & F Association
$175.00 per year per family ($87.50 per semester).
(This replaces the fundraising of past activities such as the annual art show, fete and working bees).

Building Fund Donation – Tax Deductible
$900.00 per year per family

FEES POLICY

Billings & Payments:

Tuition fee statements are mailed out before the start of each term.  Payment can be made via Bpay direct from a bank account, over the phone via credit card, in person using a debit or credit card or cash or cheque, by Australia Post using cheques or remittance advice giving credit card details.  To further facilitate payment a standing authority for St Pius X College Chatswood to charge credit card may be completed which will allow the College to effect payment on the due dates.  The College currently does not impose a surcharge on payment via credit card.  Credit cards accepted:  Visa & MasterCard.  All fees for Years 5 – 11 are payable by four installments each year.  Year 12 fees are payable by three installments.  Payment is due at the start of term.  A late fee payment penalty of $50 applies if payment is not received by the due date.  If the account balance has not been cleared by the end of a term a second $50 late fee payment penalty will be charged to the account.  The College policy is to pursue all fees outstanding, including any costs incurred in the debt recovery process.

Sibling Discount:

When more than one son is attending St Pius X, the following discounts apply to the tuition fee component only:

2^nd son – 10%; 3^rd son - 25%, 4^th son - 50%.

Withdrawal:

One term’s notice, in writing, must be given for withdrawal of a student.  In the absence of such notice the equivalent of a full term’s fees plus 10% GST will apply.

Fee Discounts:

The College assumes that you appreciate the importance of the payment of school fees.  The College is not in a position to offer discounts other than sibling discounts (see Schedule of Fees for details).  Our fee structure for such a large and well resourced College is quite low by the standards of most Catholic and Independent schools.

It is a condition of enrolment that all financial obligations are honoured.