College Fees

St Charbel’s College is dedicated to delivering high-quality education while upholding the standards our students and parents value. The College is committed to offering these services at an affordable cost and continuously works to minimise its operating expenses.

Please find below the fees that apply at St Charbel’s College for 2025:

College Fees

*fees are issued in three instalments, excluding Year 12 fees, which are issued over two instalments.

College Fees include tuition fees, resources, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities and technology levies, budgeted excursions and primary stationary and textbooks.

Secondary textbooks as prescribed by the College may be purchased by families from an independent supplier, in which payments are made directly to the supplier.

School camps are not included within school fees and are paid separately

Sibling reductions

Partial reductions of College Fees will apply for siblings enrolled at St Charbel’s College. For the purpose of these concessions, sibling means a brother or sister of a current student in K-12 that have one or both parents in common.

The reductions are as follows:

EVET Courses & Fees (applicable to students undertaking EVET Courses only)

Fees relating to EVET courses are not included within the College’s fees.

This fee is dependent on the respective course being studied, with the fees set by the external service provider. The College will issue the invoices relating to these courses to the families as applicable.

Building Levy

A compulsory building levy applies to each family and assists in the ongoing upkeep of the College property.

The building levy for 2025 is $700 per family.

Enrolment & Acceptance Fees

An enrolment fee applies upon acceptance of a place at the College and prior to the student’s enrolment being finalised. This fee is a non-refundable fee that applies for each new student at the College.

The enrolment fee is $575 per child.

Billing and methods of payment

Accounts are billed three times a year, at the commencement of Terms 1, 2 and 3.

Payment of fees is required within 14 days of the issuing of instalment invoices. The College is also able to offer alternate payment frequency arrangements, however, this requires approval from the Business Manager prior to the commencement of the arrangement.

Payment can be made:

1. In person
2. Over the phone
3. Bank transfer
4. Via direct debit arrangements to a nominated debit/credit card or bank account

The College accepts all major debit/credit cards, excluding American Express.

The College does not accept cheques as a form of payment for fees.

Voluntary Contributions to the School Building Fund

The College maintains a Building Fund which is used to finance its building and refurbishment program.

The College welcomes voluntary contributions to this fund by those families that have the financial capacity to do so. These contributions would be in addition to the Building Levy specified above.

The School Building Fund is endorsed as a deductible gift recipient (DGR), and therefore, any contributions to this fund are fully tax deductible.

Families wishing to contribute to the school building fund are advised to contact the Finance Office for further information. The Finance Office will then provide the appropriate account details and tax receipt accordingly.

Withdrawal of enrolment

Families are required to provide written notice to the respective Principal of their intention to withdraw a student from the College. One term’s notice is required to be provided, from the last school day of the preceding school term.

Where notice has not been provided, the College will charge a fee in lieu of notice equivalent to one term’s college fee.

For further information, please do not hesitate to contact the College’s Finance Office.