Fee Schedule

APPLICATION FEES – $100, per child with a 10% discount for subsequent siblings.  

Application Fees are payable with the return of the Application Form and ensures the applicant is placed on our waitlist.

PLACEMENT FEE

Once a place has been offered, a deposit of $250 is required to confirm acceptance of the place, within 14 days of receipt of the Letter of Offer. There is a 10% discount for subsequent siblings.  

The placement fee is a pre-payment of the student’s first term’s fees and will automatically be deducted from the first terms account. If this fee is not received within 14 days of the Letter of Offer, the school cannot guarantee the place will remain available.

ANNUAL FEES FEE PER TERM

Annual Fees

Pre-Kindy and Kindy

Tuition Fee per child Sibling Discount - 10% less per sibling.

$4,500

Payable 4 weeks before the beginning of term.

Primary to year 6

Tuition Fee per child Sibling Discount - 10% less per sibling.

$4,500

Payable 4 weeks before the beginning of term.

Secondary year 7 -10

Tuition Fee per child Sibling Discount - 10% less per sibling.

$6,000

Payable 4 weeks before the beginning of term.

Payment terms

All fees are required to be paid 4 weeks before the beginning of term. Fees can be paid on a weekly or monthly basis prior to the final payment date.

Alternatively

All fees can be paid in lieu of wages for individual parents. Each hour worked will be paid at $25 per hour including super. Work undertaken must be directed and agreed by WTCS and carried out in the previous term.

For example,

A parent could work 4.5 hrs a week for 10 weeks. 4 terms work would equate a full year’s fees of $4,500.

Working in term 1 would pay for term 2 fees.

A parent could work 6 hrs a week for 10 weeks for each of the 4 terms to pay a full year’s fees of $6,000.

in term 2 would pay for term 3 fees.

Bursaries are available to families who meet the criteria.

FEES - School fees cover all tuition, materials and uniform cost. 

ADDITIONAL FEES – ACTIVITIES/EXCURSIONS – Extra fees may occasionally be due for excursions, activities, events or camps. These fees will optional and will be discussed as and when they may occur.

SCHOOL ACCOUNTS –The School will issue a Statement of Account at the end of each month to families that have a pending balance. All invoices are due 2 weeks before the end of any term for the preceding term.

Placement fees are due within 14 days of the Letter of Offer.

PAYMENT OF ACCOUNTS

Fees may be paid by:

1)      Direct deposit or Bank transfer as per detail on invoice

2)      Credit / Debit card at the school office/over the phone or via pay online as per invoice instructions

3)      Cash at the school office

Credit / Debit card payments will incur a 2% surcharge.

Late payments will incur an overdue fee of $50, which will be charged every four weeks that fees are overdue from due date.

Further information on the application of overdue charges is set out in the Fees Policy.

ABSENCE DURING TERM AND FEE PAYMENT

The latest Fees Policy requirements must be checked and adhered to before planning any period of extended absence from the school regarding the fees and/or holding fees and charges that will apply to the length of time a child is absent from the school. Please see Fees Policy.

WITHDRAWAL OF A STUDENT

As per the Fees Policy, 15 weeks’ notice is to be given for withdrawal of a student. For example, if you plan to leave at the end of Term 4 the notice needs to be given on or before week 7/8 of term 3, based on the term dates for that term.

If the required notice is not received, an additional term’s fees will be charged per student “in lieu of notice”. Should a student be withdrawn at any time during a term and/or without full notice and/or following the initial four-week trial period, term fees and charges for that term will also be due and payable. Should term fees have been paid in advance, fees and charges for the term in which the student is withdrawn will be refunded. For all students in Year 6, transition to year 7 is automatically offered. Notice of intention to attend high school elsewhere, needs to be provided on or before the end of Week 1 of Term 3 of the year the student is in Year 6. Should this notice not be provided, fees for Term 1 of the following year will be charged per student “in lieu of notice”.

For parents who are employed by WTCS and working in lieu of fees, the notice periods are required to be given for withdrawal of a student.