Parents of students attending Catholic and independent secondary schools in the Australian Capital Territory will face fee hikes of between 15 and 30 per cent in 2025. Schools have blamed inflation and changes to funding models as the main factors behind the increases.
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00:00The ABC has analysed the Year 10 fees for the Territory's Catholic and independent schools.
00:09The largest increase is at John Paul II College in Nicholls, where parents will pay more than
00:14$12,000, up 29% on last year.
00:19Several others had increases of more than 10%.
00:22As for independent schools, the largest increase is at Brindabella Christian College, where
00:27a Year 10 education will cost $15,400, up more than 16%.
00:34Some schools have put the increases down to a reduction in federal government funding
00:39under a new model, as well as rising costs.
00:42But the Canberra-Golban Catholic Archdiocese has a policy that no student should be denied
00:48a Catholic education if their family is unable to pay.
00:52It says fee concessions are available, including for temporary cash flow problems.
00:57The Parents Association for Independent Schools has also encouraged people in financial hardship
01:04to talk to their school's bursar.