Fees & Levies
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WHAT DOES IT COST TO SEND MY CHILD TO LUMEN CHRISTI? It is compulsory for Catholic Schools to supplement Commonwealth and State Grants as part of the General Recurrent cost incurred in the running of the school. Hence it is necessary to have school fees and student fees as well as fund-raising efforts to raise money on the local level. It is important to stress that no student will be excluded because of an inability to pay fees. In these cases a suitable fee structure will be negotiated with the Principal. However, it is the expectation that all families make every effort to meet their financial commitments. It is a matter of justice to all students and families that the financial burden is equally distributed. |
FAMILY FEE ASSISTANCE SCHEME
The Diocese of Ballarat, through the Catholic Education Office, offers a Family Fee Assistance Scheme to assist families to send their children to Catholic primary schools.
The scheme is available to families eligible for a means tested Health Care Card, Centrelink Pensioner Concession Card or Veteran Affairs Pensioner Card. This scheme reduces the cost of the Family Fee and Capital Fee to a maximum of $520 per year. The Student Levy, Swimming Levy and Outdoor Education costs are then added to this to give a total fee amount for the year.
Catholic schools have always welcomed families of all financial means. We hope that this scheme will make sending your child to a Catholic school even more affordable.
Fee accounts are issued monthly. Fees may be paid each week, fortnight, month, term, half-yearly or annually. Fees may be paid in cash, by cheque, Eftpos or through Direct Debit.
The costs of these fees are decided annually by the School Advisory Council as it is necessary to review and assess the inflation rate which in turn effects our local contribution. School fees are set in accordance with the Catholic Education Office Diocesan Policy.
The Diocese of Ballarat, through the Catholic Education Office, offers a Family Fee Assistance Scheme to assist families to send their children to Catholic primary schools.
The scheme is available to families eligible for a means tested Health Care Card, Centrelink Pensioner Concession Card or Veteran Affairs Pensioner Card. This scheme reduces the cost of the Family Fee and Capital Fee to a maximum of $520 per year. The Student Levy, Swimming Levy and Outdoor Education costs are then added to this to give a total fee amount for the year.
Catholic schools have always welcomed families of all financial means. We hope that this scheme will make sending your child to a Catholic school even more affordable.
Fee accounts are issued monthly. Fees may be paid each week, fortnight, month, term, half-yearly or annually. Fees may be paid in cash, by cheque, Eftpos or through Direct Debit.
The costs of these fees are decided annually by the School Advisory Council as it is necessary to review and assess the inflation rate which in turn effects our local contribution. School fees are set in accordance with the Catholic Education Office Diocesan Policy.