School fees
The public and private Sydney high schools most popular with parents
While enrolments in public high schools are down, others have recorded astronomical growth. Search the full list.
- Christopher Harris and Craig Butt
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Brisbane school charged parents $1370 more than published fee. How did your school fare?
Compulsory charges at the girls’ school rose by 12 per cent in 2025, but public documents showed a jump of just 4.4 per cent. Search your school’s 2026 fee increase here.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
Brisbane’s Catholic schools top nation for cost of education: report
Between 40 and 90 per cent of schooling costs from prep to year 12 sit outside school fees, and Brisbane families are among the hardest-hit, according to new data.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
We looked at fees at 32 private schools. One is charging almost $55,000
An analysis of 32 schools across Sydney shows fees at most schools have increased well above inflation.
- Christopher Harris and Emily Kowal
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Backlash at upmarket primary school over class size shock
Parents cry foul as $35,000-a-year private school in Melbourne increases class sizes next year.
- Noel Towell
Brisbane’s most expensive schools outstrip inflation as fees soar past $35,000
Across Brisbane’s private schools, fee increases in 2026 will average 5.8 per cent – well above the city’s current inflation rate of 4.7 per cent.
- Catherine Strohfeldt and Felicity Caldwell
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The north shore private school that has joined the $50,000 fees club
Principals say private schools are likely to lift fees 4 to 7 per cent next year, and at the current rate of increase, prices could top $70,000 within the next seven years.
- Lucy Carroll
‘Keeping up with the Joneses’: The factors pushing families to private schools
Elite facilities and children’s opinions are increasingly swaying families when choosing a school. But some have little choice.
- Catherine Strohfeldt
Where do Brisbane’s richest families send their kids? Search your school here
The median family income of parents at one Brisbane school exceeds $340k, but many private school families still begin saving years in advance.
- Catherine Strohfeldt and Craig Butt
The 100 most expensive Melbourne public schools revealed
Parents at some public schools are paying thousands more in voluntary fees than parents at schools in other areas.
- Alex Crowe