Families are facing crippling costs to educate their kids — even at public schools. It has led some to withdraw their children from hobbies and plan carefully simply to get them through school.
The latest data on the cost of educating a child shows a significant increase on last year, and many families are having to compromise.Experts say more support is needed to help the growing number of families struggling to keep up with rising education costs.The cost of educating children is a major financial burden on families — even at public schools — and the expense is much higher than just a year ago for families in major cities.
"When we spoke to parents, they told us that they're making decisions around the entire family budget to ensure they can send their children to the school of their choice," Ms McAdie said. The research found a quarter of Australian parents found paying for their children's school fees or voluntary contributions was having a significant or moderate negative impact on their households.
The research found that a quarter of Australian parents identified school fees as having a significant or moderate negative impact on their households.Uniforms have been a big cost for Penrith mother Belinda Giblin.Their public school recently changed its uniform, meaning Ms Giblin could no longer buy cheaper generic uniform items and there were fewer second-hand items circulating in the community.
While Ms Giblin does her best to budget for unavoidable school costs, she said that was made more challenging by often receiving only a week or two's advance notice of expenses for things like excursions. It estimated the total cost of an Independent education in Sydney would be $411,108 over 13 years, up nine per cent on 2024.For families in regional and remote areas, New South Wales is Australia's second most expensive state for non-metro government education.
Across non-metro Victoria in 2025, an independent education will cost $247,714 over 13 years, government education will be $77,641 and a Catholic education will cost $151,423.Brisbane came out as the most affordable city for a Government education in 2025, but that cost is still up by 19 per cent compared to last year.
It will be $277,862 over 13 years for a child starting school in 2025, a 32 per cent increase compared to last year.is Australia's most affordable state for a non-metro Catholic education, sitting at $145,870 over 13 years for a child starting school in 2025, a 10 per cent decrease compared to last year. This is five per cent below the national average.
The research also found the total cost of an Independent education in Canberra had increased 21 per cent in the past year to $352,656, a total similar to the national average.is one of the nation's most affordable regions for a non-metro government education.
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