i've just started my child at a public primary school, that has a Steiner stream. I've heard there are many dual stream primary schools in Melbourne, so could you consider one of those, instead of a pure Steiner school? It's a compromise, but i'm assuming, like it is for me, the fees are HEAPS less than $6k. Even the pure steiner schools here are WAY under $6k, more like $1k, last time i heard. Paying a few hundred, instead of a few thousand, is much more manageable. Fingers crossed for you that you can find a dual stream school near you, that has similar fees to ours.