Anyone know school fees for Wesley College, Vic (st kilda rd campus)

[Trillian]

Oh wow! DH and I were talking about the $8,500 it will cost to send DS1 to boarding school next year being a drain on finances, but that is HUGE!

[FabFiona]

Oh wow! DH and I were talking about the $8,500 it will cost to send DS1 to boarding school next year being a drain on finances, but that is HUGE!

Yup. However it is a very good school. We both earn decent wages, not rich but not poor either. It's still a while away but we could make this work.

Something that LimeSlice said on here ages ago really resonated with me, about this being the single most important thing that I will give my children. That made me think differently about our options. Not necessarily more expensive but about quality and education values in line with DH and I.

St Michaels is actually slightly more expensive. - https://www.stmichaels.vic.edu.au/we...D2DA795AF540B8

[nothing2lose]

But you can't argue with the quality product they are churning out Fiona

[Trillian]

Fiona, I totally agree, that's why we're sending DS to boarding school and not the local high school. It will be a stretch for sure but then we also qualify for the Isolated children's payment from centrelink which is just under $7,500 per year. We did look at sending him to Kinross Wolaroi, which is DH's old school, but we simply cannot afford that! It's a similar amount to the one you're looking at.

[Artechim]

OMG that is around $300k per child for schooling!! I even had to get the calculator out and double check because I thought I had made a mistake with my head maths lol. And that isn't even boarding? Just for the class time?

Do the teachers get paid a lot more at these schools?

[Trillian]

OMG that is around $300k per child for schooling!! I even had to get the calculator out and double check because I thought I had made a mistake with my head maths lol. And that isn't even boarding? Just for the class time?

Do the teachers get paid a lot more at these schools?

Arte, I don't know about that particular school, but I know many have a separate price for tuition and for full boarding. I know there is one school in Sydney that charge between 15-20k for tuition only and extra for boarding.

[FabFiona]

But you can't argue with the quality product they are churning out Fiona

If my boys develop your sophisticated turn of phrase and eloquent manner than it will have been worth every cent.

[nothing2lose]

If my boys develop your sophisticated turn of phrase and eloquent manner than it will have been worth every cent.