How much does your book list cost?

[Phteven]

i have heard a lot about book lists lately from friends on fb, dsd is currently grade 3 will be grade 4 next year in public school nsw and i am yet to hear of a booklist at this school, what exactly is it? Our voluntary yearly contribution is $40 a year or $10 a term. We then provide stationery ourselves. handwriting books are $9 each as needed, about 2-3 a year. Sorry im just confused and wonder if theres something were not paying for or something?

Our book list is all the stuff they need for the school year - crayons, pencils, exercise books, handwriting books, folders, scissors, erasers etc.
It all gets sent to the school and pooled so each class gets a years supply at the start of the year - I'm pretty sure they ask for a little more than they need because some parents don't contribute and other children turn up mid-year.
I had a look at the list and it seems that I'm buying 2 whiteboard markers as well as rulers etc.
I guess it makes life easier because I don't need to worry about sending a pencil case etc to school or buying replacements through the year.

The school must have a billion pairs of scissors because I buy a new pair each year...

We don't have any voluntary contributions or school fees (unless you count the raffles and baked goods for the cake stalls and so on).

[MistyFying]

Ours is $110 per child (P-7) - Qld public school.

[Neoma]

My daughter is in year 7 next year at a catholic secondary school and it is $723.14. I certainly was not prepared for it. I had budgeted for around $300 lol
That's just for the booklist

[Liz]

I haven't received anything yet regarding Year 1 next year. But for Kindy this year (NSW public school) we had the voluntary fee of $50, and a compulsory fee of $70 (I think??) which covered their books and scissors etc so that they could just supply the same stuff for them all. They said this is the first time they've actually cracked down on the compulsory fee. No fee, no books. So some kids had to wait til their parents coughed up. Which is sad, but I think there were a number over the years who "forgot" to pay this fee.

They did put the odd call out for glue sticks and tissue boxes and stuff, and we did do a fair bit of fund raising through the year, so they do get more money out of you that way