What are some schools thinking? As if back to school in itself is not painful enough, I can't believe how much money the schools have asked for already and they have only been back for a week!!

$310 for the HS fees
$130 for the Primary fees
$100 for the primary book packs
$50 for the HS book packs

Then I know coming up in the near future is $120 for all the kids school photos, around $90 for Mr C's "Peer Support Camp" - Yes, you read that right, camp. According to our local HS, Peer support is only for those that can afford it.

Then the HS also kicked us low, they have got a new company to do the uniforms, which decided to leave their mark and "update" it, and they want all the girls to get the new school skirt, which is ONLY available through the school shop at $55 EACH!!!!

All this in the first term!

They have got to be kidding me. Apparently its not possible to spread this stuff out over the year, they need us free to pay for the "someone dropped a hat" mufty days they hold every other day.

Sorry for the vent, just got all the notes today, the book pack one especially fun as it needs to be paid tomorrow, right after the dog houdinied a couple of hundred out of my bank account and oh yeah, Miss A got a suspension warning.

How bad is your bill looking.