2025 FEES AND LEVIES
Dear families,
By now you will have received the circular from Paul Greaves, CEO of Catholic Education NT, relating to the 7% increase in Tuition Fees for 2025. The two main driving factors behind this are:
- Firstly, extended delays in funding equity between government and non-government schools to reach the 100% mark of the Student Resourcing Standard (SRS). Non-government schools will see no increase in equity funding whatsoever till 2029, and
- Secondly, upward wage pressure from the most recent Public Schools Enterprise Agreement announcing a 12.9% increase over the next three years for all teachers at government schools.
These two factors, however, paint only part of the picture. There is an additional component that significantly impacts the College’s ability to operate:
- All non-government schools (that includes MacKillop Catholic College) are funded to a maximum of only 80% of the Student Resourcing Standard. The reason, according to Federal government, is that all non-government schools are expected to cover this SRS shortfall through fees and levies.
The problem for the College, however, does not end there. It is further exacerbated by the funding methodology applied by Federal government: Based on statistical data sourced from the ATO, Federal government has determined that the feeder area for the College is what they classify as a high Capacity to Contribute (CTC) area. This means that we are rated as a high-income area, further reducing our SRS funding. The result is that we do not even receive 80% of our SRS funding; we receive only 75% of this funding [75% of 80% = 60% of SRS funding].
What does that mean to the College? According to this methodology, the Federal government expects us to recoup this 40% shortfall in SRS funding through fees and levies. This 40% shortfall amounts to around $7,600 per student per year.
As you are aware, we do not charge $7,600 per student. We charge between $4,800 and $5,700 per student, depending on Year-level. This means that even though we charge fees and levies, we are losing between $1,900 and $2,800 per student, resulting in operational deficits and cash flow constraints.
THE IMPLICATIONS FOR 2025
As a result of ongoing and unsustainable financial deficits – caused by the realities outlined above – we are compelled to recalculate Student Levies for 2025. These have been approved by the College Board.
Here is a table of the Fees and Levies for 2025. Please note that these Fees and Levies exclude Electives (Year 10 – 12), which will be charged separately. Details of the Electives for 2025 will be published shortly.
|
Description |
2024
Amount |
2025
Amount |
%Incr. |
| Tuition Fees: | |||
| Year 10 | $1,640.00 | $1,881.00 | %14.7 |
| Year 7 – 9 | $2,799.00 | $2,995.00 | %7.0 |
| Year 10 | $3,126.00 | $3,695.00 | %18.2 |
| Year 11 – 12 | $4,108.00 | $4,395.00 | %7.0 |
| Student Levies: | |||
| Year 7 | $1,720.00 | $1,961.00 | %14.0 |
| Year 8 | $1,640.00 | $1,881.00 | %14.7 |
| Year 9 | $1,640.00 | $1,881.00 | %14.7 |
| Year 10 | $1,640.00 | $1,881.00 | %14.7 |
| Year 11 | $1,587.00 | $1,851.00 | %16.6 |
| Year 12 | $1,587.00 | $1,851.00 | %16.6 |
| Family Levy: | $470.00 | $470.00 | %0.0 |
|
Total Fees and Student Levies for 2025 *: |
||
| Year 7 | $4,591.00 | $4,956.00 |
| Year 8 | $4,439.00 | $4,876.00 |
| Year 9 | $4,439.00 | $4,876.00 |
| Year 10 | $4,766.00 | $5,576.00 |
| Year 11 | $5,695.00 | $6,246.00 |
| Year 12 | $5,695.00 | $6,246.00 |
*Excludes the Family Levy and Electives. The Family Levy is per family, and not per student.