St Matthew's School Narrogin

St Matthew's School Narrogin

School Fees

St Matthew’s School strives to keep fees as low as possible whilst maintaining the highest quality educational experience for your child.

St Matthew’s School – School Fees Policy

Although Catholic Schools receive both Commonwealth and State funding, fees constitute a necessary and substantial part of the school’s income. Without school fees and other non-financial support from parents, Catholic Schools would not be able to operate.

St Matthew’s School is committed to providing excellence in Catholic education for students from a variety of backgrounds. St Matthew’s endeavours to set fees at a level that encourages parents to enrol their children without having to suffer undue financial hardship.

Should families experience any difficulty with the payment of fees, they need to make an appointment with the Principal to discuss the matter in confidence.

Annual Fees

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Additional Fees & Levies

Amenities Fee

An annual fee per child (Kindy – Year 6) 

This covers items such as Art/Craft materials, work sample files, incursions, excursions & transport costs around the Narrogin town site.

IT/Book Levy

Annual IT/Book Levy (PP – Year 6) 

This fee covers the cost of all IT and manual resources used in the classrooms 

A book list will be sent home at the end of the year for you to order requisites for your child. This does not form part of the school fees and is an extra independent cost to parents/guardians. 

Building Levy

Annual Building Levy – per family (Includes Kindy) 

A building fee is charged annually and is to help service the capital debts on our school buildings. 

P & F Levy (Not included in Annual Fee)

Annual Voluntary Fee – per family 

Accounts

Accounts are issued at the beginning of each year. The preferred method of payment is BPay or via Direct Debit with an approved payment plan. Payment options are listed on the fee statement. 

Health Care/Pension Card Discounts

Parents/guardians who are responsible for the payment of school fees and have a current means tested family Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card will be entitled to a significant discount on tuition fees. Please contact the Finance Officer to arrange an application form. 

Special Fee Payment Arrangements

St Matthew’s School recognises that circumstances may arise that require families to seek changes to how fees are going to be paid. We encourage any family who finds itself in this situation to contact our Finance Officer to discuss alternative payment options.  

Financial Support

Any parent/guardian in genuine financial hardship is encouraged to contact our Principal to discuss the options available to them for fee relief. The granting of special arrangements is at the discretion of the Principal and is dealt with in the strictest confidence. 

Fees Not Paid

While St Matthew’s is supportive of families who find themselves in difficult circumstances, the School rigorously follows up on all overdue accounts. The School reserves the right to appoint a debt collection agency or to take legal action for the recovery of fees not paid. This will be done where reminder notices are persistently ignored, or arrangements are not made with the School to pay overdue accounts. This is done to ensure fairness to families who do pay fees in accordance with the School’s Fee & Charges Schedule. All expenses, costs and disbursements incurred by the School in recovering any outstanding monies, including agency fees and solicitor costs shall be charged to the family account. The signed Enrolment Form accepting a place at the School is a binding legal agreement with the School to pay these expenses, costs and disbursements to the School, and indemnifying the School in relation to such monies is a condition of a student’s enrolment. 

Notice Of Withdrawal

In accordance with St Matthew’s School Enrolment Policy, if your child has already commenced at the school or accepted a place offered, one full term’s notice is required for withdrawal. This notice must be in writing and addressed to the Principal. Failure to do so incurs a penalty of one term’s tuition fees. 

* Please note that fees may be subject to change at the beginning of each school year.