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Private School Fees in New South Wales

NSW runs the country's largest and most stratified private-school market: long-established GPS and CAS-affiliated day and boarding schools concentrated in Sydney, alongside a wide network of systemic Catholic schools that spans the whole state and is generally more affordable than the independent sector. This page lists published tuition for every NSW school with a fee schedule, sorted from lowest published Year 7 tuition. Drill into the Sydney independent-schools hub for a closer look at the capital.

Updated 13 July 2026

Key figures

Schools with a published 2026 fee schedule

  1. St Patrick's Primary School
    Macksville · Catholic — from $423
  2. Carroll College
    Broulee · Catholic — Year 7 $618
  3. Bhaktivedanta Swami Gurukula School
    Eungella · Independent — from $810
  4. Blue Mountains Steiner School
    Hazelbrook · Independent — from $900
  5. Verity Christian College
    Griffith · Independent — from $1,155
  6. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Gilgandra
    Gilgandra · Catholic — from $1,265
  7. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Portland
    Portland · Catholic — from $1,375
  8. St Narsai Assyrian Christian College
    Horsley Park · Independent — from $1,380
  9. St Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School
    Greenfield Park · Independent — from $1,380
  10. Zahra Grammar School
    Minto · Independent — from $1,420
  11. Wellington Christian School
    Wellington · Independent — from $1,450
  12. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Coolah
    Coolah · Catholic — from $1,551
  13. St Mary's Primary School
    Young · Catholic — from $1,576
  14. ET Australia Secondary College
    Gosford · Independent — Year 7 $1,600
  15. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow
    Lithgow · Catholic — from $1,605

Frequently asked questions

Are these the full fees I'll pay, or just tuition?

These are the school's published annual day-tuition figures for the stated year, the core teaching fee. Most schools also charge separate compulsory levies (building, resource, technology or capital funds), shown alongside tuition where the school publishes them, plus variable extras like camps, uniforms, devices and excursions that aren't part of the published schedule. Treat the tuition figure as the base cost, not the total.

What's the difference between tuition and levies?

Tuition is the core annual teaching fee for a year level. Levies are additional compulsory charges a school bills on top, often for buildings, technology or a building/capital fund, and they vary a lot between schools: some fold everything into one number, others itemise several. We show tuition as the headline figure and any levy the school publishes alongside it.

Do these figures include scholarships or sibling discounts?

No. Published figures are the standard rate before any scholarship, bursary, or sibling and early-payment discount. Many schools offer meaningful reductions for a second or third enrolled child, and some run means-tested or merit bursary programs. Ask the school directly what concessions you'd qualify for.

How current are these fees, and should I confirm them?

Each figure is stamped with the school year it applies to and links back to the school's own published schedule at the time it was captured. Fees are reviewed annually and can change without much notice, so always confirm the current amount with the school directly before enrolling or budgeting against it.