Education by Shiloh Payne
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Subscriber only Most Queensland private schools have increased their fees despite parents having been hit by the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. In an analysis of 106 private schools across Queensland, only about 25 kept their school fees steady after a year of financial stress.
The Courier-Mail found that the average increase of fees was 1.92 per cent, down from 3.06 per cent last year. For the most expensive schools in Brisbane, parents are spending more than $28,000 annually, or about $250,000 for 12 years of schooling. Fees at Brisbane Grammar School increased by 2.4 per cent, with tuition for students from year seven to 12 costing $28,230 annually.