With the 457 visa, you only pay for State schooling in NSW and ACT. If you are coming to QLD, then you are treated the same as residents for education purposes, but only for primary & seconday school. Not for TAFE or Uni.
Here, your "local" school, ie: the catchment area one, has a commitment to accept all children from their area. The school can draw extra teachers if enrolment numbers dictate it is required.
Private school start at about:
Catholic Schools:
Preschool & Primary : $744 per student or $1,048 for two children or $1,280 per family of 3 or more students, with a building fund contribution of $376 per primary school family.
Secondary School : $1,576 per student or $2,628 per family (2 students or more), with a building fund contribution of $480 per school family.
My daughters school starts at $2,576 for each year up to year 6, rising to $4,636 per year, for years 11 and 12.
There is also an annual Capital Funding Levy charged per family, of about $300.
There are normally discounts for 2nd, 3rd, etc., children in each family, these discounts can be quite substantial.
Most schools also have extra charges for School Excursions etc.
Mine is in year 7 and we are paying $5,284 for the year, but that includes everything, all extras, (This includess Capital levies, photocopying, acquisitions of learning technologies, and classroom/library consumables, excursions, all compulsory camps, visiting artists, swimming lessons, sports equipment, travel to sports carnivals and PFA fees.)
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