Fees

FOR SCHOOL FEES 2013 - see - RESOURCES LINK AT BOTTOM OF PAGE

The recommended tuition fee is set each year by the Catholic Education Council in Brisbane. This fee plus local pressures to meet budget requirements are taken into account by our School Board in determining the school fees for any given year. School fees are payable in advance by year/ term/ month, or can be set up through the school by direct debit (fortnightly or monthly).

Persons who have a genuine reason for not being able to meet their commitment should contact the Principal and discuss the matter as soon as the situation arises. Should fees not be paid and no contact made to the school, a collection agency may be appointed to act on the school's behalf.

NOTE: The balance remaining after The Pay Fund Levy has been paid is used for operational costs eg. electricity, insurance, telephone, maintenance etc. A rebate from Medicare is available for fees paid for children enrolled in our Prep and outside school hours care.

General Purpose Fee
This fee covers some of the cost associated with art-craft, paper, photocopying, replacement reading books, as well as camps, excursions and Arts Council performances. All fee charges are advised through the website before the end of the previous year.

Fees and Levies for 2013 : All fees and levies are compulsory

Tuition Fee
This fee pays for the day to day running and maintenance of the school, the wages of ancillary staff, and the purchase of resources for children’s learning.

General Purpose Levy
This levy pays for bus travel, excursions, Arts Council Performances, swimming coaching etc and in Years 5, 6 and 7 it includes the cost of camps. 

Technology Levy
This levy helps pay for purchase of and loans on computer hardware; future development of the technology plan; computer maintenance; as well as computer consumables.                        

 
P&F Fundraising Levy
This levy goes to our Parents & Friends assiciation to help cover any of their costs and to go towards P&F projects that help resource our school. The P&F holds functions in order to build community in the school, not to fundraise. The only fundraiser now held by the school is the beach-a-thon and selected charities.

Optional Activities
Instrumental Lessons            Tuition Fees are paid directly to the Instrumental Teacher.

All Fees and Levies for a prep child can be claimed through Centrelink.

Discounts for Children at Xavier Secondary College
Star of the Sea and Xavier Catholic Secondary College offer discounts if you have a child at each of these schools.

Star of the Sea will offer the following discounts for families who have children at Xavier College.

1 child at Xavier                   5% discount off SOS tuition fees

2 children at Xavier              10% discount off SOS tuition fees

3 children at Xavier              20% discount off SOS tuition fees

4 children at Xavier              40% discount off SOS tuition fees

In the Same way Xavier College fees will also be discounted as follows:

1 child at Star of the Sea                     5% discount off Xavier fees

2 children at Star of the Sea                10% discount off Xavier fees

3 children at Star of the Sea                20% discount off Xavier fees

4 children at Star of the Sea                40% discount off Xavier fees