Melbourne Public School Fees the Highest in Australia as Back-to-School Bills Pile Up

Parents in Melbourne will need to fork out about $15,000 (US$9,841) more than other states and territories in Australia to send their children to public schools. According to new figures, the education expense for a child to complete 13 years of schooling in government schools in Melbourne is $108,879 (US$71,434), an increase of $6,000, or 22 percent, since 2022. This is about $14,000 more than the second-most expensive city, Sydney, where education expenses are at $94,819. Meanwhile, Canberra is the most expensive city for Catholic schooling, with parents having to pay $208,871 over 13 years, followed by Brisbane and Perth. Independent education expenses were highest in Sydney, with students accumulating $324,559 in education fees by the time they graduate from high school. This marks a $20,000 increase from the previous year....