Cardijn College Galilee Finance Office

(08) 8550 2200

finance@cardijn.catholic.edu.au

Tuition Fees

This annual fee is based on your child’s/children’s year level. The fee is billed in full at the beginning of the year and can be paid up front or via direct debit throughout the year. The fee covers both the tuition aspect of your child’s education as well as some educational materials and resources for the year, including excursions and camps.

To keep additional billing for families down to a minimum we have endeavoured to make the fee as all-inclusive as we possibly can. A list of items not covered by this fee is detailed below.

Payment of Fees

Under the Terms of the Enrolment Agreement, signed by all enrolling parents/caregivers, payment of the full fees charged is required within the current school year and all family accounts are billed in line with the contractual enrolment forms signed by parents/caregivers when they enrolled their child/children at Cardijn College.

Fees for the 2025 school year will be billed at the beginning of the year. All Parents/caregivers who pay the entire year’s fees in full by the due date of 7 March 2025 will receive a 5% discount off the net Tuition Fee (tuition less family discount). This discount will only apply to families paying full fees. Where low-income discount or other fee remissions have been applied, families will be required to pay the full discounted amount with no further discounts provided.

Parents/caregivers either not wishing to, or not in a position to pay full fees by the due date are required to set up a payment plan using the College’s preferred payment plan provider PaySmart either in weekly, fortnightly, or monthly instalment amounts by 7 March 2025.

Financial Payment Plan 2025

PaySmart Direct Debit Request Form

Family Discount

Cardijn College offers the following family discounts for families with more than one student attending across our three campuses in the same school year:

• Two Children 11% off Tuition Fees
• Three Children 20% off Tuition Fees
• Four Children 33% off Tuition Fees

School Card

All families eligible for school card are entitled to a 50% reduction in their tuition fees (inclusive of family discount). Forms are available from the Finance Office or online at www.sa.gov.au and must be applied for each year.

All School Card remissions will be applied on fee accounts once approval has been received from the Department for Education.

Families are advised that where school card is applicable, the balance payable after school card discount is to be paid either in full prior to 7 March 2025 or via regular direct debit commencing no later than 7 March 2025.

Advance Payment

Fees for the 2025 school year will be billed at the beginning of the year. All parents/caregivers who pay the entire year’s fees in full by the due date of 7 March 2025 will receive a 5% discount off the net Tuition Fee (tuition less family discount). This discount will only apply to families paying full fees. Where low-income discount or other fee remissions has been applied, families will be required to pay the full discounted amount with no further discounts provided.

Families in Financial Difficulties (including School Card eligibility)

The College's fee policy ensures that all students are given the opportunity to succeed by offering:

• Family Discounts
• Significant fee remissions for families on low income

Fee Remission for Families in Financial Difficulties

The College has a Fee Policy that supports families who are experiencing financial difficulties. To assist, you are encouraged to contact the Finance Department to discuss.

Depending on your personal circumstances, the following documents are required to assess your eligibility:

• Application for Special Financial Consideration
• Proof of income - ATO Full Taxation Return
• Centrelink Income Summary Statement
• Any other income documents e.g. Child Support, Rental Property Income
• Proof of mortgage/rent repayments

All Fee Remissions need to be applied annually. All discussions and arrangements are in the strictest confidence.

Separated Families

Family accounts will be billed as per the signed enrolment form. Where this represents a separated family, the College expects the enrolling parents/caregivers to work out payment arrangements between themselves, ensuring all fees are paid. Any such arrangement will have no bearing on the joint and/or separate liability that exists via the enrolment documentation. Dual statements can be arranged for enrolling parents on request.

Absence

Cardijn College Galilee Campus requires at least one term’s notice if you are withdrawing your child/children for a long period during the school year. The College cannot guarantee a place will be available to re-enrol the student upon return from absence. If the student’s enrolment is to be held, full fees are required to be paid during this period of absence.

Parents/Caregivers not advising the College of a long period of absence are expected to pay full fees to maintain enrolment at Cardijn College during this period.

Withdrawing from Cardijn College Galilee Campus

A notification period of one full term is required by the College. Notification must be in writing to the Registrar. Failure to provide the required notice will result in fees being charged for the following term in accordance with our current fee policy.

Should a student be required to leave the College for any reason, the fee for the relative period of enrolment will be charged based on the number of weeks of attendance prior to officially leaving the College.

Further Enquiries

Please ring the Finance Office (located at Cardijn College) on 8392 9500. Alternatively, you may ring the Galilee Finance Office on 8550 2200.