Enrolment Policy and Fees

Catholic primary schools in the Diocese of Lismore use an order of priority for enrolments. See our Enrolment Policy and Fees for more information. 

New Enrolments

The Principal has a responsibility to ensure that the Catholic identity of the school is maintained and promoted so that parish schools can give priority in enrolment to students who are baptised Catholics.

Schools may also enrol students from other faith traditions whose families can demonstrate they share in the foundational values of the parish school.

Principals inform Parish Priests of accurate enrolment numbers of Catholics present in the school throughout the year.

The following priorities for enrolment at parish schools are recommended in policy:

• Catholic families of the Parish – who are known and involved members of the Parish.
• Catholic families of the Parish – who participate irregularly in the life and worship of the Parish.
• Other than Catholic Families committed to a Christian denomination – who seek a Catholic education and who currently have or have had children within the school.
• Other than Catholic families – they are open to the spiritual and religious possibilities offered by a Catholic school.

In order to finalise any enrolment process, the following documentation must be submitted with the enrolment form.

1. Birth Certificate.
2. Immunisation Certificate.
3. Baptismal Certificate (if Catholic).
4. Current Family Court Orders (if applicable).
5. Relevant medical and/or special needs information.
6. Report of assessment for speech, hearing, cognitive, O/T (if applicable).
7. Latest School Report.

How to enrol online:

Step 1. Prepare your enrolment documents 

Step 2. Create an account and/or log in 

Step 3. Create or update your child’s profile and your profile

Step 4. Create an application for your school.

Fees

School Fees are compulsory and set by the Diocese of Lismore Catholic Schools.

School Fee accounts are sent to families in each of the four terms throughout the year, with payments able to be made in full or regularly in either weekly, fortnightly or monthly amounts.

The School secretary can assist in preparing a repayment budget plan for families, should the need arise.

Funds collected from fees are used in the following ways:

• To purchase textbooks and stationery which are supplied to the children.
• To cover printing costs associated with pupil worksheets, reports, notices and so on.
• To maintain curriculum materials and equipment.
• To cover the costs of employing – Secretary, Cleaner.
• To cover costs of loans, building and grounds maintenance.
• To cover small excursions and school presentations. 

School Fees

2025 Fee and Levy details:

Tuition Fee   Used to meet general operational costs, sibling discounts apply. Tuition fees are billed over 4 terms.   

Building/Maintenance Fee   Used to meet building maintenance and loan repayments. Billed per family, over 4 terms.

Resource Fee   Covers student classroom resources and book packs. 

Technology Levy   Supports the school’s Information and Communication Technologies plan and hire of student devices.

Sports Levy    Goes towards Swimming & Surfsafe programs, as well as sport programs throughout the year eg. Gymnastics and Dance. 

Excursion Levy    Covers small class excursions.  

Please Note: Resource, Technology, Sports and Excursion levies are only billed in term 1.

School Fee amounts shown below do not include cost for additional activities such as sports & major excursions

Fees 2025

Payment options for 2025

For your convenience and to hopefully suit your personal situation, a number of payment options are available:

Annually: Payment in full on 29 March 2025, total fees in table above.

Term: School fees paid on a per-term basis should be finalised within 30 days of receiving your term’s fee statement.

Instalments: Arrangements may be made to pay fees in weekly /fortnightly or Monthly installments. If paying in instalments please make contact with Alison Mason in the front office to inform her of your intentions

Breakdown of installment options below:

No of children	Per week over 40 school weeks First payment 1 Mar 25, Final payment 29 Nov 25	Per Fortnight over 20 fortnights First payment 1 Mar 25, Final payment 22 Nov 25	Per Month Over 10 months First payment 1 Mar 25, Final payment 1 Dec 25	Total fees for 2025
1	$60.40	$120.80	$241.60	$2416
2	$104.30	$208.60	$417.20	$4172
3 +	$146.75	$293.50	$587	$5870

Financial Assistance:

We recognise the financial pressures that families may face and strive to offer flexible payment options to accommodate different circumstances. For more information and to contact our Diocesan Fees Team, please visit the Diocese of Lismore Catholic Schools website.