Tuition and Costs
We are dedicated to providing affordable and quality education to all families.
All Inclusive Fees
The tuition fee and stage levy are all inclusive and covers camps, excursions, textbooks, technology, and stationery packs.
Fees also cover the cost of a laptop for a Year 7 student which is owned by the student at the completion of Year 10.
There are no extra compulsory levies on top of the tuition fees that will be charged on your account with the exception of minor charges outlined in the fee schedule.
Discounts
PCS offers family discounts for the second and third child, with no tuition fee charged for the fourth and subsequent children.
Parents are entitled to a 5% discount on the total tuition fee if the yearly fees are paid in full by Week 4 of Term 1.
PCS also offer academic scholarships and financial hardship scholarships for eligible families
Enrolment Fees
Families that are offered a position in the school are required to pay a $500 bond that is non-refundable. Bonds are per family and not charged per child.
A $50 application fee applies for the first student in the family, $30 for the second and third, and no charge for subsequent children in the same family.
Early Learning Fees
The PCS Early Learning Centre is a fully registered Long Day Care Centre allowing families to claim the Child Care Subsidy (CCS).
Families with 1 child in ELC may be entitled to a maximum CCS of 85%.
Families with more than one child in the ELC Centre will receive a 30% higher subsidy rate for their second child and younger up to a maximum of 95%.
Payments via Edstart
At Penrith Christian School, we recognise that for many of our families, school fees can represent a significant portion of the family budget and many families would welcome greater flexibility around the management of these payments.
Penrith Christian School has proudly partnered with specialist provider, Edstart, to make managing school fee payments easier for our families. Edstart offers an easy, flexible and zero-cost way for parents to pay their school fees in periodic instalments that suit the family budget, with no credit checks. Edstart Plus allows families to spread fee payments into weekly, fortnightly or monthly instalments over the school year, with the ability to choose a preferred day for when payments are made.
While we put our resources into guiding and supporting our students in their learning and wellbeing, Edstart are the experts in their field and are best placed to assist our families with flexible school fee payments."
Families wishing to pay their fees in instalments can set up an Edstart Plus account by visiting edstart.com.au/pcs.