Parents will face school fee hikes in 2025 as teacher pay rises and surging operational costs drive up prices.
Parents at private schools are bracing for fee hikes in 2025 as rising teacher wages heap pressure on school budgets and soaring operating costs are passed onto families.
Education finance company Edstart said a survey of 150 NSW private schools found most will lift fees 5 per cent or more in 2025.Principals say non-government schools will need to increase salaries to match or eclipse public sector teacher wages after the state government Another private school head said the “pressure is now on” to lift teacher pay again as competition for teachers increases.
“Given government funding will not inflate at the same time to cover these, school fees will need to rise materially to cover increases in staffing costs,” he said, adding that insurance and construction expenditure was also putting upward pressure on fees.that the Independent Education Union was demanding pay rises for private school teachers to “maintain the traditional premium” above the public sector.
Edstart also said private and Catholic schools were having to match government salary increases, with wages making up 70 per cent of a school’s costs.AISNSW chief executive Margery Evans said government schools, as the largest employers of teachers, have a huge influence on teacher salaries elsewhere.
Some private schools in the Northern Rivers, such as Emmanuel Anglican College in Ballina, increased fees almost 24 per cent to $12,348 for year 12 next year. Xavier Catholic College raised charges about 21 per cent for next year.Independent Education Union NSW branch secretary Carol Matthews said there were “several outstanding issues” involving bargaining for members represented by the AIS.
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