Fees & Payments
2023 Materials & Services Fees:
- Reception to Year 6 Materials and Services Fee - $310.00
- Year 7 to Year 12 Materials and Services Fee - $430.00
Are you eligible to receive School Card? Low-income families who attend government school can get financial help with school fees (materials and services charges) through the School Card scheme. Please see table below for income limits.
If you are not eligible for School Card, and you have to pay materials and services charge, the government have set a $100 rebate (discount) to be available for parents, carers and independent students who are required to pay the 2023 materials and services charge.
All M&S charges including instalment payment plans
to be finalised by Friday 14 April 2023
Reception to Year 6 (credit card or direct debit)
- 2023 M&S – REC-6 $310 - FULL PAYMENT ($210)
- 2023 M&S – REC-6 $310 - INSTALMENTS ($210 = 4 x $52.50)
Year 7 to Year 12 (credit card or direct debit)
- 2023 M&S – YR 7–YR 12 $430 - FULL PAYMENT ($330)
- 2023 M&S – YR 7–YR 12 $430 - INSTALMENTS ($330 = 4 x $82.50)
SCHOOL CARD
Low-income families who attend government school can get financial help with school fees – materials and services charges – through the School Card scheme.
| Number of Dependent Children | Combined gross family income limit for the 2021-22 financial year | Gross weekly school card income limit |
| 1 | $ 66,412.00 | $ 1,277.00 |
| 2 | $ 67,598.00 | $ 1,300.00 |
| 3 | $ 68,784.00 | $ 1,323.00 |
| 4 | $ 69,970.00 | $ 1,346.00 |
| 5 | $ 71,156.00 | $ 1,369.00 |
| Each additional dependent child | $ 1,186.00 | $ 23.00 |
OPTIONS FOR PAYING M&S
Payment can be made by
- cash/card/cheque at the school
- direct debit online
- Centrepay
- CENTREPAY - A free and voluntary service to pay bills and expenses as regular deductions from your Centrelink payments.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW CENTREPAY INFORMATION
- ABSTUDY – Parents of eligible Aboriginal secondary students must apply for ABSTUDY and SCHOOL CARD each year. Abstudy should be applied for at Centrelink and School Card at the school.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW ABSTUDY INFORMATION
Please contact the Finance Office on 85212404 or by email dl.0774.finance@schools.sa.edu.au to arrange payment.
Downloads
- What is School Card? Who can apply?
- This flyer explains the process of how to apply for school card online
- School Card A – most used application
- School Card B - Hardship, change of circumstances or self-employed For use where: * your income for 2021-22 is over the School Card limits but you experienced * hardship in the 2021-22 financial year * you have had a change of financial circumstances during the 2021-22 financial year up to and including 28 February 2023 * you are self-employed.
- School Card F - Informal and formal care agreement
- School Card Y - Independent student
Useful Links
- 2023 SCHOOL CARD APPLICATION FORM A - INCOME AUDIT
- 2023 SCHOOL CARD APPLICATION B - Hardship, change of circumstances or self-employed For use where: * your income for 2021-22 is over the School Card limits but you experienced hardship in the 2021-22 financial year * you have had a change of financial circumstances during the 2021-22 financial year up to and including 28 February 2023 * you are self-employed.
- 2023 SCHOOL CARD APPLICATION FORM F - INFORMAL AND FORMAL CARE AGREEMENT
- 2023 SCHOOL CARD APPLICATION FORM Y - INDEPENDENT STUDENT