2026 School Fee Structure
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Fee Structure Summary
| Family Size |
Tuition Fee |
Capital Levy |
PFG Levy |
Student Levy |
Family Levy |
Term Fee |
Total Annual Fee |
Total Term Fee (inc VBF) |
Total Annual Fee (inc VBF) |
| One Child |
$1320 |
$848 |
$100 |
$478 |
$463 |
$802.25 |
$3209 |
$852.25 |
$3409 |
| Two Children |
$2112 |
$848 |
$100 |
$956 |
$463 |
$1119.75 |
$4479 |
$1169.75 |
$4679 |
| Three Children |
$2640 |
$848 |
$100 |
$1434 |
$463 |
$1371.25 |
$5485 |
$1421.25 |
$5685 |
| Four Children |
$2904 |
$848 |
$100 |
$1912 |
$463 |
$1556.75 |
$6227 |
$1606.75 |
$6427 |
VBF: Voluntary Building Fund $50 per term
Tuition Fees: General tuition resources, administration and operating costs.
Capital Levy: To cover repayments on buildings and maintenance.
PFG Levy: To support the works of parents and the community within the school.
Student Levy: Charged per student. Covers a range of costs directly related to each student's participation in school life.
- Excursions and incursions (except camps and Gala Days)
- Stationery and consumables
- Library books
- Sport equipment
- STEM equipment
- Pastoral activities
- Photocopying
- Subscriptions
(This list is inclusive but not limited to these items.)
Family Levy: Charged per family. To supports costs or activities that benefit the whole family or the school community.
- General school operations
- Community events
- Shared resources and services
- Activities or facilities used by all students and families
Additional Fees
- $105 per annum – Early years IT Levy – Prep to Year 3
- $270 per annum – Junior/Senior years IT Levy – Year 4 – Year 6
Voluntary Building Fund
An additional $50.00 per family per term will be charged as a voluntary building fund contribution. Families are encouraged to contribute to the building fund, and a separate tax receipt will be issued to you at the end of the financial year; you can then claim this expense with your tax return as it is tax deductible. This is used to help maintain our buildings.
Year 5 & 6 Camp
An additional fee of $112.50 per term will be charged to your fee account for students in Year 5 and 6. This will cover the cost of the Year 5 & 6 school camp. This is an additional fee on top of the school fees.
School fees and levies are issued four times a year, at the beginning of each term and are expected to be paid in full by the designated date as per your signed Acceptance of Financial Obligation Agreement form. Please refer to School Fees Policy and Procedure on the school's website for further details.
Payments of school fees can be made weekly, fortnightly, monthly, or quarterly via arrangement with the school finance office. Fees can be paid by the following preferred methods BPay, EFTPOS, or Direct Debit. Direct Debit Request forms are available from the office.
Fee Policy
Fees and Levies collected at Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School are used for the following purposes which are aligned to the Vision and Mission of the School to:
- Provide teaching, administrative, classroom support and facilities
- Provide essential resources, materials, facilities and equipment
- Assist with providing activities such as excursions
- Support the School building program
- Maintain buildings, grounds and other facilities
For those families experiencing short or long-term genuine inability to pay fees, we are committed to providing support to ensure that enrolment is not compromised. Please contact the Principal and/or Finance Secretary for further information concerning the concession application process.
For further clarification regarding the school fee and levy collection process, please contact the finance office.
- School fees and levies are charged on a term basis during the first week of the term in accordance with the School Fees and Levies Schedule (available on our website).
- Fees are due to be paid within 14 days of the issue of the Statement of Fees and Levies. The due date will be noted on the statement.
- Where a parent/guardian believes financial circumstances have arisen that will prevent or delay the payment of the school fee account, a variety of options are available:
- Extension of Time: If an extension is required, please contact the school finance office prior to the due date.
- Payment Plans: Payment of the school fee and levy account by regular instalments. All payment plans must ensure that the account is cleared by the last day of the school year or as negotiated with the Principal and/or Finance Secretary.
- Fee Concessions: In cases of financial hardship, an application may be made for a fee concession.
- Concession applications are accepted at the commencement of each year or at any point initated by the family. Concessions are issued for a maximum period of 12 months within a calendar year. Consideration for a subsequent 12-month period will require a new application.
- A compassionate and just approach under the mission and values of Brisbane Catholic Education and Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School is used when reviewing applications. The same process is adopted by all Brisbane Catholic Education schools for assessing eligibility.
- Concession application forms are available at the school finance office.
- All matters are dealt with on a confidential basis.
- Recovery of unpaid fees
- In fairness to families who pay their school fees regularly and on time, our school will follow up all overdue school fee accounts.
- A reminder statement/notice/letter will be issued within 7 days to any family who has not settled their school fee account by the due date where a payment plan or other arrangements are not in place.
- If payment or a suitable response is not received within 7 days of the reminder statement, contact with the parent will be made via telephone, mail or email.
- If after two weeks from this second reminder satisfactory arrangements have not been reached, the account may be sent to the school Debt Collection agency. In serious cases, where there is clear capacity to pay outstanding fees, legal options may be pursued by the school.
- Legal costs, direct debit rejection fees and any debt collection costs or other costs incurred will be at the family's expense.
As mentioned in point 3b above, our school offers families the opportunity of paying the school fee account by regular instalments over the course of the year. All Agreed Payment Plans must be organised to include a regular schedule that will clear the school fees account by the last day of the school year. Any extensions to an Agreed Payment Plan must be negotiated with the Principal and/or Finance Secretary. To establish an Agreed Payment Plan forms are available at the school office.
New students entering Mother Teresa Primary School after the commencement of the term may be charged on a pro-rata basis for the remaining weeks of the term where appropriate at the Principal's and/or Finance Secretary's discretion.
Fees will be payable for the whole term in which the enrolment is terminated. For a reduction in fees a written request must be made to the Principal at the time of notification and may be granted at the Principal's discretion.
Student textbooks, library books and laptops and all accessories are to be returned to the School. If any fees remain outstanding, they will be payable as per the normal payment terms and where appropriate, any fees in credit will be refunded.
Fees will be payable for the whole term in which extended leave is taken. For a reduction in fees, a written request must be made to the Principal at the time of notification and may be granted at the Principal's discretion. Consideration will be given to the length of the break, the nature of the leave, the time the student has been at the school, the number of previous leave occurrences, and the existence of student waiting lists.