Fees Structure
Families with more than one student enrolled at our school at one time, pay discounted fees for subsequent children
New Family Fee Deposit for 2023: $1,500
Our Fee Deposit is a one off payment for all new families, in addition to yearly school fees and is to be paid upon acceptance of enrolment or before the student starts school.
Kinder families do not pay a new family Fee Deposit until their child starts Prep.
Families will have their Fee Deposit refunded to their School Fee Account during their final year at the Launceston Christian School.
Association Scholarship
The Association of the Launceston Christian School kindly provide an annual Scholarship to assist a new or existing family who can demonstrate a practicing Christian faith and who might otherwise not be able to afford Christian education for their children.
The Scholarship provides $2,000 per year for two years towards the family’s tuition fees.
The application form must be completed in full and returned to our Registrar. The deadline for applications for the 2023 Scholarship is Friday 30th September 2022.
Fee Calculator
For 2023 School Fees please refer to the below.
Year 7 & 8 Chromebook Levy: $200 per student.
Outdoor Education & Outdoor Leadership Levy: $250 per student.
LCS school fees cover a range of items such as tuition, text books, stationary and other costs such as excursions (camps, field trips etc). All other costs not compulsory to the curriculum will be an additional cost to parents. These include:
- Transport to and from school
- School uniform
- Tablets, Laptops
- Private musical instrument lessons
- Materials for major projects may incur an additional fee
- Education Support Unit - student assessments (where required)
- Year 11 and 12 subject textbooks and levies
- Extra Curriculum Events, e.g. Science Challenge
Payment Terms
All school fees are payable in advance. LCS offers families a choice from the following payment terms:
- You may pay the full amount in February.
- You may pay in four equal instalments during February, April, July and September.
- You may pay in ten equal monthly instalments from February to November.
- You may pay in weekly or fortnightly instalments commencing from the first week or fortnight in February, in such a way that the account is paid in full by the end of November.
Alternative arrangements may be discussed with our Debtors Officer, Mrs Jennifer Hepher.
STAS
All families approved by the Department for Education, Children and Young People under their Student Assistance Scheme (STAS) will be granted a set reduction towards their family’s tuition fees by the Launceston Christian School’s Finance Committee. Families who were approved and received STAS in the previous year do not need to complete another STAS application. Families who are new enrolments, or those whose circumstances have changed, are eligible to apply for STAS if a parent holds a current Centrelink Health Care Card, Pension Concession Card or Department of Veterans’ Affairs Concession Card. Families may apply online on the Department’s web page at www.decyp.tas.gov.au or may download an application form at the bottom of this page.
Payment can be made in the following ways:
BPAY
Biller code: 979880. Your Reference Number can be found on your statement.
DIRECT DEBIT
This is from your bank account. Either weekly or fortnightly on Fridays, or monthly on the 1st or 16th. Direct Debits are continuous over holiday periods. Download a form at the bottom of this page.
CASH or EFTPOS:
This can be done during office hours. (Credit card transactions will incur a 1% surcharge. Debit/savings/cheque transactions will be free).
CHEQUE:
Post to: PO Box 32, Riverside Tas 7250
Unpaid Fees
Accounts not up to date at the end of each month, where no payment arrangement has been made, will be considered overdue. Families failing to meet their financial obligation to the school may incur an administration fee of $25 monthly.
Families Leaving LCS
Parents wishing to withdraw a student from the school are required to provide at least one term (10 school weeks) notice in writing to the Principal stating when the student will be withdrawn and where they are to be educated. If you fail to give this notice, a penalty of up to 5 weeks tuition fees may apply. This penalty is in addition to any tuition fees payable up to the student/s final week. On withdrawal, a family’s Fee Deposit paid on enrolment will be credited to the School Fee account, and any remaining credit refunded.
Downloadable documents
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