Upper Plenty Primary School

Upper Plenty Primary School Fees 

Upper Plenty Primary School is very proud of the quality of programs that we have in place to cater for the needs and interests of our children.  On an annual basis the School Council prepares a budget to provide resources for educational programs, administration, facilities development and maintenance. Student Fees form an important part of our school’s financial operation and do much to help our school bridge the gap between the amount of money we receive from the government via grants and local fundraising activities for the cost of running all the required teaching and learning programs.  We rely heavily on our fundraising to meet the costs of resources and facilities improvements so please be sure to support our Family and Friends efforts.  The Students Fee amount is a legitimate charge for consumable materials and special activities/programs acceptable under Education Department directives and is NOT a ‘voluntary contribution’.  

School Council is committed to keeping the school fee structure as low as possible in recognition of the financial pressure that most families are under.  We have avoided the introduction of subject levies and absorb all student stationary and book costs so that an additional booklist payment is not imposed.  

Information in relation to 2020 Schools Fees.

Payment is not required until 2020.

Discount of 10% per student available if fees are paid before the end of February 2020

You will notice that the fees have been reduced for next year.  For 2020 School fees do not include excursions and incursion costs as approved by School Council

Please note School council has approved that all excursions be paid for separately as they occur. 

 The Fees payment at Upper Plenty Primary School provides each student with:

·       All essential book list items 

·       Essential education items required to deliver comprehensive specialist and technology programs 

·       Access to state of the art technology resources including laptops, interactive touch screens 

The only additional costs parents will be asked for outside these Fees will be for the swimming, excursions and school camp programs.  

We have 3 options for fee payment in 2020 

These are: 

OPTION 1: 

Full fees paid by Friday 28^th  February 2020. 

These will be discounted by 10% to $200 per child if paid on time. 

$220 if paid after the due date. 

OR 

OPTION 2: 

Parents having difficulty paying Fees should contact the Principal, or the Business Manager to discuss options other than those proposed. 

Our preferred method of payment is BPAY.  Your unique payment details will be on each invoice  

Payment can also be made at the school office via; 

·       Cash 

·       Eftpos 

·       Cheque payable to Upper Plenty Primary School  

·       Centrelink deductions can be arranged thru your MyGov App

·       Direct Deposit into our account: 

The Parent Payment Policy, Excursion Policy and Refund Policy will be available on the school website from February 2020.

If you are experiencing any financial difficulty, please see our Business Manager Gail O’Donnell to discuss a payment plan