The initiative is one of a number announced by the South Australian Commission for Catholic Schools (SACCS) that are designed to reduce the financial burden on families.
All Diocesan schools will offer the 2021 Term 3 Reception intake to parents free of charge. The free intake will include tuition fees and compulsory charges. It will exclude uniforms and extra-curricular costs.
The South Australian Commission for Catholic Schools is also encouraging separately governed schools to offer the tuition waiver.
The announcement stems from the Making Catholic Education More Affordable initiative.
Last year the fee structure of every Catholic Primary School in the State was reviewed with all schools reducing their fees for 2021. These schools also introduced a lower income fee that incorporates a near-standardised 40% discount off the full fee for all qualifying fee payers.
“While the South Australian community is beginning to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, we are acutely aware that there are some families who continue to be impacted,” says Dr McGoran, Director, Catholic Education South Australia.
Learn more about whether your child is eligible for a mid year intake.
The proposed new Catholic Special Assistance School in the northern suburbs of Adelaide has been named.
The fee-free, co-educational learning village for young people aged 17 to 24 will be known as Compass Catholic Community.
Opening at Davoren Park in January 2022, Compass Catholic Community will work with young people in the Playford area to engage with new opportunities for learning, work and community participation to support their wellbeing, needs and aspirations.
