Life With Us
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 2025: $1,700
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.
Fee Calculator
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.
The Finance Committee has granted a discount on the 2024 School Fees for all approved STAS families at the following rates:
Years 11 - 12: $1,000 per student
Years 9 - 10: $630 per student
Years 7 - 8: $530 per student
Prep - Year 6: $455 per student
Kinder: No discount is provided as federal funding is not received for this level of schooling.
Discounts are conditional upon a student’s enrolment for the full academic year. Should your child’s enrolment be withdrawn during the school year, the STAS discount will not apply.
Payment Options
BPAY:
Biller code: 421172. 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.
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
A full term (10 weeks) tuition fee will apply for each term or part thereof attended. Parents wishing to withdraw a student from the school are required to provide a minimum of one term (10 school weeks’) notice of intended withdrawal in writing to the Principal stating when the student will be withdrawn and where they are to be educated. If a student’s enrolment is withdrawn without providing sufficient notice, a penalty of 5 weeks’ tuition fees may apply. This penalty for insufficient notice will be due in addition to any tuition fees payable up to the end of the student’s final term. When all students in a family are withdrawn, or the youngest child is graduating, the family’s Fee Deposit paid on enrolment will be credited to the School Fee account, and any remaining credit refunded.