Enrol children in educational facilities in Australia - Travel & foreign exchange

Enrol children in educational facilities in Australia

Depending on the State you live in, children in Australia are required to attend school between the ages of 5 and 16. The Australian schooling system has Government-run schools (which in most instances only take children living within a certain radius of the school), independent schools run on a private basis, and schools run by the Catholic Church, some of which take in non-Catholic students.

Government schools are either free or subject to low fees. Independent school fees may range from about AUD$6,000 per year in the junior years, (usually from the age of 5) to around AUD$20,000 a year at Year 12 (usually age 17 or 18). Catholic school fees generally fall somewhere between. If you are considering a private school education, ANZ can help you save for your children's education with a range of different solutions. To find out more, visit an ANZ branch or our saving accounts product page.

If your children are not yet of school age, Australia offers a range of local government and privately run childcare centres, community based day-care or the option for a private nanny. Costs are partly subsidised by the Federal Government. Children attending Australian childcare and schools are expected to provide evidence of immunization against a range of diseases listed in the Australian Immunisation Schedule. You can find the requirements at Medicare's website.