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dwa33 · 28-12-2007, 10:48 AM

The Catholic colleges are not that expensive. St Joseph's Welcome to St. Joseph's College, Geelong is a top boys school in Geelong with fees of $2500 to $3000 per year per child. Sacred Heart College (equivalent for the girls) in Geelong Sacred Heart College Home - Sacred Heart College Geelong is $3000 per year

A Catholic primary is usually less than $1000 per family per year.

We are considering sending our kids to Geelong Baptist College Geelong Baptist College Websitet which started in 2002. It has about 110 primary and 110 secondary students. It costs about $2000 per year per child for primary and is close to Lara. It's on the old Channel College site with loads of land. They are rebuilding and developing so appearances are deceptive (it looks a little scruffy on the outside). The plus point is it's a smaller school where all the kids know each other. Currently our kids are in a big primary with 600. Academically it's good but it's a bit of a jungle at break time, and is too big for our kids who like a small community type school.

The advantage of a fee paying school (including the Catholic primaries) is that you are less likely to get kids from families that don't care about their kids education. Parents who couldn't care are less likely to hand out a couple of grand a year for their kids. The area around here has a large catchment area with a broad socio-economic spread so we are opting for a fee paying school.

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dwa33 has no status. Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Geelong, Australia Posts: 55 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	The Catholic colleges are not that expensive. St Joseph's Welcome to St. Joseph's College, Geelong is a top boys school in Geelong with fees of $2500 to $3000 per year per child. Sacred Heart College (equivalent for the girls) in Geelong Sacred Heart College Home - Sacred Heart College Geelong is $3000 per year A Catholic primary is usually less than $1000 per family per year. We are considering sending our kids to Geelong Baptist College Geelong Baptist College Websitet which started in 2002. It has about 110 primary and 110 secondary students. It costs about $2000 per year per child for primary and is close to Lara. It's on the old Channel College site with loads of land. They are rebuilding and developing so appearances are deceptive (it looks a little scruffy on the outside). The plus point is it's a smaller school where all the kids know each other. Currently our kids are in a big primary with 600. Academically it's good but it's a bit of a jungle at break time, and is too big for our kids who like a small community type school. The advantage of a fee paying school (including the Catholic primaries) is that you are less likely to get kids from families that don't care about their kids education. Parents who couldn't care are less likely to hand out a couple of grand a year for their kids. The area around here has a large catchment area with a broad socio-economic spread so we are opting for a fee paying school.