Arrrgggghhh.......Dont pay school fees....this is the first time iv'e been on here in ages and i'm still seeing people talking about paying fees, I've copied a post below I put on a while ago...!
http://www.detinternational.nsw.edu....-exemption.pdf
Go into the link above, you only need to pay the $110 per child application fee & a copy of your employment contract if you don't have 3 months wage slips which most new migrants won't have...we got a decision in less than a week...hope this helps..!
We did Sydney for a year...wife a Nurse on 457....got a to transfer Sunshine Coast before christmas....Loving it this is what we came for...!