Fees and Charges

Fees and charges for ELC to Year 12, both local and international students.

Fees and Charges

Fees and Charges

Carey is an inclusive co-educational independent school in Melbourne.

For full details of our fees and charges, please see our 2025 Fee Schedules and Further Information for Local and International Students:

For our Enrolment Procedures and Policies, please click here.

Application Fee

We charge a fee of $200 per student when you submit an application form, which places your child on our waitlist but does not guarantee enrolment. This fee is non-refundable and non-transferable.

Enrolment Fee

When your child is offered a place at Carey, we charge an enrolment fee to secure your child’s enrolment.

The enrolment fee is $1800 per student for ELC to Year 12. This fee is non-refundable and non-transferable.

Tuition Deposit

If your child is entering in ELC, Prep, Year 5 or Year 7, we require a tuition deposit of $2000.

This deposit will be credited to the April school fee account in the year your child commences if they enter in Prep, Year 5 or Year 7. If your child enters in ELC, the tuition deposit will be credited to the April school fee account in your child’s Prep year.

The tuition deposit is non-refundable and non-transferable.

Other fees and charges

Read our Local Student Fee Schedule or International Student Fee Schedule (above) for more information about additional fees and charges in each year level.