Waiver for public school fees for families on 457 visa

[Rob Breumelhof]

The Western Australian Government has announced that public school fees will be waived for families on 457 visa to take into account lower incomes and other hardships. These include:

• Families earning $75,000 a year or less will not pay the public school tuition fee
• Illness and unemployment considered for partial or fully waived fees
• Families will also only pay $4,000 per annum once their gross household income passes $75,000, regardless of how many children they have in public schools.

For more information, visit www.eti.wa.edu.au.