Key events6m agoMelbourne tops costs for public education26m agoWelcomeFilters BETAKey events (2)Australia (3)6m ago14.53 ESTMelbourne tops costs for public educationCaitlin Cassidy
Melbourne is Australia’s most expensive city for a public school education, new research reveals, and it is estimated to cost more than $108,000 over 13 years.
That’s according to Futurity Investment Group’s Education Index, which found the total cost of a government education in Victoria’s capital was 17% above the national average ($92,710) and well in excess of the most affordable city, Canberra ($81,564).
While school fees make up just 5% of the total cost of government education ($387 a year), parents are forecast to spend three times more on outside tuition ($1,431) with electronic devices ($1,074), musical instruments ($828) and textbooks ($357) weighing down costs.
Nationally, school fees make up 4% of the total cost of a government education for a child starting school this year, with 96% spent on ancillary costs.
Futurity boss Sam Sondhi said households were being stretched by the cost of living and interest rate rises:
With less discretionary money to spend, it’s going to be a challenge for many families to pay for the total cost of education, which has jumped 6% in the past year.
It’s forecast school fees and a host of major school expenses including outside tuition, school camps, transport, uniforms, electronic devices and sports equipment will increase upwards of 14% in the next five years, and by almost 30% in the next decade.
18m ago14.41 EST
A cyclone is forecast to enter Australian waters, and another is expected to develop within days, Australian Associated Press reports.
Tropical Cyclone Anggrek is expected to become a category two system today after forming in the Indian Ocean, about 4000km off Western Australia’s coast.
Anggrek is set to enter Australian waters this week as it tracks south.
“It is highly unlikely to have any impact on mainland Australia but gale force winds could be felt in the Cocos Islands,” the Bureau of Meteorology said.
Meanwhile, a tropical low that has developed off Cairns is set to strengthen into a cyclone by Sunday.
Showers are set to continue not only in the far north but across Australia today with a band of rain and embedded storms set to impact southeastern states.
“Widespread wet weather is expected around Tasmania, Victoria, NSW, ACT as well as parts of southern Queensland,” a bureau spokesman said.
The heaviest falls are set to impact northeastern Victoria and southern NSW along the Hume Highway, potentially putting people driving between Melbourne and Sydney at risk.
Severe thunderstorms are likely for central and northern Victoria as well as northern Tasmania.
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