Schedule of Fees for 2024 - Fees for 2025 will be calculated once we have government notification of funding for 2025.
In 2024 The NSW Government is funding 15 hours of fee relief at St Mark’s Preschool Kindergarten Inc.
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Deposit in advance (upon enrolment) (Non-transferrable, Refundable in Terms 1, 2 & 3 with 4—week notice, non-refundable in term 4 if you unenroll your child before end of year, and fee deducted from Term 4 fee at the end of the year) |
Two weeks of full fees (Kookaburra Group is 6 days or Lorikeet Group is 4 days) |
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Joining fee |
$1.00/year/family |
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Subscription fee |
$2.00/year/family |
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Admin fee |
$25/year/child enrolled |
| Kookaburra Group (M-W class) | |
| Declaring Fee Relief | |
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Fees for 4 year old children |
$30.00/day |
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Equity Rate |
$0.00/day |
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Higher Learning Support Needs (HLSN) |
$0.00/day |
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Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander families rate |
$0.00/day |
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NOT declaring Fee Relief |
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Fees for 4 year old children |
$65.00/day |
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Equity Rate |
$21.00/day |
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Higher Learning Support Needs |
$21.00/day |
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Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander families rate |
$21.00/day |
| Lorikeet Group (Th-F class) | |
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Declaring Fee Relief |
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Fees for 4 year old children |
$13.00/day |
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Fees for 3 year olf children |
$23.00/day |
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Equity Rate |
$0.00/day |
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Higher Learning Support Needs |
$0.00/day |
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Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander families |
$0.00/day |
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NOT Declaring Fee Relief |
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Fees for 4 year old children |
$65.00/day |
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Fees for 3 year old children |
$75.00/day |
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Equity Rate |
$21.00/day |
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Higher Learning Support Needs |
$21.00/day |
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Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander families |
$21.00/day |
The Management Committee reserves the right to vary fees at any time.
Equity rate eligibility: Families who hold a low income Health Care card which includes both the child and parent names (with child listed as a dependent) or a pensioner concession card where the child is listed as a dependent are eligible to reduced fees.
Please note:
- 3 year olds are classified as children who turn four after July 31st 2021
- 4 year olds are classified as children who turn four before July 31st 2021
- Fees are paid using direct deposit online only
- Fees are set in accordance with the Department of Education’s funding guidelines
- Fees are payable in full, by week 4 of each term or at the beginning of each fortnight.
- Fee notices will be emailed to all families via “Hubworks”.
任何时候，管理委员会保留修改学费的权利。
符合享受优惠卡学费的资格如下：
持有低收入医疗保健卡（其中包括孩子和父母的姓名）的家庭（其中孩子被列为受抚养人），或养老金领取者优惠卡（其中孩子被列为受抚养人）的家庭有资格享受减免费用。
请注意：
•3岁儿童为2023年7月31日以后满四岁的孩子；
•4岁儿童为2023年7月31日之前年满四岁的孩子；
•费用仅通过在线银行转账支付；
•学费是根据教育部的资金资助准则设置的；
•学费应在每个学期的第4周全额支付或每两周出勤前支付。
•学费通知将通过系统“Hubworks”，每周以电子邮件方式发送给所有家庭。
What Learning Happens at St Mark’s Preschool?
Workshops - The children participate in a variety of planned and spontaneous learning experiences that are intentionally considered each day by the teaching staff. We offer a variety of different learning areas such as dramatic play, the visual arts, music and movement, play dough, clay, loose parts, physical activity, literacy, numeracy, and STEM. A favourite play space is our climbing fort in the playground!
Self-help skills - The children develop self-help skills throughout the daily routine and "listen to their body" to manage such tasks as toiletting, maintaining proper hygiene, dressing and undressing, and taking care of their belongings.
PreLit program (by MultiLit) - Every day the teaching staff implement a PreLit lesson to the children in their year before formal schooling. It is a fun and engaging way to teach children pre-literacy skills such as phonological awareness and oral language development.
Assessment and planning - The program is designed each week with children’s strengths, educational goals, interests, and culture in mind. At the end of each term, educators collate data that has been documented for each child and a summative assessment is written and shared with families via the Story Park application. In addition, biannual meetings with families enable the teaching staff to learn about the child and to support parents in their role. Each week families receive a learning story on the key learning highlights called "Curriculum in Action" for the whole class via Story Park.
Family engagement with the service - Family members are welcome to join us on our excursions, events and share special talents with the children.
Munch and Move - St Mark's Preschool Kindergarten implements Munch and Move experiences every day that align with its principles - such as "Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) development" and healthy eating. There is also a quiet space available at the preschool for breastfeeding mothers.
Community Engagement - We take pride in hosting several annual events and celebrations at St Mark's Preschool Kindergarten. One tradition is the annual Family BBQ in term 1 where everyone is invited to enjoy a night of entertainment, full dinner buffet, jumping castle and more! The other is the annual Open Day where members of our community are invited to explore our preschool and add their child/ren to our waiting list.
Sleep and Rest - Children are given the opportunity to sleep or engage in quiet play as per our Sleep/Rest Policy. We provide all linen and ask that families wash them at the end of their week with us, as we do not have laundry facilities on site.
Transitions - Transitions to St Mark's Preschool Kindergarten, during routine times and eventually the transition to school all aspects of the program are carefully considered and designed to support each child's social and emotional wellbeing. Some ways the staff at St Mark's Preschool Kindergarten do this are; tours, one-on-one orientation interviews with families, orientation visits at different times of the day, visits to our local school, Connells Point Public School, predictable routines and the use of photographic routines (visuals).
What to bring to preschool?
A wide-brimmed sunhat, plenty of spare comfortable and weather appropriate clothes, underwear and socks, a water bottle, and a healthy "nude food" morning tea and lunch (please label these items with your child's name), a large backpack to keep all belongings and big enough for your child to learn how to pack and unpack their bag independently.
The Pre-School is structured to provide a 3 day and 2-day program. The 3-day group is generally for 4-year-olds attending primary school the following year. The 2-day group is a mix of 3 and 4-year-olds. After a year in the 2-day group, children may then move to the 3-day group providing there are sufficient places available.
The preschool is structured to provide a 3-day program (M-W) and 2-day program (Th-F). Generally, the groups will mostly be 4-year-olds with occasional spaces available for 3-year-old children in the Thursday-Friday group.
The Preschool is an incorporated body managed by a committee comprised of community members and elected parent members. The day to day running of the Preschool is coordinated by the Director, who is the nominated supervisor, and reports directly to the Management Committee through the CEO/Chair.
As an incorporated body, when your child commences at the preschool the family become members and are required to pay a $1.00 joining fee and an annual subscription fee of $2.00.
We value input from our families and welcome interested parents to stand for election to the committee. The Committee usually meets once per term on Wednesday evenings at 7.00pm.