Debt collectors are chasing Victorian families for unpaid private school fees after cost-of-living pressures put many high-earning families under financial pressure for the first time.
Debt collectors are chasing Victorian families for unpaid private school fees after cost of living pressures put many high-earning families under financial pressure for the first time.
Beyond Debt Australia’s Ben Paris, a financial adviser who supports people through personal insolvency and bankruptcy, said debt collection of school fees was an increasing issue as household bills, interest rate rises and tuition fees all surged at once. He said some schools stopped children from graduating or prevented them from going to their school formal.
He said independent schools saw pastoral care and the wellbeing of students as very important, and often saw the students as “innocent individuals” in a challenging situation. Hill said schools were experiencing a high level of inflation and increasing business costs as well, so it was understandable they needed to increase their fees.
Michelle Green, chief executive of Independent Schools Victoria, said when parents enrolled their children in an independent school, they were aware of fees and committed to paying them.
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