At the moment, as students move from primary to secondary school, spending on family education is on the rise, with electronic technology also becoming a new program for family education, according to the Australian website. Australian agencies provide advice to parents to help them reduce their burden.
Australian sixth-graders are reportedly on the verge of entering secondary school, and parents will be surprised by school fees, especially in so-called "free" public schools. The average cost of public education in Australian cities jumped from A $3136 in primary school to A $4628 in secondary school, according to a 2018 report by (ASG), an Australian scholarship group, which publishes regular estimates of Australian education support.
The cost of education in Victorian cities was even higher, rising from A $3489 in public primary schools to A $5170 in public secondary schools. There is an increase in costs from primary to secondary schools in all types of schools. The average cost of Victorian church schools rose from A $6650 in primary schools to A $13476 in secondary schools, while private schools cost almost twice as much, from A $15918 in primary schools to A $29098 in secondary schools.
Adams, chief executive of ASG, said some of the reasons for the differences were easy to calculate, including school fees, uniforms and books, but parents often had to pay for unplanned expenses. Unplanned expenses are often overlooked, including rising extra-curricular expenses, tutoring fees, and high school hikes, camping and other activities. Parents also pay for their children's electronic devices and communications. Free education has moved away from the "free" essence.
Meanwhile, Hollanders, head of the Australian Institute for Family Affairs, said electronic technology is now a new program for family education spending in Australia. Parents' wages have not changed over the past decade, but spending on their own and their children's communications costs has risen sharply, as have spending on housing, food and energy. Parents keep their balance by cutting back on living expenses, including buying used clothes, buying low-end food, and reducing family vacations.
Hollanders also said that technology is no longer a luxury and is now part of life. Middle school students must use these technical equipment to complete their homework, so parents had better choose to buy.
The Australian Federation of Educational savings funds provides parents with a way to make use of preferential tax savings. It's never too late to start saving, says Greenak, executive general manager of the federation. In the short term, parents need to make some sacrifices, but this is only the initial stage. Parents have to make savings plans, slowly accumulate is the best way to achieve the goal. The goal should be to help make up for spending, not to save money.
In addition, the Smith Family Group has launched the Learning for Life program, which provides educational aid to poor families.