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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've seen a few references recently to fees on top of private school tuition. How much do these fees typically run, and what do they include? [/quote]

$1,000- $2,000 deposit at acceptance
PA dues $50-$150 dollars/year
$350-$500 books at some school
$160/mos for lunch at some schools
$14/hr for after care ( 3-6pm) or $25/hr drop in rate if not signed up in advance
Annual Fund ( roughly $4,000 per enrolled child expected yearly if you are full pay
$5,000- $10,000 donation to at least on Capital Campaign while your child is enrolled ( expect capital campaigns every 5 years)
$100-$150 annual book fare
Annual Auction 2 tickets at $250 each plus at minimum one bid / year with expectation of bid on a large ticket item of $10,000 or more before your child graduates.[/quote]

Rubbish! Yes, you are expected to give but there is NO pressure to give beyond your means. We have been at the cathedral schools for several years and not found this to be the case at all.[/quote]

Who said it was " being pressured beyond one's means" . It is being pressured, but to one's means.

This is my idea of truly voluntary: no calls to your home, no emails, no letters outlining the cost to educate a child, the net revenue and specifying the net deficit / per enrolled child of cost to educate vs funads available from tuition alone ( this is where suggested figure comes in ).

Not that we mind giving, but to say that the annual funds and capital campaigns are not well oiled machines, is dead panning.....[/quote]

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