This page compares 4 international schools in Gold Coast with lower published tuition, drawn from the 10 schools ExpatSchoolGuide lists in the city. The lowest published annual fee is $ 6,920 and the highest in this comparison set is $ 36,754, quoted in $.
"Affordable" here means lower published tuition relative to other schools in Gold Coast — not a judgement about quality, and not an objective list of the cheapest schools in the city. Fees vary by year group and rise through secondary school, and most schools charge registration, transport, uniform and examination costs on top of tuition.
| School | Curriculum | Ages | Lowest published fee | Highest published fee | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest Christian College | Australian | PK–12 | 6,920 | 10,540 | $ |
| Emmanuel College Gold Coast | Australian | 3–18 | 12,260 | 14,780 | $ |
| The Southport School Gold Coast | Australian | 4–18 | 27,840 | 33,380 | $ |
| Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School Gold Coast | Australian | PK–12 | 29,428 | 36,754 | $ |
| School | Curriculum | Ages | Annual fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| A B Paterson College Gold Coast | Australian, IB | PK–12 | Not published |
| All Saints Anglican School Gold Coast | Australian | PK–12 | Not published |
| Gold Coast International School | IB | K–12 | Not published |
| King's Christian College | Australian | PK–12 | Not published |
| Somerset College Gold Coast | Australian | PK–12 | Not published |
| St Hilda's School Gold Coast | Australian | PK–12 | Not published |
The figures above are annual tuition as published by each school, quoted in $. Where a school publishes a range, the lower figure normally applies to the earliest year groups and the higher figure to the senior school. Application and registration fees, deposits, transport, uniform, meals, trips and external examination entries are commonly billed separately.
Across this comparison set the curricula on offer are Australian (4 schools).
The age ranges above show the full span each school covers. A school with a lower starting fee may still cost more overall if fees step up sharply at secondary level, so check the published fee for the year group your child will enter and the years after it.
ExpatSchoolGuide does not rank schools by price alone. Among the 4 schools in Gold Coast that publish tuition, the lowest published annual fee is $ 6,920 at Hillcrest Christian College. Published fees usually cover tuition only and vary by year group, so confirm current figures with the school.
Across the schools compared here, published annual tuition runs from $ 6,920 to $ 36,754 ($). Registration, transport, uniform and examination charges are normally additional and are not included in these figures.
The comparison table lists the 4 schools in Gold Coast with the lowest published annual tuition in the ExpatSchoolGuide dataset, alongside curriculum and age range. A further 6 schools in Gold Coast do not publish fees and are shown separately as "Not published".
The lower-fee schools compared here teach Australian. Curriculum information comes from each school's own published material. Accreditation and examination centre status should be confirmed directly with the school.
This page compares the international schools ExpatSchoolGuide already lists in Gold Coast, ordered by the lowest annual tuition each school publishes. It is not an editorial ranking, no school pays to be included or excluded, and fees a school does not publish are shown as "Not published" rather than estimated.