This page compares 11 international schools in Melbourne with lower published tuition, drawn from the 39 schools ExpatSchoolGuide lists in the city. The lowest published annual fee is 2,485 and the highest in this comparison set is 50,000, quoted in $ / AUD.
"Affordable" here means lower published tuition relative to other schools in Melbourne — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Taqwa College Melbourne | Australian | 5-18 | 2,485 | 3,885 | $ |
| Billanook College Melbourne | Australian | 3-18 | 6,990 | 27,990 | $ |
| Beaconhills College Melbourne | Australian | 3-18 | 7,916 | 13,069 | $ |
| Japanese School of Melbourne | Japanese | 5-15 | 8,004 | 24,228 | $ |
| Eltham College Melbourne | Australian | 3-18 | 12,000 | 42,000 | $ |
| Carey Baptist Grammar School | Australian, IB | PK–12 | 18,000 | 34,000 | AUD |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College Melbourne | Australian, IB | 3-18 | 19,900 | 48,000 | $ |
| Firbank Grammar School | Australian | 3-18 | 21,100 | 50,000 | $ |
| Fintona Girls' School Melbourne | Australian | 3-18 | 21,910 | 41,590 | $ |
| Wesley College | IB, Australian | PK–12 | 22,000 | 38,000 | AUD |
| Haileybury College Melbourne | Australian, IB | PK–12 | 24,135 | 41,685 | $ |
| School | Curriculum | Ages | Annual fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Grammar School Melbourne | Australian | PK–12 | Not published |
| Camberwell Grammar School Melbourne | Australian | PK–12 | Not published |
| Deutsche Schule Melbourne (DSM) | German-English Bilingual, Victorian Curriculum, German | 5-12 | Not published |
| Geelong Grammar School | Australian, IB | PK–12 | Not published |
| Genazzano FCJ College Melbourne | Australian | PK–12 | Not published |
| Ivanhoe Grammar School Melbourne | Australian | PK–12 | Not published |
| Kilvington Grammar School Melbourne | Australian | PK–12 | Not published |
| King David School Melbourne | Australian | PK–12 | Not published |
| Korowa Anglican Girls' School Melbourne | Australian | PK–12 | Not published |
| Lauriston Girls' School Melbourne | Australian, IB | PK–12 | Not published |
| Leibler Yavneh College Melbourne | Australian | PK–12 | Not published |
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School | Australian | PK–12 | Not published |
| Melbourne Montessori School | Montessori | 3–12 | Not published |
| Mentone Grammar School Melbourne | Australian | PK–12 | Not published |
| MLC Melbourne | Australian | PK–12 | Not published |
| Overnewton Anglican Community College Melbourne | Australian | PK–12 | Not published |
| Ruyton Girls' School Melbourne | Australian | PK–12 | Not published |
| Shelford Girls' Grammar Melbourne | Australian | PK–12 | Not published |
| St Leonard's College Melbourne | Australian, IB | PK–12 | Not published |
| Tintern Grammar Melbourne | Australian | PK–12 | Not published |
| Xavier College Melbourne | Australian | PK–12 | Not published |
The figures above are annual tuition as published by each school, quoted in $ / AUD. 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 (10 schools), IB (4 schools), Japanese (1 school).
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 18 schools in Melbourne that publish tuition, the lowest published annual fee is 2,485 at Al-Taqwa College Melbourne. 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 2,485 to 50,000 ($ / AUD). Registration, transport, uniform and examination charges are normally additional and are not included in these figures.
The comparison table lists the 11 schools in Melbourne with the lowest published annual tuition in the ExpatSchoolGuide dataset, alongside curriculum and age range. A further 21 schools in Melbourne do not publish fees and are shown separately as "Not published".
The lower-fee schools compared here teach Australian, IB, Japanese. 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 Melbourne, 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.