This page compares 13 international schools in Perth with lower published tuition, drawn from the 21 schools ExpatSchoolGuide lists in the city. The lowest published annual fee is $ 4,360 and the highest in this comparison set is $ 58,855, quoted in $.
"Affordable" here means lower published tuition relative to other schools in Perth — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth Waldorf School | Steiner Curriculum (Waldorf Education); Western Australian recognised curriculum; Classes K4–12 | 4-18 | 4,360 | 12,830 | $ |
| Iona Presentation College Perth | Western Australian Curriculum; Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE); ATAR; Access Learning Pathway; VET and UniReady pathways | 3-18 | 6,380 | 17,415 | $ |
| Guildford Grammar School Perth | Australian | PK–12 | 6,986 | 58,855 | $ |
| Helena College Perth | Western Australian Curriculum; Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE); ATAR; General pathway; Vocational Education and Training (VET) | 4-18 | 7,532 | 17,932 | $ |
| Santa Maria College Perth | Western Australian Curriculum; Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE); ATAR; General; VET; SCSA Endorsed Programs | 10-18 | 7,728 | 17,727 | $ |
| St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls | Australian | PK–12 | 9,324 | 36,541 | $ |
| Perth Montessori School | Montessori National Curriculum; Western Australian Curriculum; Big Picture Learning | 3–18 | 10,750 | 13,350 | $ |
| Aquinas College Perth | Western Australian Curriculum; Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE); ATAR, General, VET and alternative senior pathways | 3-18 | 13,327 | 22,779 | $ |
| Trinity College Perth | Western Australian Curriculum; Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE); ATAR; General; Vocational Education and Training (VET); TAFE pathways | 9-18 | 14,346 | 22,266 | $ |
| Mercedes College Perth | Western Australian Curriculum; Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE); ATAR; General/Vocational pathways; Australian Curriculum; Catholic Religious Education | 12-18 | 14,450 | 14,740 | $ |
| Kennedy Baptist College Perth | Western Australian Curriculum; Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE); ATAR; General; Vocational Education and Training (VET) | 12-18 | 24,010 | 24,010 | $ |
| St Stephen's School | Australian, IB | PK–12 | 24,515 | 28,540 | $ |
| International School of Western Australia | International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Diploma Programme (DP); Australian Curriculum delivered through the IB framework in Kindergarten to Year 10; IB Diploma Programme in Years 11–12; US High School Diploma pathway | 4-18 | 29,990 | 42,800 | $ |
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 (3 schools), Steiner Curriculum (Waldorf Education); Western Australian recognised curriculum; Classes K4–12 (1 school), Western Australian Curriculum; Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE); ATAR; Access Learning Pathway; VET and UniReady pathways (1 school), Western Australian Curriculum; Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE); ATAR; General pathway; Vocational Education and Training (VET) (1 school), Western Australian Curriculum; Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE); ATAR; General; VET; SCSA Endorsed Programs (1 school), Montessori National Curriculum; Western Australian Curriculum; Big Picture Learning (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 21 schools in Perth that publish tuition, the lowest published annual fee is $ 4,360 at Perth Waldorf School. 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 $ 4,360 to $ 58,855 ($). Registration, transport, uniform and examination charges are normally additional and are not included in these figures.
The comparison table lists the 13 schools in Perth with the lowest published annual tuition in the ExpatSchoolGuide dataset, alongside curriculum and age range. A further 0 schools in Perth do not publish fees and are shown separately as "Not published".
The lower-fee schools compared here teach Australian, Steiner Curriculum (Waldorf Education); Western Australian recognised curriculum; Classes K4–12, Western Australian Curriculum; Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE); ATAR; Access Learning Pathway; VET and UniReady pathways, Western Australian Curriculum; Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE); ATAR; General pathway; Vocational Education and Training (VET), Western Australian Curriculum; Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE); ATAR; General; VET; SCSA Endorsed Programs, Montessori National Curriculum; Western Australian Curriculum; Big Picture Learning. 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 Perth, 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.