Materials & Services Charge

The Materials & Services charges are required to maintain the breadth of educational programs at Seaton High School.

All families are expected to pay the Materials & Services charges, as they enable the school to offer students the opportunities to achieve academically, to use learning technologies, and to participate in co-curricular programs. These charges cover most aspects of the school’s provision of resources for use in teaching programs, and help ensure we can offer high-quality educational programs and facilities, over and above that which is provided by the government.

Please note that some courses will require the payment of additional fees for materials, camps and excursions.

Seaton High School will always seek to recover unpaid Materials & Services charges through personal consultation and negotiation. However, where this is not successful, the school may engage with DfE Central Recoveries Section to recover any charges which remain unpaid.

School Card

Lower income earners with children attending a government school, may be eligible for financial help with Materials & Services charges through the School Card scheme.

Applications for School Card assistance must be made at the beginning of each school year. Automatic approval does not carry forward from one year to the next.

For information and application processes visit sa.gov.au

Materials & School Charges 2025

Years 7 to 13: $600

The Materials & Services charges include:

• • the compulsory charge set by the Department for Education the use of textbooks
  • the provision of some classroom consumables, education materials and apparatus and equipment used in most subjects studied during the year
  • an ID card which is used for borrowing library and textbooks from the Resource Centre. The card is also used for identification when travelling by public transport
  • access to IT through the school’s curriculum computer network
  • provision of an initial credit for printing facilities.

Payment

Preferred payment is via QKR

Other options:

• • Cash/Cheque/EFTPOS in person by visiting the Front Office or Student Services.

Subject Stationery Requirements

Families purchase their own stationery for each school year. A list of requirements for each subject is emailed to families in the last week of the school year.

Please ensure your child is Ready to Learn with the correct stationery requirements.

Materials & Services Charges 2026

The 2026 Materials & Services charges are currently being reviewed. They will be set and approved by the Governing Council during term 4, 2025.