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The Cranbrook School site is located at 5 Victoria Road, Bellevue Hill, NSW 2023, Australia. It is in the eastern suburbs of Sydney and overlooks Sydney Harbour, about 4km from central Sydney.
Pre-School to Year 12
Anglican independent day and boarding school
Learning Enrichment and Support provides educational support, with specialist teacher assessment reports to diagnose specific learning difficulties and recommendations for appropriate access arrangements during examinations.
Anglican
Core school hours are 8:15am to 3:20pm, with before- and after-school activities available.
Cranbrook offers subsidised private bus services in term time, operated by North Sydney Bus Charters. There are three routes: North Shore (to Seaforth via North Sydney, Cremorne and Mosman), Inner West (to Woolwich via Pyrmont, Annandale, Balmain and Drummoyne), and Eastern Suburbs (to Maroubra via Bondi, Clovelly, Randwick and Coogee). Bus passes must be purchased in advance; for enquiries email bus@cranbrook.nsw.edu.au.
Tuition fees (K–12) — Domestic students
- Tuition is billed in three equal instalments per year (charged in advance). Per-instalment and per-annum amounts are:
- Kindergarten: AUD 11,842 per instalment / AUD 35,526 per annum.
- Years 1–2: AUD 12,595 per instalment / AUD 37,785 per annum.
- Years 3–4: AUD 13,942 per instalment / AUD 41,826 per annum.
- Years 5–6: AUD 14,412 per instalment / AUD 43,236 per annum.
- Years 7–10: AUD 16,826 per instalment / AUD 50,478 per annum.
- Years 11–12: AUD 17,490 per instalment / AUD 52,470 per annum.
Tuition fees (K–12) — International students
- International tuition is higher. Per-instalment and per-annum amounts are:
- Kindergarten: AUD 14,557 per instalment / AUD 43,671 per annum.
- Years 1–2: AUD 15,310 per instalment / AUD 45,930 per annum.
- Years 3–4: AUD 16,657 per instalment / AUD 49,971 per annum.
- Years 5–6: AUD 17,127 per instalment / AUD 51,381 per annum.
- Years 7–10: AUD 20,532 per instalment / AUD 61,596 per annum.
- Years 11–12: AUD 21,196 per instalment / AUD 63,588 per annum.
Boarding fees (Years 7–12)
- Boarding fees are charged in addition to Tuition Fees. Per-instalment and per-annum amounts (Domestic and International boarders):
- Years 7–12: AUD 15,534 per instalment / AUD 46,602 per annum.
- Boarding fees are inclusive of GST for food where applicable.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- Tuition and boarding fees are charged in advance in three equal instalments, invoiced at the beginning of Terms 1, 2 and 3. Two additional fee statements are issued at the beginning and end of Term 4 to capture incidental expenses incurred during Terms 3 and 4.
- Fees are shown and billed only in Australian Dollars (AUD).
- Fees are due and payable within 30 days from the date of issue of the fee statement.
- Fees not paid by the due date (unless another agreement is documented) incur an administrative charge of AUD 250 per account; failure to pay by the due date may result in exclusion from classes/activities or termination of enrolment.
Application, enrolment and deposit fees
- Application Fee (K–12 and Pre‑School): non‑refundable AUD 440 (including GST) payable when a student is registered for possible future enrolment.
- Enrolment Fee (K–12): non‑refundable AUD 7,500 payable when a place is formally offered and accepted.
- Pre‑School Deposit: a deposit of AUD 3,000 is payable when a place at St Mark's or St Michael's Pre‑School is offered and accepted; this deposit is refundable after the child leaves the Pre‑School provided required notice has been given and all accounts are paid.
St Mark's and St Michael's Pre‑School fees (2026 schedules)
- Fee Schedule A (including NSW Government Start Strong fee relief, per instalment / per annum):
- 5 days: AUD 7,898 / AUD 23,693.
- 3 days: AUD 4,265 / AUD 12,794.
- 2 days: AUD 2,805 / AUD 8,415.
- Fee Schedule B (excluding the Government fee relief, per instalment / per annum):
- 5 days: AUD 9,086 / AUD 27,258.
- 3 days: AUD 5,453 / AUD 16,359.
- 2 days: AUD 3,637 / AUD 10,911.
- Fee Schedule C (equity program including fee relief, per instalment / per annum):
- 5 days: AUD 6,597 / AUD 19,791.
- 3 days: AUD 2,964 / AUD 8,892.
- 2 days: AUD 409 / AUD 1,226.
- Fee Schedule D (equity program excluding fee relief, per instalment / per annum):
- 5 days: AUD 8,082 / AUD 24,247.
- 3 days: AUD 4,449 / AUD 13,348.
- 2 days: AUD 1,449 / AUD 4,346.
Other costs and optional charges
- Additional charges apply for optional subject tuition (for example, private instrument lessons), excursions, and other activities outside the normal school program; GST may be applied where exemptions do not apply.
- A tax‑deductible Building Fund donation of AUD 200 per instalment is included in the fee statements; payment of this donation is voluntary.
- Credit card surcharges apply for fees paid by credit card.
- Administrative late payment charge is AUD 250 per account for overdue fees.
Refund information
- The Application Fee (AUD 440) and the K–12 Enrolment Fee (AUD 7,500) are non‑refundable.
- The Pre‑School deposit of AUD 3,000 is refundable after the child leaves the Pre‑School provided required notice has been given and all accounts are paid.
- Other refunds (for example where fees are prepaid and an enrolment does not proceed) are governed by the School's enrolment and fee conditions. Late or unpaid accounts may attract administrative charges and other consequences as noted above.
Fee payment options
- Fees are payable by BPAY or online by credit card.
- Credit card surcharges apply for payments by credit card.
- All billing and invoicing is in AUD.
Cranbrook School is an Anglican independent day and boarding school for students aged 3 to 18, located in Sydney's Bellevue Hill and Rose Bay. It delivers the International Baccalaureate across the senior years alongside the NSW curriculum, with Years 7–10 taught under the IB Middle Years Programme using a common curriculum and languages chosen from French, Latin and Mandarin. In Years 11–12 students may pursue the IB Diploma Programme or the NSW Higher School Certificate. The school runs the Gifted & High Potential Programme via the Honours Curriculum for Years 7–10, offering differentiation, acceleration and enrichment, plus opportunities for external competitions and seminar-style learning. Facilities include the Murray Rose Aquatic & Fitness Centre, Packer Theatre, Centenary Hall, and dedicated study spaces for Year 12 and Year 11, all within a campus designed to support collaboration, sport and performing arts. A broad co-curricular program covers music, drama, sport, service and leadership.