Data point: School fees rise faster than inflation

Private school fees are rising faster than the rate of inflation. Between 2005 and 2011 Catholic school fees rose by 24 per cent and independent school fees increased by 23 per cent, compared with 20 per cent increase in the CPI. The school fee figures are cited in a Mitchell Institute report Expenditure on Education and Training in Australia 2015, which says that total growth in non-government school revenue adds to the significant growth in government spending on schools.