IMPROVED SCHOOL FEE PAYMENT OPTIONS FOR SPCT FAMILIES

St Patrick’s College Townsville is always on the lookout to improve services for our families. We recognise that for many of our families, school fees can represent a significant portion of the family budget and many of our families would welcome greater flexibility around the management of these payments.

We are therefore pleased to announce that St Patrick’s College Townsville has partnered with specialist provider, Edstart, to make managing your school fee payments easier. Edstart offers an easy, flexible, and zero-cost way for you to pay your school fees in periodic instalments that suit your family budget, with no credit checks. This new payment method will allow you to spread your fees into weekly, fortnightly or monthly payments over the full year, with the ability to choose your preferred day for when payments are made.

With your child’s outcomes at the heart of what we do, parent fees are crucial to the school’s sustainability. While we put our resources into striving to deliver the very best education and environment for our students, the team at Edstart are experts in their field and are best placed to assist our families with flexible fee payment options moving forward. From 2026, we are pleased to share that all instalment payments will be made via Edstart. We are always here to help with any questions and will work closely with Edstart for a smooth transition.

All families wishing to pay their school fees in instalments in 2026 will be required to create an Edstart Plus account before 16 January 2026 to ensure a smooth transition. All families will receive an email with a link to set up their Edstart account in the coming days.

For further information please find below a brief overview of Edstart Plus. You can contact Edstart on 1300 139 445 or email contact@edstart.com.au if you have any queries.