Lucy Hood, The Advertiser, February 08, 2011

COUNTRY parents will pay almost $70,000 less to educate their child compared to those in the city.

The Australian Scholarships Group’s education costs estimates report found parents of a child who starts primary school in five years faces a total bill of up to $310,000 compared with up to $240,000 for those whose children attend country schools.

The group’s general manager of development, Frida Kordovoulos, said the parents of more than 8000 Australian children were surveyed about the money they spent on fees, uniforms, stationery, textbooks, extracurricular activities, IT and other education-related expenses.

“Parents of children attending school in regional areas reap significant cost benefits compared to those in metropolitan areas,” she said.

Association of Independent Schools of SA executive director Garry Le Duff said affordable rural private schools were an area of growth for the independent sector

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