Fees for Australia's most expensive private schools have blown out to almost $500,000 despite the financial disaster of the Covid-19 pandemic. Two schools in NSW and Victoria are now charging more than $40,000 a year for Year 12 tuition - SCEGGS Darlinghurst in Sydney and Melbourne's Geelong Grammar. Geelong Grammar remains the most expensive private school in the country - charging $42,792 for students in their final year of high school. Geelong Grammar remains the most expensive private school in Australia - charging $42,792 for students in Year 12 Queensland's heftiest fees are charged by Brisbane Grammar School - where parents will have to pay $29,450 in 2021