Education

Feesable

Data storytelling to bring clarity and transparency to school fees

Feesable is all about simplifying and modernising the complex world of school fee management for schools and parents. Their mission is to create simple experiences that give clarity and transparency to parents as they interact with school fees, while helping schools to build trust and sustain enrolments.

Feesable worked with McCrindle to create the 2025 School Fee Insights Report. McCrindle looked at data from Feesable’s online fee tool and data from ACARA. They also asked 500 parents from across Australia how they feel about school costs. McCrindle turned all this data into a visual report with clear stories. With the goal to help school leaders understand parents better and make school fees easier to see.

The Solution

Drawing on existing data as well as a desire to gather fresh data from Australian parents of children enrolled in Independent schools, McCrindle analysed existing fee data provided by Feesable from usage of their Fee Calculator. In order to collect new parent sentiment data McCrindle also developed a 5-minute survey that was completed by 522 parents.

Deliverables

Raw data files from the survey
School Fees in Australia: 2025 Report

“McCrindle was the ideal partner for this report. Their team was highly responsive, insightful, and flexible as we navigated both existing data and the need to gather fresh sentiment data from parents. They took the time to understand our business and our mission to bring clarity and transparency to school fees, our audience, and ideal outcomes for this research. The regular communication kept the project on track, and the final report went above and beyond, providing a clear, succinct narrative that has strongly resonated with key audiences and industry engagement. This is already proving to be an invaluable asset that elevates the conversation around school fees.”

－ Anthony, Founder & CEO, Feesable