How much should parents prepare for a child to go to school? Australian Scholarships Group (ASG), a not-for-profit friendly society , published a report saying future schooling including kindergarten for kids born in 2012, will be $428,723 at independent schools, $212,920 at Catholic schools and $65,829 at public schools, The scary part is that the national survey suggested private schooling costs will grow by 25% in the next 5 years and public schools by 12.5%