Melbourne private school cut fees after receiving nearly $20m in jobkeeper

Exclusive: Wesley College offered parents discounts of 20%, waived other costs and made a $5m transfer to its scholarship fund last year

An elite Melbourne private school offered parents fee discounts of 20% last year after it received nearly $20m in jobkeeper subsidies.

Wesley College in Melbourne, which charges some of the highest private school fees in Victoria, gave its parents fee rebates, waived other costs and made a $5m transfer to its scholarship fund after it received $18.2m in jobkeeper last year.