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Class Fees
Understand the cost of the Shichida Program and how enrolment works. Our weekly 50-minute classes are conducted in small groups of up to six children and follow a structured curriculum designed to support steady progress.

Shichida Program Fees
The Shichida Program consists of structured weekly 50-minute lessons designed to develop memory, concentration, and early academic skills in a supportive environment.
Classes are conducted in small groups of up to six children, allowing teachers to give individual attention to each child.
Life Membership
$100 per child
- A life membership fee is required upon enrolment and is paid once per student.
- This covers student registration and allows your child to continue in the Shichida Program in future terms.
Term Fees
$700 (GST included) per 10-week term
- The Shichida Program is conducted in weekly 50-minute lessons held once per week.
- Each lesson builds on the previous one, allowing children to make steady and consistent progress.
- Fees are paid per term before classes begin to secure your child’s place in your selected class.
Trial Class
$70 per session
- A trial class allows you and your child to experience a real Shichida lesson before enrolling.
- You will attend together with enrolled families and observe how your child responds to the activities.
- The trial class is the best way to understand how the Shichida Program works.
Class Structure
Shichida classes run once a week in structured 50-minute lessons.
Each lesson includes approximately 20 to 25 carefully designed activities, providing a wide variety of brain-stimulation exercises.
Classes are conducted in small groups of up to six children, allowing teachers to give individual attention to each child.
One parent attends the lesson with the child and learns activities that can be continued at home.
Class Fees Structure
- Each term is paid for in advance to secure your child’s place in your selected class.
- There are four 10-week terms per year.
- There are no classes on public holidays and no class fees are charged for those dates.
- Re-enrolment into the following term is processed during Week 7 to ensure continuity and consistency.
Entry into the Program
- Children can start the program at any point during the year depending on availability.
- The cut-off age for entry into the program is 5 years old.
- Please refer to the term dates for upcoming classes.
Additional Benefits
Students enrolled in the Shichida Program receive:
- 2 replacement classes per 10-week term
- Access to the members-only portal
- Access to referral program discounts
Each term is paid for in advance to secure your child’s place in your selected class.
There are no classes on public holidays. No class fees are charged for those dates.
To ensure continuity and consistency, re-enrolment into the following term is processed during Week 7.
Yes. Children can start the program at any point during the year depending on availability.
Children normally enter the program before the age of 5 years old.
Regular attendance is recommended to support consistent progress.
Yes, one parent attends each lesson to support learning at home.
We have 7 locations across Victoria and New South Wales:
Victoria
- Chadstone
- Doncaster
- Highpoint
- Glen Waverley
New South Wales
- Burwood
- Chatswood
- Parramatta
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Yes, your child can attend a trial class. Each trial session lasts 50 minutes and is specifically tailored to your child’s age group. We maintain small class sizes with a limit of only six children per session to ensure personalised attention. The trial session costs $70.
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