Fees & Scholarships | Sydney Youth Orchestras

Sydney Youth Orchestras is a not for profit organisation. Student fees comprise only 35% of the full cost of the SYO Annual Training Program. Through support from Create NSW, our loyal donors and generous sponsors musicians annual fees are supplemented.

All fees are non-refundable.

Audition Fees

Every new applicant and existing SYO musician must audition. A non-refundable audition fee of $25 for returning members and $50 for new applicants is payable with your application

2021 Member Contributions

Arrangements for the payment of the 2021 participation fees are required upon accepting a place in Sydney Youth Orchestras and must be in place before rehearsals commence. There are a number of payment options available including our pay by instalment option which has been designed to help ease the financial pressure on families by spreading out the payment of fees over 10 monthly instalments.

Please note that all fees are non-refundable and discounts can not be applied retrospectively. Any changes to a musicians educational status must be made before payment. More terms and conditions.

Payment Options

Your 2021 Audition Offer email contains a link to your SYO enrolment form, which must be completed by January 15, 2021 to formally accept your placement and arrange payment for your 2021 participation fees. You will have the option to make payment in full by credit or debit card online, or by other means (cash, cheque, EFT, instalments). Please contact SYO on [email protected] if the payment amount on your form is incorrect.

Annual Contribution

SYO Strings Program - $1485

Symphonic Orchestral Program - $1570

The Sydney Youth Orchestra - $1285

These contributions include a compulsory annual Association fee of $20 and all transaction fees

Fees paid in full online (credit or debit card)

SYO accepts Visa and Mastercard only.

Fees paid in full by other means (cash, cheque, EFT)

If you wish to pay via other means, choose your preferred method of payment on submission of the enrolment form and SYO will contact you to finalise your 2021 participation fee.

Fees paid automatically over 10 monthly instalments

Families have the option to pay their fees over 10 months by automatic direct debit or credit card payment. Please note that there will be a small administration fee of 4% for this option and payments will be processed via Westpac’s PayWay.

For more details please read our full Terms and Conditions.

Additional Programs

Second Orchestra Fee - $350 (Musicians participating in a second orchestra)

SYO Theory Program (SYOnline) - provided to all SYO members at no additional cost for 2021

Discounts and Scholarships

Early bird discount - $50 (Full fees paid by 8 January 2021)

Sibling discount (per musician) - $100 (At least two family members enrolled)

Tertiary Scholarship - $275 (Studying at a tertiary level)

Regional Scholarship

over 200km - $250

over 250km - $400

For further details on SYO Scholarships click here

Creative Kids Vouchers

SYO is a registered Creative Kids provider. To check your voucher eligibility or apply for a voucher, please visit the Service NSW website.

Only one voucher can be redeemed per SYO activity. If the cost of the chosen activity is less than $100, the voucher cannot be used

Vouchers cannot be redeemed for cash

Vouchers can only be redeemed in the year of issue; ie. a voucher issued in 2020 will expire on the 31st of December 2020.

Deadline for 2020 Vouchers: If you are enrolling for SYO 2021 but would like to use your 2020 voucher, you must fill your enrolment form by Monday, December 21st 2020. After this date, 2020 vouchers cannot be redeemed

Using a 2020 Voucher: If you intend to use a 2021 voucher, wait until January, request your voucher from Service NSW and then fill your SYO enrolment form

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