Jul 21, 2026 – 4.19pmJewish families are paying a security levy of $840 per student to send their children to a prominent Melbourne school, the antisemitism royal commission has heard.Tyson Wodak, board president of Bialik College, said the school in Hawthorn had to increase its levy by 230 per cent in recent years due to a 250 per cent increase in operational costs.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Jewish families pay $840 security levy to keep kids safe in schools
“I don’t want more security funding, I want less need for security,” the board president of a Jewish school in Melbourne told the antisemitism royal commission.
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