The Anglican Diocese has appointed four new members to the Radford College board but a review into a significant rise in tuition fees has remained secret.
Bishop Mark Short announced the board appointments after a push by a group of parents to remove the current board chair amid concerns over financial management at the private school.
The Anglican Investment and Development Fund, which lends money to the college, has completed a review into the circumstances leading to a 20 per cent rise in fees in 2026.
But the Bishop said this review would remain confidential and no directives would be given to the school board as a result of the review.
"As has been stated at the outset, the review was and remains confidential," Bishop Short said in a statement to the school community.
"Bishop in Council is committed to sound governance and as has been previously stated, remains firmly of the view that fee setting is a matter for the Radford College board."
The four new members of the board have strong connections to the Anglican Church.
Retired senior public servant Jeff Buckpitt, academic Dr Sally Burt, Archdeacon Jonathan Holt and retired early childhood educator Julie Mitchell will join the Radford College board.
The Bishop in Council appoints the majority of the board, including the chair and deputy chair.
Board chair Vicki Williams welcomed the new appointments but did not comment on the parent-led push to oust her as chair.
"We remain committed to strong governance, sound financial stewardship, transparency and accountability as we continue working alongside the college's leadership and staff in the best interests of the college," she said in a statement.
A parent community action group urged the Bishop in Council to intervene at the school and use its powers of appointing the Radford College board to remove Ms Williams as chair.
A parent spokesperson said the school was in the midst of a governance crisis rather than a financial crisis and there would be an exodus of families at the end of the year if further fee increases of 9-12 per cent go ahead.
"The chair has lost all confidence with the community, and irrespective of what happens with the fees, is not the person that can lead the college out of this crisis," the spokesperson said.
"The community will do everything it can to ensure that the Bishop in Council understands that their response is unacceptable and does not go anywhere close to solving the problem."
The college revealed a $840,000 deficit in 2024 and more than $550,000 deficit in 2025.
The parent spokesperson said families were told the fee increases would rake in an extra $9 million in revenue this year.
The college indicated that $1 million of this revenue would go towards paying down debt but the parent said it was unclear where the remaining extra cash would be spent and why further fee increases would be needed.
The spokesperson said there was a perception that the school leadership wanted Radford to become an elite grammar school and that parents had the capacity to pay higher fees.
The parent, who did not want to be named for fear of negative consequences for his children, said they would be leaving the school if fees were increased further.
"We can with the stroke of a pen return to what it was, prevent all of these families from having to leave the school and begin the process of making sure that Radford is about what we're there for, to educate our children in an environment that we chose."
