Admissions

2013 FEES & CHARGES

Registration Fee

An Application for Admission Form must be completed and a non-refundable fee of $75 (including GST) must be paid. This fee is applied to the administration costs associated with enrolments and interviews. Please note that the payment of this fee does not guarantee enrolment.

Enrolment Fee

Confirmation of enrolment is dependent upon an interview at a time and date to be nominated by the School, and upon the payment of an Enrolment Fee. This fee is non-refundable and is to secure your child’s place at the School. This fee is not deducted from the first term’s tuition fees. The Enrolment Fee for the first child is $600, plus $200 for the second child and $150 for the third child enrolled from the same family to a maximum of $950, and is payable at the time a confirmed place is offered.

School Development Fund

All families are required to contribute to the School Development Fund as a condition of entry. This non- voluntary contribution is calculated on the following basis: $250 for the eldest child, and $60 for every other child attending the School in the same calendar year. The Development Fund contribution is an annual contribution charged in full in Term One.

Withdrawal Notice

The Principal must be given a full Term’s notice in writing prior to the withdrawal of a student from the School. In default of such notice, a quarter of the annual tuition fee will be charged in lieu of notice.

Tuition Fees per annum

The School’s Annual Tuition Fees will be charged as follows:-

For students in Years K-11: The total fee for each year will be levied by four quarterly payments. For students in Year 12: The Year 12 School Fee is payable by three equal payments.

Other Fees and Charges

The School adopts a ‘user pays’ principle in applying identifiable costs to student accounts. For example;

Resource Fees

Levied to meet the costs of providing equipment, insurances, licences, materials, selected publications and computer software and other resources that complement the delivery of the School’s academic programme.

Student Netbook Facility Fee

Levied to all Year 7 Students over 3 years to cover the cost of providing a Netbook to each student.

Excursions, Incursions and Camps

Costs will be levied to each Year Group. These will be charged on a cost recovery basis and parents will be advised of cost estimates in advance of such activities.

Other Costs

Some items will be included on accounts as additional charges including, for example, Subject Camps, the School Year Book, some subjects in the Senior School will attract additional charges e.g. TAFE Certificate Programmes, Structured Workplace Learning (SWL) Courses, Outdoor Education Courses some Physical Education subjects, and Year 12 Graduation costs.

Music Fees

A levy of $70 per Term is levied for the Year 3 String Programme; and $70 per Term for the Year 5 Band Programme.

Books & Other Resources

Some class sets of texts will be billed through fee accounts. These are indicated on the Booklists.

Further information and estimates of other fees and charges for a particular year group are available from the Accounts Department upon request.

Methods of Payment of Accounts

School Fees may be paid by Cash, Cheque, BPAY, Direct Debit, Eftpos, Master Card, Visa Card or online by PARENT PAY via the School’s Website. Please note that payment by Credit Card will attract a 1% surcharge.

Fee Reduction for Whole Year Payment

A 3% Discount on Tuition Fees that are paid for a full year within Fourteen (14) days of Term One.

Co-Curricular Activities

It is compulsory for students in Years 3-9 to participate in Co-Curricular activities organised by the School or community groups. Some of these School activities may involve a cost which will be billed to student accounts, subject to parent and student choice. Details are advised on student forms each term. These forms are available online.

Overdue Accounts & Penalties

All School Fees must be paid within fourteen (14) days of Statement Date after which a ‘late fee’ of $50 will apply.

A further $50 per month penalty fee will be billed to outstanding accounts on a monthly basis while the account remains in arrears unless alternative arrangements have been made.

As per the School’s Debtors Policy; If an account is $750 or more overdue, action will be put in place for immediate repayment. Should the account reach $1500 and the parent(s) are not seen to be making a concerted effort to clear the debt, the child/children may be requested to leave the School and the matter placed in the hands of our Solicitors to recover the outstanding fees including costs. The School reserves the right to refuse a student to begin a new term without first obtaining the written consent of the Principal of the School, unless the previous Term’s fees, levies and charges are paid in full, or a formal arrangement acceptable to the School has been made with the Principal.

Students may be invited to take part in Trips which are extra curricular in nature being both educational and recreational. For those students who wish to participate in these Trips, there is a significant financial cost to the families involved over and above their normal School Fees. In order for a student to be able to attend an extra curricular activity, their School account will need to be fully up to date or a suitable payment plan in place.

Family Concession

A reduction of 10% of the Tuition Fee is made for the second student member of the family attending the School, and 20% for each subsequent student of the family, attending the School in the same calendar year. The concession is system-generated in a chronological order using the children’s ages.

Secondary Assistance Scheme 2013

Additional Assistance and Clothing Allowance Scheme: The Department of Education & Training in WA funds a High School clothing allowance and an Additional Assistance Scheme for students from Year 8 onwards. Conditions Apply. Applications are to be submitted through the School before April 2013. For more information relating to this Scheme contact the Accounts Department.