Charges & Refund Policy
School Fees, Charges and Refunds Policy
INTRODUCTION
Inaburra School is registered with State and Australian Government authorities as a Kindergarten to Year 12 educational institution. While the school receives funding from both State and Australian Government authorities, the financial viability of the school is achieved through the contribution of parents through payment of tuition fees.
PAYMENT
Fees will be billed over the two semesters. Fees must be paid in full within 14 days of issuance of accounts. Accounts are normally issued during the school holiday period prior to commencement of Terms 1 and 3. Families experiencing difficulty in paying their fees are to contact the Bursar prior to fees being due in order to avoid reminder letters and late fees.
PAYMENT OPTIONS
BPay: The school prefers and encourages payment of fees using BPAY (Internet or Phone Banking). BPAY payments may be made from bank account or debit card.
Credit Card - Telephone and Internet Payments: Payment by credit card will be accepted through our automated telephone payment system or via the internet. Merchant Fees applying to these cards will be charged to your credit card.
Cheques: will also be accepted and should be made out to “Inaburra School” and forwarded to the Student Secretary, PO Box 3066, Bangor 2234.
School Plan: Parents may choose to avail themselves of the services of School Plan which provides payment on terms (12 monthly instalments per annum):
www.schoolplan.com.au This is a contract between School Plan and the parent.
Cash payments will not be accepted.
OVERDUE ACCOUNTS
Overdue accounts will be charged at the following rates:
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AMOUNT RANGE OF ARREARS
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MONTHLY FEE
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Minimum
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Maximum
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$1
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$500
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$5
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$500
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$999
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$10
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$1,000
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$1,999
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$20
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$2,000
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$2,999
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$30
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$3,000
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$3,999
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$40
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$4,000
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$4,999
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$50
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$5,000
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$5,999
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$60
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$6,000
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And Over
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By Arrangement
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APPLICATION FOR ENROLMENT FEES
The fee to apply for enrolment of a child is $200. This fee goes towards the cost of processing and maintaining enrolments and enquiries. Please note this is a non-refundable fee.
ENROLMENT ACCEPTANCE FEE
An enrolment acceptance fee of $1,000 applies to applicants who accept an offer of enrolment and is used for continuing development of capital works within the school. Please note this is a non-refundable fee.
NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL AND REFUNDS
The school requires at least one term’s notice in writing of the withdrawal of a student having accepted the offer of enrolment at Inaburra School. Where this is not given, a full term’s fees will be deemed to be a genuine pre-estimate of the school’s loss and will be charged/retained.
NO INJURY/ACCIDENT/PERSONAL BELONGINGS INSURANCE
The school does not hold any insurance policy for accidental injury or loss or damage to personal belongings for students and strongly encourages parents to take out their own policy to cover accidents/loss that may occur due to playground activities, sporting events etc. The school holds Public Liability and Professional Indemnity policies to cover all situations where the school is at fault.