Enrolments > Fees > International Student Fees

• New Enrolment Fees
• Tuition Fees
• Boarding Fees
• Levies
• Medical
• Capital Fee
• Homestay Accommodation
• Extra Subjects
• Outdoor Activities
• After School Care
• Payment Terms
• Refund Policy
• Methods of Payment
• Notice of Withdrawal

Effective January 2011. Applicable to International Full Fee Paying Students. All prices are in Australian dollars.

New Enrolment Fees

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees include provision of tuition, careers counselling, pastoral care, use of library and sports equipment, physical training, use of swimming pools, tennis and netball courts, athletics facilities,  kitchens, sewing machines, science laboratories and equipment, the use of Mathletics software, class sets, photocopied materials, curricular excursions etc. Additional school requisites including The Link magazine will be billed to your account (excludes Korean language classes).

Boarding Fees

Boarding Fees include board, laundry (use of linen etc), supervised preparation time and care in the Health Centre for short periods. The fee includes GST on the proportion of Boarding Fees related to the provision of meals. A $500 bond will be charged with Semester 1 fees to cover incidentals incurred during Semester 2. Any credit remaining at year end is refundable.

Levies

Medical Insurance

Capital Fee

Homestay Accommodation and Monitoring

St Margaret’s Homestay placements are provided by International Student Care Australia (ISCA). Please note that the Homestay Placement fee and Accommodation and Monitoring fees will be invoiced separately by ISCA. All Homestay fees are payable directly to ISCA one semester in advance.

St Margaret’s will require confirmation from ISCA of the Homestay payment to continue the enrolment process. Non payment of Homestay fees may result in your daughter’s exclusion from classes.

All enquiries regarding Homestay fees and charges should be referred to Ms Nivi Das (Director), International Student Care Australia on 61 7 3268 6117 or alternatively via email: admin@isca.net.au.

Extra Subjects

Music, Theory of Music, Tennis, Swimming and Speech and Drama may be taken as private lessons by application. Parents wishing their daughter to take such lessons must apply to the School no later than the end of the second week of Term One. All girls taking extra subjects will be required to do so for a minimum of one semester (half year).

One Full Term's Notice of Withdrawal is required, otherwise one term's fees will be charged in lieu of notice. Music teachers may charge different rates and will render separate accounts directly to parents. Additional fees also apply for any student sitting AMEB exams. Fees for lessons provided by the School's Speech and Drama and Music Departments are charged per semester (half yearly) and are included in the second and third Term Fee Statements.

Hire of Instruments

$50 per Term

Choral Lessons

Fees paid directly to private teacher as per MTAQ rate

Musical Instruments

Fees paid directly to private teacher

Theory of Music

Fees paid directly to private teacher

Tennis

Fees paid directly to coach

Swimming

Fees paid directly to swimming club

Speech and Drama - Fee charge for each Semester

Fees are charged per Semester (based on an 8 week term) to participate in this activity, not per lesson. It is anticipated each student will receive one lesson per week, however the popularity of this program means make up lessons are impractical unless the student advises their teacher of any absence 48 hours prior.

 

Outdoor Activities

Years 3 to 10 students attend one compulsory school camp per year. The fee for this activity will be charged to the Account for the term in which the camp occurs.

After School Care

Camp Australia Fee details for 2011 are available from www.campaustralia.com.au.

 

Payment Terms

It is the intention of the School Council to set fees once each year, however, the School reserves the right to revise fees at any time. The School charges fees per year and issues monthly Fee Statements.

Accounts must be paid per Semester as follows:

Semester 1 Fees and Levies are to be paid by 12 January 2011.

Semester 2 Fees and Levies are to be paid by 18 May 2011.

Bank charges incurred by the School for all items such as returned cheques and foreign currency drafts will be invoiced on the next Fees Statement.

The School cannot provide education to students where fees remain unpaid. It is an enforced policy of the School that a student may not take their place at the School at the start of Term where fees for a previous Term remain unpaid.

Refund Policy

The Enrolment Fee and Confirmation Fee are non-refundable. Tuition fees will be refunded in full if a Visa application is rejected (provided that written notification is received from the Australian Embassy) and/or if the course enrolled in is not offered.

Refunds, where applicable, will be made within 2 weeks (provider default) or 4 weeks (student default) of a written request if a course does not proceed.

This agreement does not remove the right to take further action under Australia’s consumer protection laws.

The registered provider’s dispute resolution processes do not circumscribe the student’s right to pursue other legal remedies.

Please note: Refunds will be made payable to the parent/legal guardian. Refunds will only be made payable to the student when a written request is received from the parent/legal guardian authorising the payment to the student.

Methods of Payment

• BPAY - Phone or wisit the website of your bank, credit union or building society to make this payment from your cheque, savings or credit account.
• Cash  - Cash may be delivered to the Finance Office between 8am and 4pm. It is requested that parents make such payments rather than students assuming responsibility for large sums of cash. A receipt will be provided.
• Cheque - Cheques should be made payable to St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School. If mailing cheques, please address the  envelope Attention: Finance
• Credit Card - The School accepts VISA, MasterCard and American Express. Diners Club is not accepted. Fees associated with using credit cards are: VISA and MasterCard 0.72%; American Express 1.65%.
• Telegraphic Transfer - Where this method is used, it is requested that parents phone or fax a copy of the receipt to the School immediately. Telegraphic Transfers may be made directly to the School Bank Account:
  Account Name: St Margaret's Anglican Girls School
  Bank: National Australia Bank
  Branch: Capital Office
  BSB: 084-004
  Account Number: 163670842
  Swift Code: NATAAU3302S 

Notice of Withdrawal

Parents are reminded that they are required to provide ONE FULL TERM’S WRITTEN NOTICE of a student’s withdrawal from the School, or fees in lieu of notice will be charged.