Administration Reminders
2024 School Fee Information - FAQ'S
How can we manage our account when we are separated?
It is an expectation that parents will come to their own arrangements regarding payment of fees.
Schools will accept a Request to Pay School Fees by Instalment per account. Parents/Carers may make additional payments to their account if necessary.
Please note that Child Support and Family Law Court Orders do not obligate schools to split fee accounts.
Why are school fee accounts not split between parents/carers?
- When parents/carers enrol their child/children, all parties enter into a contractual agreement to pay school fees for the time that their child is enrolled at the school. This contract includes payment of school fees under joint and several liability.
- One school fee account allows us to manage your account as one debt in accordance with joint and several liability.
- Under joint and several liability, we are obligated to keep all parties informed of the status of their school fee account. Splitting fees and creating separate accounts with individual school fee statements does not align with this obligation.
Who Do I Speak to if I Can’t Afford the Fees?
- In the case of hardship, families are encouraged to seek an Application for Fee Concession from the school office.
- On submission of the application with appropriate documentation, an interview with the Principal will generally be made.
- Matters of hardship are treated with respect and in the strictest confidence.
What is an Application for Fee Concession?
- These applications are a formal way of applying for consideration in relation to hardship.
- They provide information and evidence to support your claim so that consideration may be given to such concessions as reduced payments, extensions of time or reduction in school fees.
- Fee concessions are reviewed annually and applications will be required to provide up to date financial information.
- In the case of families attending more than one school, schools may share this information so that assistance can be considered across schools.
- Concessions granted are generally based on your capacity to pay rather than set discounts.
Why do you need my personal and financial information?
Fee Concession consideration is a financial decision requiring financial information. Therefore, there are certain things we ask you to commit to providing in order for us to consider your request for hardship assistance:
- We ask that you complete an Application for Fee Concession and provide us with the reason/s that are the cause of your hardship;
- We ask that you provide personal and financial documentation to assist us make sound financial decisions that will have the right outcome for your family;
- We ask that you work with us, and respond to reasonable requests we make both verbally and in writing to you for further information and/or documentation;
- We ask that you attend an interview with the Principal to discuss your situation;
- We are unable to consider your Application unless this information is supplied.