International Student Handbook - The Southport School

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16 The Southport School International Handbook • Official Censure • Probation / Probationary Contract • Suspension, internal or external • Show Cause • End of Term Review • End of Year Review Intervention by Headmaster • Dismissal
The Southport School International Handbook 17 Refund Policy A copy of this policy will be provided to the student (or parent(s)/legal guardian if the student is under 18) at a reasonable time prior to a written agreement being signed or an amount is paid for a registered course, whichever happens first. 1. This refund policy applies to all course monies paid to the School and includes any course monies paid to an education agent to be remitted to the School. 2. Fees for services paid to education agents by students (or parent(s)/legal guardian if the student is under 18) are not covered by this refund policy. 3. The Registration fee and Enrolment fee is non-refundable. 4. Payment of Course Fees and Refunds a) Fees are payable six months in advance. b) All fees must be paid in Australian dollars. c) If the student changes visa status (e.g. becomes a temporary or permanent resident) he will continue to pay full overseas student’s fees for the duration of that term d) Refunds will be reimbursed in Australian dollars and the payment sent to the applicant’s home country unless otherwise requested in writing. e) Refunds will be paid to the person who enters into the written agreement unless the School receives written advice from the person who enters the written agreement to pay the refund to someone else. 5. All notification of withdrawal from a course, or applications for refunds, must be made in writing and submitted to The Headmaster or Admissions Registrar. 6. Unsuccessful Enrolment/Visa Rejection a) The School will refund within four weeks all course monies paid where the student’s application for enrolment is refused by the School. Applicable only if payment of fees has accompanied the application/enrolment form and lodgement of the written agreement. b) The School will refund within four weeks all course monies paid where the student produces evidence that the application made by the student for a student visa has been rejected by the Australian immigration authorities. 7. Student Default a) Refunds for student default apply to tuition fees only. Course monies (excluding tuition fees) will be refunded on a pro rata basis proportional to the amount of time the student was studying in the course, except where a non-refundable payment on behalf of the student has been made. b) If the student does not provide written notice of withdrawal and does not start the course on the agreed starting date, only one term’s (or ten weeks) tuition fees will be refunded from the annual tuition fee. c) The School will refund within four weeks of the receipt of written notification of withdrawal by the student (or parent(s)/legal guardian if the student is under 18) tuition fees paid by or on behalf of the student less the amounts to be retained as agreed and detailed below. i. If written notice is received up to four weeks prior to commencement of the course, the School will be entitled to retain the Registration Fee. ii. If written notice is received less than four weeks prior to commencement of the course 70% of the tuition fee will be refunded. iii. If written notice is received within six months of the commencement date of the student’s course, only one term’s (or ten weeks) tuition fees will be refunded from the annual tuition fee. iv. If written notice is received more than six months after the commencement date of the student’s course no refund of tuition fees will be made. d) No refund of tuition fees will be made where a student’s enrolment is cancelled for any of the following reasons;
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