International Student Fees 2011-2012  

Tuition Fees

Homestay Fees

Administration Fee

All students will be required to pay the administration fee of $500.00.

Confirmation of Place

Before we send confirmation of place, we need payment of all fees (tuition and accommodation).

Medical and Travel Insurance

International students must have appropriate and current medical and travel insurance for the period they will be studying in New Zealand. At enrolment, you must be able to show the International Student Administrator your current health insurance policy.

Refunds

If the student leaves during the year, the fee will not be refunded unless there are very special family reasons. Any refund must be applied for by parents from the home country and will be paid directly to them. Our school policy is that refunds are given on full terms only. Where students have attended as an International Student for part of a term, the fees are not refunded for the balance of the term. $500.00 will be deducted from the amount paid.

Policy: Refunds for International Students

Purpose

Objectives

1. The provisions of the Consumer Guarantees Act, The Fair Trading Act and the Education Act will be adhered to with regard to any consideration of fee refunds.
   
2. Refund of fees will be considered only after a written request from parent or legal guardian has been received by the Board of Trustees setting out the special circumstances of the claim.
   
3. If the withdrawal is prior to the student coming to New Zealand, the fees paid will be refunded in full minus $500.00 for administration costs.
   If a student wishes to withdraw after starting the subject, course or programme, no refund will be made except in exceptional circumstances. These may include the student returning home due to serious illness of the student or because of a death or serious illness of a close family member. Refunds will be calculated as in Objective 4.
   
4. The Board of Trustees may refund fees to the person who paid the fees less the following amounts.
   • Administration costs of $500.00.
     
   • Costs to the school already incurred for tuition.
     
   • Components of the fee committed for the duration of the course, including appropriate proportions of salaries of teachers and support staff.
     
   • Costs already incurred for the use of facilities and resources.
     
   • The proportion of the Government levy the school is required to pay.
     
   • Any other costs already incurred.
     
5. Applications made after the second half of the course has commenced will not receive a refund.
   
6. Refunds will not be made:
   
   • Where students are asked to leave the school because of misbehavior, poor attendance.
     
   • Where students return home for any reason other than the student?s serious illness or the serious illness or death of a close member of the family.
     
   • Where students acquire permanent residence after having enrolled at the School.
     
7. Homestay Fees (based on all homestay fees paid in advance to the School).
   
   • Where students move out of their homestay before the end of their contract, the portion of homestay fees will either be returned or transferred to the new homestay. The Administration Fee of $500.00 cannot be refunded.
     
   • Applications must be in writing to Board of Trustees giving two weeks? notice or pay 2 weeks? fees in lieu of notice.
     
   • If the homestay contract is cancelled prior to the student moving into the homestay, then homestay fees will be refunded in full less the Administration Fee of $500.00.
     
8. Epsom House Fees:
   
   • Where students move out of Epsom House before the end of their contract, no refund of fees will occur.

Policy Review

This Policy was prepared/reviewed and presented to the Board of Trustees for endorsement on 20 May 2008 by the Finance Committee and will be reviewed in accordance with the Board's programme of self-review, by the Finance Committee.

Authorised by: Board of Trustees Date: 20 May 2008