Merrifield Preparatory School and College

Terms & Conditions Of Enrolment

• The Applicant and the learner will be bound by all and any rules, regulations, policies and procedures of the School as laid down by the Board of Governors and/or its Head from time to time.
• The Applicant, in his/her capacity as parent and/or legal guardian of the Learner consents to the exercise of the necessary parental powers by the Head over the Learner whilst the Learner is on school premises and/or engaged in any activity in connection with or incidental to the Learner’s education at the School, whether academic, sporting, recreational or otherwise. The Head shall be deemed to be In Loco Parentis, having inter alia and without deterring from the generality of the aforegoing, the following rights: a) in case of emergency, to give any consent that may be required for medical treatment, operation, anesthetics or blood transfusions; b) to take any decision or furnish any consent or perform any act that they may consider to be in the best interests of the Learner in the prevailing circumstances.
• The Learner will be subject to the rules and system of discipline laid down by the Board of Governors and the Head from time to time. In addition, should the School incur or be obliged to incur any direct or indirect costs in the implementation of any disciplining of the Learner; such costs shall be borne by the Applicant.
•  All tuition fees are payable either i) yearly in advance at a reduced rate decided on annually by the Board of Governors or ii) termly in advance on or before the first day of term or iii) monthly in advance on or before the first day of the month by debit order alone.
• Incidental expenses incurred during the course of the term shall be due and payable as and when charged and upon presentation of the School’s customary Statement of Account.
• Refunds or rebates of school tuition fees will not be granted in circumstances in which the cessation of services by the School is a consequence of the conduct of the Learner and/or the Applicant or illness or any other incapacity of the Learner.
• Interest shall accrue on all fees and expenses not paid within thirty days of due date, at a rate to be decided upon by the Board of Governors from time to time, but which shall not exceed the maximum interest rate prescribed by law and calculated from due date to date of payment. The said interest shall be calculated and compounded monthly. 
• In addition to the foregoing the Applicant shall be obliged to pay a R200 penalty administration fee (an amount reviewed annually) in lieu of administration and collection costs on a monthly basis relating to the late or non-payment of said fees and incidental expenses inclusive of, but not limited to, the payment of bank charges arising from rejected debit orders and unpaid cheques.
• A certificate given under the hand of the Business Manager of the School shall be prima facie and sufficient proof of any amount due by the applicant to the School.
• The Applicant accepts liability for any loss or damage suffered by the School arising from the loss of or damage to any instrument, equipment or property of the School and whether occasioned by theft, misuse or negligence of the Learner. The Applicant’s liability shall be commensurate to the cost of repair or replacement of the aforesaid property.
• The Applicant consents to the jurisdiction of the Magistrate’s Court and/or the High Court of South Africa, the forum at the sole discretion of the School and its aforesaid organs, to determine any dispute arising from the enrolment of the Learner and between the Applicant and the School. In the event that the School is obliged to institute legal proceedings in either the Magistrate’s Court and/or the High Court of South Africa, for outstanding tuition and related expenses due by the Applicant, then and in that event, the Applicant shall be liable to the School for all expenses incurred in collecting any amount owing by the Applicant, which expenses shall include all legal charges on the scale as between Attorney and own client, all collection charges and tracing fees.
• The Applicant undertakes to furnish the School, at the School’s request with a Certificate of Health and the enrolment or otherwise of the Learner at the School will be subject to the School’s acceptance that the Learner is in a sound state of health. This acceptance shall be in the sole discretion of the School.
• The Board of Governors may in its sole discretion grant refunds, and make changes or adjustments of fees, but there shall be no entitlement to any rebate of fees if the Learner is absent for any portion of a term owing to illness or any other cause.
• The Applicant hereby accepts the Schedule of Fees applicable to the School, as prescribed from time to time, and will be bound thereby.
• The Applicant hereby accepts and agrees that any credit balance reflected on the pupil’s fees or deposit accounts with the School at any time would not attract interest or any other charge against the school of whatsoever nature
• The medium of instruction to be used at Merrifield Preparatory School and College is English
• In the event of only one parent signing this application form, then the parent shall indemnify Merrifield Preparatory School and College as stated, and shall procure a joint and several indemnity from the other parent (be the other parent the natural, adoptive or foster parent).
• Non South African residents must be in possession of a valid study permit before entering Merrifield Preparatory School and College to study.
• The Laws of the Republic of South Africa shall apply to all or any disputes arising from this agreement. 
• Any relaxation or deviation from the terms of this agreement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of Merrifield Preparatory School and College’s rights to enforce strict compliance of its rights.
• The agreement shall be deemed to be included upon acceptance of the enrolment of the learner by Merrifield Preparatory School and College.
• The Applicant hereby gives consent to Merrifield Preparatory School and College to verify any information provided in this application.
• The Applicant hereby gives consent to Merrifield Preparatory School and College to conduct an enquiry and or/information search about the Applicant’s financial circumstances with a credit information bureau, persons acting as their agents and/or credit grantors and hereby acknowledge that the school has the right to refuse enrolment on the grounds of unfavourable credit information.