Methodist Ladies' College

Tuition and boarding fees are billed one instalment in advance. In October each year you will receive the first instalment invoice for the following year’s fees. The remainder of the tuition and boarding fees are payable in February and June of the following year.

a. All invoices and statements are sent by email and are available on myMLCfamily. Families are responsible for ensuring the College has their current email addresses.

b. Accounts are payable within 14 days from the date of issue. A late payment fee of $250 is applied if a payment is not received by the College by the due date.

c. Signatories to the Offer of Enrolment from the College acknowledge that they are jointly and severally responsible for all fees payable as a result of enrolling a child at MLC. Responsibility for fees remains with all signatories irrespective of what may happen to the relationship of the signatories.

d. You may request the addition or deletion of account billing nominees by notice in writing to Family Accounts. MLC may agree to add new billing nominees at its sole discretion.

e. Any credit card or direct debit payment which is declined by the bank, for any reason, will incur an administration fee of $75.

f. When paying by international bank transfer, please include any applicable bank fees in addition to the College fees to ensure that your account is paid in full.

g. The College may not permit a student to attend classes when fees remain outstanding.

h. All requests for a planned leave of absence from the College, for one term or more, must be submitted in writing to the Head of School for approval at least one full term in advance of the commencement of the leave. The request must include the proposed dates of absence and the reason for the absence.

I. A leave of absence, subject to the College’s discretion may be granted for a minimum of one term’s absence.

II.The request can be granted only where all fees and amounts owing to the College at the time of the request have been paid in full.

III.For an approved leave of absence, 30% of the applicable tuition fee will be charged in advance as a holding fee to guarantee re-entry. This is non-refundable and not offset against future tuition fees.

IV.During a leave of absence the student will be provided with a broad outline of the curriculum.

V.The notebook payout fee will be charged to your Family Account in addition to the 30% holding fee.

VI. A leave of absence will not be considered, nor will fees be refunded where the student retains her laptop computer and/ or school work is still provided, assessed and supervised and/or reports submitted.

VII. The withdrawal of a student and subsequent re-enrolment of the same student requires a new application form and payment of the application and enrolment fees. A new date of application will be allocated.

i. In the case of prolonged illness (one school term or more), an application, accompanied by a medical certificate, may be made to the Director of Corporate Services for consideration of some remission of tuition fees.

j. Refunds: Application and enrolment processing fees are non-refundable. Tuition Fees and Charges: If the required notice is provided, pre-paid pro-rata fees will be refunded within three months to the person/s who made the relevant payment or signatories on the offer of enrolment. For international students the refund policy is aligned with the CRICOS regulations. Information on this policy can be provided on request by MLC Admissions.

k. A half term’s notice is required to discontinue a special subject, or a fee equivalent to a half term’s tuition fee will be charged.

l. A full term’s notice is required to discontinue a co-curricular activity, or a fee equivalent to a full term’s fee will be charged.

m. Parents are responsible for payment for avoidable breakage or damage to College property caused by the student.

n. The Principal may authorise particular expenditures (for example medical expenses, school materials or charges for elective subjects) to be charged to the student’s account.

o. Any Child Care Subsidy owed to families following the Government’s end of year reconciliation process will be paid directly to the CCS claimant in January. If a family has been overpaid the Child Care Subsidy during the year, the family will be required to repay Centrelink the overpayment.

p. In circumstances where students apply and are granted permission by the College to study subjects offered by external providers, the cost will be an additional expense of the family and may be charged by the College or the external provider.

q. Parents will be notified if the College alters fees. These Terms and Conditions may change from time to time and are available on myMLCfamily and the MLC website.

GST

Fees and charges quoted for taxable supplies include GST where applicable.