Scotch College, Perth

Fees are charged in four instalments and are required to be paid one term in advance.

Accordingly, fees for Summer Term (February) are due and payable at the start of Spring Term (October). Instalments of the fees are due and payable on the first day of each term. A late fee of $150 will be charged on accounts not paid within fourteen days of the due date. Any concessions will also be forfeited.

Parents have the option of paying the Annual Fee in advance with a 1.0% discount by Tuesday 15th October. If selecting this option please advise us prior to the above date, by email at [email protected]

A student may not commence a new School term if the fees for the preceding term remain unpaid 14 days before the next term commences. Remission of fees because of absence due to illness or any other cause will only be made in exceptional circumstances and at the discretion of the College.

Concessions

The following concessions are applied to Tuition Fees for siblings attending at the same time:

• 7.5% for the second sibling
• 10% for the third and subsequent siblings
• 2.5% for children of Old Scotch Collegians Only one concession per child is granted.

Forward Fees

Tuition and Residential Fees for any number of future years may be paid in advance. For more information please contact the Director of Finance and Corporate Services.

GST

There is no GST on tuition fees, music fees or the IT device levy. The residential fee does not include GST.

Change of Circumstances

Please notify Admissions of any amendments to the home address, email and/or phone number of any family member to [email protected]

Notice of Withdrawal

One term’s notice in writing must be given to the Registrar prior to the withdrawal of a student from the School. In default of such notice one quarter of the annual fee is payable. Residential students are expected to remain as boarders for the full year, from Summer Term through to and including Spring Term. Parents wishing to change the status of a residential student to day boy must give a term’s notice in writing to the Registrar.

Registration Fee

A non-refundable registration fee of $150 (including GST) shall be lodged with each Application for Registration. For children and grandchildren of an Old Scotch Collegian this fee is waived.

Confirmation Fee

A confirmation fee is payable at the time a place at the School is offered and accepted. For boys the confirmation fee comprises two parts, a compulsory non-refundable, non-transferable Endowment Fee and an Old Scotch Collegians’ (OSC) Membership Fee which entitles your son to alumni life membership. The OSC Membership Fee is refundable if your son does not commence at the School.

For boys entering Pre-Kindergarten a 10% discount on the Confirmation Fee is applied provided a commitment to continue at Scotch is made. If no commitment is made the first instalment, one third of the endowment fee is payable, being $2,348. For a boy continuing on to Kindergarten the fee already paid is then deducted from the full Confirmation Fee. For girls entering Pre-Kindergarten or Kindergarten, the endowment fee is $1,225.

International Students

Special business conditions apply to full fee paying overseas students. Please refer to separate schedule.

Enquiries

Enquiries on all matters concerning fees should be directed to [email protected]

Payment Options

Scotch College offers families the following options for payment of school fees:

All credit card payments incur a surcharge

* Visa and MasterCard – 0.80%, AMEX 1.0%

Payment Methods

Payment of accounts may be made by the following methods.