Average Tuition Annual Fees: (ZAR) 27,200 - 31,350
G1/Y2
G2/Y3
G3/Y4
G4/Y5
G5/Y6
G6/Y7
G7/Y8
G8/Y9
G9/Y10
G10/Y11
G11/Y12
G12/Y13
27,200
27,200
27,200
27,200
27,200
27,200
27,200
31,350
31,350
31,350
31,350
31,350
*Refer to school website for discounted fees
The Applicant is to note that the failure or refusal or inability of parents (as defined in Section 1 of SASA) to pay school fees cannot be an obstacle to the admission of the learner to the School. A learner is admitted to the full school programme and may not be suspended from attending class, refused entry to cultural, sports and social activities, refused a school report card or transfer certificate, or be victimised in any other way based on his/her parents
Inability to pay school fees or failure to have done so at any stage;
Failure to support the mission statement and code of conduct of the School;
Refusal to enter into a contract in terms of which the parents waive their right to claim for any consequential damage relating to the learner’s education.
In terms of Sections 38-41 of SASA, an Annual General Meeting of parents of learners enrolled at the School must be held on thirty (30) days written notice to parents. At the AGM the majority of parents present decide whether or not to accept the budget prepared by the SGB for the next financial year. At the same meeting the majority of parents present and voting may decide that the payment of school fees is to be compulsory, what the amount of school fees per learner per year will be, and what criteria will be used to grant total or partial exemption to parents who are unable to pay the compulsory fees or the full compulsory fees. Parents who are unable to pay any of the fees or the full amount of the fees are entitled to apply to the SGB on the prescribed forms for total or partial exemption from the payment of school fees. Such applications must be dealt with in confidence by the SGB, which must act fairly and apply the abovementioned criteria and the provisions of the applicable Ministerial Regulations, a copy of which will be furnished to parent(s) on request. Parents applying for relief may request an educator at the School or DNC ADMISSION POLICY Page 4 any other person to assist him/her/them with the application. A parent/parents who feel aggrieved at the decision of the SGB may appeal to the HOD, following the procedure set out in the said Regulations.
It is important, however, for Applicant(s) for exemption to note that the combined annual income of parents is taken into account in the decision as to whether or not the parent(s) qualify for exemption. Combined annual gross income of parents is defined in Regulation 1 of the aforesaid Regulations as the gross income of all the parents of a learner as defined in the Act, calculated together.
Parents is defined in SASA to mean-
The parent or guardian of the learner;
The parent legally entitled to the custody of the learner; or
A person who undertakes to fulfil the obligations of the persons referred to in (a) and (b) towards the learner’s education at the school. So, for example, if the learner has a father and mother, but lives with his/her aunt, who is a person such as the one referred to in (c) above, the combined gross income (before tax or deductions) of all three, the mother, father and aunt, will be taken into account in deciding whether there may be a total or partial exemption from the payment of school fees.
It is for this reason that the details of all persons who fall within the definition of parents must be furnished to the School in the application for admission.
The Applicants attention is drawn to the following provision of SASA (Section 41) The governing body of a public school may by process of law enforce the payment of school fees by parents who are liable to pay
Parents of learners are encouraged to support the high standard of education and the sound school facilities and environment by paying school fees and, where they are exempted totally or partially from the payment of compulsory school fees, to offer their services to the SGB for the benefit of the School.
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