SCHOOL FEES
All prices are quoted in Euros.
Dear Parents,
Please find the enclosed information about the fees for St. Julian's School for the year 2010/2011, along with the notes of guidance that follow. The Board of Governors, all of whom are past or present parents, have approved the budget, including fee increases, for the school year 2010-11 taking into account the prevailing economic situation and the minimum level of income required by the school not only to maintain academic standards but to improve them, notably by an extension of the school day for older students. A small increase in the fees for most year groups will allow for this and for a small increase in staff salaries. In year groups where the increase is greater, an adjustment has been made to correct historic anomalies in the fee structure. Should you require further information, or clarification of the notes below, please do not hesitate to contact us. David Smith NOTES OF GUIDANCE TO PARENTS 2010/2011These notes are intended to clarify the fees and methods of payment for the school year. Parents are reminded that should they have any questions about payment, we are only too pleased to try to answer them. It is our aim to be as helpful as possible in our financial matters. 1. Registration When you wish a child to enter the school, we ask you to complete an application form, and to return it with the registration fee. Your child’s application will be placed on a waiting list and we will contact you when a place becomes available, to arrange an interview. This fee covers initial costs and is only returned if the child does not eventually gain a place at St Julian´s. 2. Capital Levy Once the child has been offered a place at the school, a one off fee is charged. 3. Returnable Deposit (Secondary School only at present) This deposit will be returned when the student leaves, provided a term´s notice has been given in writing (except Yr. 13), there are no outstanding debts and all school properties such as textbooks and library books have been returned. Loss of keys or students card will also result in a deduction from the deposit. 4. Tuition These fees are the main annual costs. They are fixed before the end of the Spring Term each year, and run from September to June. It is important to note that a term's notice must be given in writing to the Headmaster, before a child is removed from the school, or a term's fees will be charged in lieu of notice. This allows for the fact that it is difficult to fill vacancies at short notice, and we have budgeted for students who are no longer present.
5. EAL and SEN St. Julian´s may charge additional fees to those parents whose children require support in English as an Additional Language, or specific Special Educational Needs. A separate schedule of fees will be published for such parents when these needs are identified. 6. School Lunches Parents should inform the school by the end of the Summer Term as to whether or not children will be taking lunches next year. If you opt to have lunches, these need to be ordered for the full term, and there is a refund only where absence through illness lasts for at least five consecutive days. Changes for subsequent terms need to be notified by the end of November and February respectively. When students first enter the school, they may use tickets for the first term, so that they can try the meals. These are sold daily, or in blocks of 20. 7. Personal Accident Insurance This compulsory insurance is paid annually for each pupil, and is included in the first bill. The premium, currently €60.00, is negotiated with our insurers on an annual basis, taking into consideration the coverage and the number of claims in the previous year. The coverage runs from September to August. We advise parents to consider providing additional insurance themselves to supplement this basic provision. Any accident must be reported to the School Nurse, who will liaise with Administration. They will then forward the relevant documents to the insurers within the legal deadlines. Reimbursements to parents will be processed via the school after receiving payment from Insurance company, which usually takes an average of two months. Guarantees: Death: 5.000 euros; Permanent Disability: 37.500 euros; Medical expenses and repatriation: 7.500 euros. 8. Examinations External Examinations are taken in Years 6, 9, 10, 11 (GCSE), 12 and 13 (IB).
The teachers in charge will inform parents of the dates for these examinations and respective costs. These costs are usually added to the 2nd term bill.
These costs include an external component, equivalent to what the school pays to the Examination Authorities/Universities, and an internal component covering administrative costs, like mail, faxes, telephone calls and invigilation.
Per capita and examination costs charged by the International Baccalaureate Organisation are payable before the start of the sixth term and before the final examinations can be taken.
Re-marking of exams will be charged separately and paid in advance. When the re-marking has benefited the student, the amount paid will be refunded. Bills are normally issued termly, in the beginning of July, December and March for the following term. You may request (in writing) an annual invoice, which will be issued in July and must be received in July. A discount of 2% on the 2nd and 3rd term will be granted to this invoice.
Tuition fees are paid termly in July, December and March of each year, within thirty days of the invoice date.
In special cases, and upon written request, a monthly instalment payment facility is available. In this case a 4% surcharge will be applied.
Extra-curricular activities must be paid on the date they are due.
Payments not received within terms of the invoice are subject to a 4% late surcharge.
We ask parents to pay the tuition fees by bank transfer using the data available on the invoice. Please indicate the pupil’s ID or the invoice number.
Payments by Multibanco in school’s office are also available. Cheques (with the pupil’s name, year and form and invoice number on the back) are acceptable. Payments by Multibanco outside school office must be informed, sending a copy to the accounts, indicating the pupil’s ID or invoice number. We have difficulties clearing these payments when no indication is given.
We ask parents to pay in cash as little as possible.
If parents have any difficulties arising from these fee procedures, they should contact the Headmaster.
Parents are kindly requested to keep all receipts issued by the school for tax return purposes. We are unable to issue duplicates of receipts.
10. International Baccalaureate Fees Two Year IB Programme The IB Programme involves a teaching commitment of five terms. The sixth term is almost wholly given over to examinations. In order to enable parents to be clear as to their total commitment over the two years, and also to provide for a more logical payment schedule, a fee for the entire Two Year IB Programme (Years 12 and 13) is set at the start of each academic year. The tuition fee is payable in five instalments, three for Year 12 and two for Year 13, as outlined in the fee schedule. Per capita and examination costs charged by the International Baccalaureate Organisation are payable before the start of the sixth term and before the final exams can be taken. Three Year IB Programme The first year fee is the same as that of Year 11. The final two years' fee will be the same as that of the Two Year IB Programme. 11. Scholarships Academic Scholarships are awarded to the individual students whose academic achievements are highest in Key Stages 3 & 4.
Estimados Encarregados de Educação,
Em anexo, enviamos a tabela de preços para o ano lectivo de 2010/2011, bem como as Notas Explicativas. David Smith Notas explicativas sobre as propinas para 2010/2011 Estas notas têm como finalidade prestar um esclarecimento sobre as propinas e as modalidades de pagamento para a próximo ano lectivo. Os Encarregados de Educação não devem esquecer que, no caso de dúvida sobre pagamentos, estamos sempre ao dispor para qualquer esclarecimento. 1. Inscrição Se desejar que os seus filhos venham frequentar o Colégio, pedimos-lhe que preencha um boletim de inscrição acompanhado pela propina de matrícula, que cobre os custos iniciais e só é reembolsada se o seu filho não conseguir admissão no Colégio. A inscrição do seu filho será colocada na lista de espera. Entraremos em contacto consigo quando surgir uma vaga, a fim de marcar uma entrevista. 2. Jóia Quando o aluno é aceite pelo Colégio, cobramos uma jóia que é paga uma única vez. 3. Depósito Reembolsável (actualmente apenas para o Secundário) Este depósito será reembolsado quando o aluno deixar o Colégio, desde que não haja dívidas por pagar como, por exemplo, livros da biblioteca que não tenham sido devolvidos. Serão igualmente deduzidos do depósito chaves ou cartões de segurança perdidos. 4. Propinas As propinas, sendo os principais custos anuais, são fixadas antes de terminar o 2º trimestre de cada ano lectivo e estão em vigor de Setembro até Junho. Em anexo, segue a tabela de propinas actualmente em vigor. É importante notar que, antes de um aluno sair do Colégio, o Director deve ser avisado por escrito, com a antecedência de um trimestre. Caso contrário, o Encarregado de Educação terá de pagar as propinas de um trimestre. Esta medida deve-se ao facto de ser difícil preencher vagas inesperadamente e de o orçamento ter sido elaborado contando com alunos que já não estão no Colégio. 5. Almoços É necessário sabermos, antes de terminar o 3º trimestre, se os alunos almoçam no Colégio no ano lectivo seguinte. 6. Seguro de Acidentes Pessoais Este seguro é pago anualmente, por aluno, e é incluído na primeira factura. O prémio é negociado anualmente com a seguradora, tendo em consideração a cobertura e o número de reembolsos de despesas por acidentes ocorridos no ano anterior, sendo actualmente de € 60.00. Este seguro é obrigatório e vigora de Setembro a Agosto. 7. Facturação e Pagamento de Propinas As facturas são normalmente emitidas trimestralmente, no início de Julho, Dezembro e Março para o trimestre seguinte. O Encarregado de Educação pode pedir (por escrito) que lhe seja enviada uma factura anual em Julho, a qual deve ser recebida em Julho, para ter direito ao desconto de 2% sobre as propinas do 2º e 3º trimestres. 8. Propinas do International Baccalaureate Curso de Dois Anos Curso de Três Anos As propinas do 1º ano são iguais às do Year 11. As propinas dos restantes dois anos são iguais às do curso de dois anos com início em Setembro de 2011. Esta informação está disponível no website do Colégio:www.stjulians.com. |
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