SCHOOL NEWS

BURSAR’S OFFICE – IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PARENTS

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QUARTERLY INSTALMENTS

Just a reminder that if you signed up for quarterly contributions last year, you do need to sign up again for 2015, because you will be authorising us to deduct a different amount.  Please ring the Bursar’s Office if you require us to process quarterly deductions.

REFUND REQUESTS

·         For Camps & Excursions

Requests are to be direct to the organising teacher/s.

If the refund is the result of sickness or accident, claims for reimbursements must be made in writing within 2 weeks of the event and supported by a medical certificate.  Alternatively, if a student has been unable to attend a camp/excursion due to personal circumstances (such as bereavement), the request for a refund should be directed in writing to the Teacher in Charge.  Refunds for non-attendance at excursions and camps are otherwise not available.

·         For Essential Materials Charges And Voluntary Parent Contributions

Where payment has been made in the previous year for an enrolment that ceases before the commencement of the new academic year, the parent will be entitled to a full refund.

Where an enrolment ceases beyond the commencement of Term 1, refunds will be paid for the remaining whole term(s) on a pro-rata basis.  For example:

If student exits the College during Term 1, a refund for Terms 2, 3, 4 are applicable.

If student exits the College during Term 3, a refund for Terms 4 is applicable.

PLEASE NOTE

Refunds

Subject to the discretion of the principal, refunds are not available for individual activities within the Year 10 Outdoor Education program, as all camps and excursions are booked and paid for in the year prior to the student undertaking this subject.

Donations

Donations to the tax-deductible building fund are non-refundable.

BPay Payments

If you are paying school fees by BPay, could you please email the Bursar at finance@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au to advise us what the payment is for.  If we do not hear from you we will assume you are paying for the oldest outstanding item on your account & allocate accordingly.

We will no longer be refunding amounts under $50, unless we have a request in writing.  Instead these amounts will be credited to the most outstanding amount on your account.

Lee Xanthoudakis

Finance Manager

ANTI-HOMOPHOBIA COLLECTIVE PRIDE MARCH

On Sunday 1 February this year, the McKinnon Anti-Homophobia Collective and our friends (including a surprise appearance from Brock Lynch!) joined the tens of thousands of other supporters at Melbourne’s celebration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) culture, the annual Pride March.  

Joining almost a hundred students and teachers from schools across Melbourne including MacRoberston Girls’, Melbourne High, Bentleigh Secondary College and Princes Hill, our teachers and students were loud and proud in their support for all LGBT people across Melbourne.  This was an excellent way to begin the Collective’s work for 2015, and the huge crowd were particularly impressed with these young people who are seeking to ensure all children in schools across Victoria feel safe and valued.

Jason Jewell

Head of English