McKinnonNEWS

FINANCE OFFICE REPORT

QUARTERLY CONTRIBUTIONS

Just a reminder that if you signed up for quarterly contributions last year you must sign up again for 2017 because you will be authorising us to deduct a different amount. This can be done via Compass.

 

Please ring the Finance Office if you require us to process quarterly deductions.

REFUND REQUESTS

For Camps & Excursions

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

 

If the refund is the result of sickness or accident, claims for reimbursements must be made in writing within two 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.

PAYMENTS

Please note that payment can be made online (including installment plans for subject contributions and payment for events) via Compass which is the school's preferred method.

 

If you are paying school fees by BPay, could you please email the Finance Office 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.

CSEF

The Victorian Government’s Camps, Sports & Excursions Fund (CSEF) is an annual payment to the school to be used towards camps, sports and/or excursion expenses for the benefit of eligible students. To be eligible for the fund, a parent or legal guardian of a student attending the school must:

  • Be a holder of Veterans Affairs Gold Card or be an eligible Centrelink Health Care Card (HCC) or Pensioner Concession Card (PCC) holder, OR
  • Be a temporary foster parent, AND;
  • Submit an application to the school by the due date (30 June 2017).

Secondary school student rate is $225 per year.

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.

 

Jennie Kim-Ross

Business Manager