Corporate Services Manager

Teresa Hickman

Teresa.Hickman@education.wa.edu.au

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Graduating Class of 2019.  I wish you all the best and every success in the future.

Accounts

We have now refunded the Year 12 parents who had their account in credit.

Year 10 and 11 students who have credit in their accounts will have this rolled over to 2020 unless I hear from parents who wish to have this balance refunded to them.

2020 Student Fees

The Schedule of Charges/Contributions that includes both College Charges and Boarding Fees has now been emailed and posted.  This also includes the course that your child has been enrolled in for 2020. If you have not received it by email or mail, please contact me.  College Charges are set by the College Finance Committee which determines any changes that are necessary.  The College Board has the final approval of these charges.

If any parents have queries regarding the fees and charges for 2020, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Residential Boarding Fees 2020

The Department of Education has determined the boarding fees for 2020 to be $8880.00

1st Instalment $2960.00    (due 03/02/20)

2nd Instalment $2960.00    (due 28/04/20)

3rd Instalment $2960.00    (due 20/07/20)

DETAILS FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSFERS

If paying via this method, it is extremely important to include the student’s name in the reference field.

The College account details are:

Name of account: Western Australian College of Agriculture – Harvey

Bank:                                  Westpac

Branch:                              Harvey

BSB Number                    036 152

Account Number           450697

Cheques can be posted to: PO Box 496 Harvey 6220

Boarding Away From Home Allowance $1643.00 Agricultural College - Special Subsidy 

This allowance is applicable to students boarding at an Agricultural College.  The following criteria have been set by the Education Department.  These funds are not sent to parents directly.  They are sent to the school and taken off the final instalment of the boarding fees.

ELIGIBILITY

• Student must be boarding at the Agricultural College.

INELIGIBILITY

• Youth Allowance at the Away Rate. 

     or

• ABSTUDY Boarding (if full boarding paid by Centrelink).

The application forms will be emailed home to you at the commencement of 2020 and you can also complete them on enrolment day as we will have the forms available. 

Please note that if you receive Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) from Centrelink, you need to complete a different application form.  Please contact me for more information.

Secondary Assistance Scheme 

The Department of Education provides an allowance to assist eligible families with secondary schooling costs for students enrolled in Years 7 - 12.  The allowance consists of two components:

• $115 Clothing Allowance paid directly to the parent/guardian or the College.
• $235 Education Program Allowance paid directly to the College.

To be eligible for the allowance the parent/guardian must hold one of the following cards:

• Centrelink Family Health Care Card.
• Centrelink Pensioner Concession Card.
• Veteran’s Affairs Pensioner Concession Card.

Application forms are available from the College.  Applications close 9th April 2020. 

The office at the College will be closed from the 23rd December 2019 and will re-open Tuesday 28th January 2020.

I wish to take this opportunity to wish everyone a safe and happy holiday on behalf of all the Administration ladies.  We look forward to seeing you all next year.