Payment and Refund Guidelines
Under the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 state schools can charge fees for some services to enhance students' educational experiences. A school fee for each service is calculated on a cost recovery only basis. Please refer to the User Charging procedure for details of the types of fees.
Excursions and Camps
School fees for extra-curricular activities such as excursions and camps are calculated according to the number of students who have indicated their attendance.
Participation of students in an extra-curricular activity is indicated through:
- provision of a consent form completed by the parent/carer and
- payment of a fee.
Please note that non-payment of a fee by the 'due by' date means that the student will not attend the ex/incursion or camp unless arrangements have been made with the school Business Manager for a payment plan. Signed documentation confirming this arrangement must be in place prior to the student's attendance. The school will always endeavour to assist families in difficult times.
A parent may request a refund for any payments made for extra-curricular activities where a student did not participate by:
- completing the Request for Refund form available from the school office
- providing a copy of the receipt of payment for the extra-curricular activity if possible.
The decision as to whether the school will or will not refund the payment in part, or in full, depends on whether the school has incurred any costs associated with the activity at the time of request.
Where possible, we prefer to credit the refundable amount against the student's account at the school, and use it to offset any future charges. In the event that a student leaves Bardon State School with a positive account balance, this will be refunded directly to a parent's bank account upon request.
Student Resource Scheme (SRS)
Please refer the Student Resource Scheme procedure for information on the SRS refunds.
For more information please contact school office or email office@bardonss.eq.edu.au.