NEW STUDENT APPLICATION AND REGISTRATION FEES A non-refundable application fee of $150 is required with the submission of an application for admission.When your child is offered a place at HSC, we will send you an enrolment package. To secure your place, you must complete and return the enrolment form, the enrolment contract, and include payment of a one-time nonrefundable registration fee of $2,000 for full-day students, and $1,000 for half-day students. The registration fee is an additional fee and is not applied to the tuition fee.
ENROLMENT CONTRACTS AND FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS OF THE FAMILY Each time you enrol a new student in HSC, you must complete and sign an Enrolment Contract with the College. Parents of current students, returning for their next year at the College, must complete and accept the online re-enrolment offer as an update to the original enrolment contract. The contract between the family and the College ensures our commitment to hold a place for the student, and the family’s commitment to meeting its fee obligations. A notice of withdrawal must be made in writing, sent by registered mail, and received by the Director of Finance on or before April 1 if the family wishes to cancel its contract or re-enrolment with the College.
RE-ENROLMENT & RE-ENROLMENT DEPOSITS FOR RETURNING STUDENTS In subsequent years, the College’s online re-enrolment process is used to predict class sizes and teaching resources for the following year. For current students returning for their next year at the College, a tuition deposit must be submitted with the online re-enrolment offer to hold a place for the next academic year. All re-enrolment tuition deposits are applied to the tuition fee for the following school year, and are applied in the June statements. Re-enrolment deposits are nonrefundable. Re-enrolment offers are distributed in mid-January with responses due by early February. A non-refundable re-enrolment deposit of $1,000 per student ($500 for half-day students) is required to complete reenrolment. Note that for half-day students moving to full-day status, your account will be billed in July for the balance of the full-day registration fee.
TUITION REFUNDS If you choose to withdraw a student, or HSC dismisses a student (for breach of the HSC Student Code of Conduct), the family remains obligated to pay the full tuition fees for the year in addition to other charges incurred to date. Refunds of tuition fees paid or cancellation of fee obligations are not considered in these situations. However, a Tuition Refund Insurance Plan is available through the College to protect the family against the loss of 50% to 100% of the unused fees for the year, while the student is in attendance. We strongly encourage you to take advantage of this plan and recommend it to parents in occupations with high transfer rates. The insurance only covers withdrawals under specific circumstances. The plan terms can be discussed with Business Office staff at extension 110 or 119 before you make your decision to purchase. Tuition Refund Insurance can only be claimed under the following specific circumstances: • Students must be in attendance at the College for a minimum of 14 consecutive days during the academic year the insurance covers in order to make a claim. • Medical absence or medical withdrawals: provided the disability extends for thirty-one or more consecutive days. The disability must be certified by a legally qualified medical practitioner. The College will refund 100% of the pro-rated unused fees. • Non-medical withdrawals: such as family relocations. The College will refund 60% of the pro-rated unused fees. • Dismissal: The College will refund 75% of the pro-rated unused fees. • Medical claims must be reported within 20 days from the date of occurrence. • Non-medical claims must be reported as soon as possible after the date of withdrawal but not later than 10 days after the end of term in which the withdrawal occurs. • Payments will be credited to the student’s account. • Tuition Refund Insurance premiums are due in full with the first installment of fees. Refer to the 2017-2018 Fee Schedule for premium rates.