Dulwich College - Standard Terms & Conditions
and may be increased by such amount as the College considers reasonable. Any increase in Fees will usually be on a term’s notice. If (i) less than a term’s notice is given by the College in respect of a tuition fee or boarding fee increase of greater than 8% (excluding VAT); and (ii) within 21 days after the Parents receive notice of the increase they give the College less than a term’s notice that they are withdrawing the Pupil from the College, the Parents will not incur a term’s Fees in lieu of notice. 11.11 Money Laundering: The College may refuse to accept a payment where it has reason to believe that it would be unlawful to do so. For the avoidance of doubt, the College cannot accept payment in cash. 11.12 Part Payment: Any sum tendered that is less than the sum due and owing may be accepted by the College on account only. 11.13 Appropriation: The Parents agree that a payment made in respect of one child may be appropriated by the College to the unpaid account of any other child of the Parents. 11.14 Payment of Fees by a Third Party: An agreement with a third party (such as a grandparent or other relative) to pay the Fees or any other sum due to the College does not release the Parents from liability if the third party defaults (unless an express release has been signed by the College’s Chief Financial Officer) and does not affect the operation of any other of these terms and conditions. Prior to accepting or following receipt of a payment from a third party, the College may seek to understand the fee payer’s connection to the Pupil and the Parents may be required to comply with additional verification requirements. The College reserves the right to refuse a payment from a third party. 11.15 Late Payment Charges: An administration charge of 1% will be added to the balance of Fees not paid by the first working day before the first day of term. This charge will be applied to any unpaid balance of Fees (including Fees that the Parents have arranged to pay by instalments). In addition, interest may be charged by the College on a day-to-day basis on Fees which are not paid by the due date for payment until payment in full. The maximum rate of interest that the College may charge will be 1.25% per calendar month. payment: The College reserves the right to suspend the Pupil while Fees remain unpaid by giving the Parents not less than one day’s written notice. The College may give the Parents conditional notice of suspension in advance (i.e. a notice informing them that the Pupil will be suspended from school from a date specified in the notice if Fees due to be paid to the College have not been received by the College before that date). Whilst the Pupil is suspended: (i) the Parents shall ensure that the Pupil is appropriately supervised and does not come into College; and (ii) the College shall have no obligation to provide the Pupil with any teaching or other support. If the Pupil is suspended for 14 consecutive days by reason of non-payment of Fees, the Pupil will be deemed to have been withdrawn from the College by the Parents without notice (unless the College agrees otherwise in writing). 11.16 Suspension and then deemed withdrawal for non- 11.17 Debt Recovery Costs: If the Parents fail to pay any sum due to the College on or before the due date for payment, the Parents shall (on demand) reimburse the College in
respect of any reasonable costs and expenses (including legal fees) that the College incurs as a result of the Parents’ default and/or any action taken by the College to recover the debt from the Parents. 11.18 Non-payment of supplemental charges: The College may refuse to allow the Pupil to participate in the relevant extra-curricular activity or receive the relevant service, or sit the relevant public examination(s), while the applicable supplemental charge for that activity or examination(s) remains unpaid. information, character references or property while Fees are unpaid but will not do so in a way that would cause direct, identifiable and unfair prejudice to the legitimate interests of the Pupil. The College may inform another school or educational establishment if the Parents fail to pay any Fees within 14 days after the due date for payment. into arrangements with a licensed credit provider (an “LCP”) in connection with the provision of facilities to parents to pay school fees by instalments. Under these arrangements an LCP may have rights to recover interest and other sums from the College (e.g. where parents do not keep up payments on credit agreements with an LCP). If the Parents enter into an agreement with an LCP and the College has to make any payments or otherwise incurs any liability as a result of a default by the Parents under that agreement, the Parents will remain fully liable for all Fees payable to the College and will reimburse the College in respect of all losses and expenses that it reasonably suffers or incurs as a result. 11.19 References etc: The College may withhold any 11.20 Third party credit provider: The College may enter 11.21 Applicable tax etc: All Fees and other amounts charged by the College are exclusive of any applicable taxes, levies and/or duties (e.g. VAT), which will be payable in addition by the Parents.
12. General Contractual Matters
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Compliance with the Parent Contract: The Parents are legally responsible, individually and jointly, for complying with their obligations under the Parent Contract. Subject to paragraph 13.3, the College will normally treat any instruction, authority, request or prohibition received from any person who has signed the acceptance form in respect of the Pupil as having been given on behalf of all persons who have signed the acceptance form. Electronic signature: The College shall have a discretion as to whether (and on what basis) to accept electronic signature of an acceptance form or other documentation by the Parents and may insist upon manuscript signature. Legal Contract: The offer of a place and its acceptance by the Parents give rise to a legally binding contract between the College and the Parents. Representations: Our prospectus and website describe the broad principles on which the College is presently run and gives an indication of our history and ethos. Although believed correct at the time of printing, the prospectus is not part of the Parent Contract. If the Parents are relying on particular information provided to them by or on behalf of the College when deciding whether to accept a place for their child at the College, they should
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