Dulwich College - Standard Terms & Conditions
Parent Contract applies to the Parents together and each Parent on their own. This means they must each ensure that all of the Fees are paid to the College. The persons who have signed the acceptance form remain liable to the College for the Fees, unless the College has expressly agreed in writing with the persons who have signed the acceptance form to look exclusively to any other person for payment of the Fees. Warranty: The Parents believe they are able to pay the Fees and confirm that they are not in arrears in paying fees to any other school or educational establishment. The Parents must notify the College if they become aware of circumstances which may prevent them from promptly paying the Fees. The College reserves the right to carry out credit-reference checks in respect of the Parents (including by making enquiries of other schools) and the Parents agree to sign any documentation and give any consents required for this purpose. Refund: Fees will not be refunded or waived: (i) for absence through sickness or injury; (ii) if the Pupil is released home after public examinations or otherwise before the normal end of term; or (iii) if the College has to close for a period due to a Force Majeure Event. Advance Payment of Fees Schemes: Schemes under which a lump sum prepayment is made by or on behalf of the Parents: (i) will be the subject of separate terms and conditions which will provide, among other conditions, for a minimum number of terms for such a scheme and a minimum lump sum and for a refund of the unused part of the prepayment in the event of the Pupil leaving earlier than expected (provided that Fees in lieu of notice (where applicable) and any other sum due and owing to the College at that time will be deducted from the sum to be refunded); and (ii) may be subject to the satisfactory completion of additional verification requirements. Scholarships & Bursaries: Every scholarship, bursary or other award or concession is a privilege and is subject to the pupil meeting the College’s high standards of attendance, diligence and behaviour and to their parents complying with their obligations under these terms and conditions and treating the College and its staff reasonably (including during the bursary application and any subsequent review process). Bursaries are reviewed annually by the College and therefore updated financial and other disclosure needs to be provided annually. A bursary may be reduced or removed if a pupil’s family’s financial or other circumstances materially change from one year to the next or if a pupil’s family do not provide sufficient information to enable an informed assessment to be made. If the Parents apply for a bursary in respect of the Pupil, the Parents shall provide the College and/ or any third party who carries out financial assessments on behalf of the College with full and accurate disclosure of their financial and other circumstances and shall co-operate with the College and/or any such third party in relation to the assessment process. If following an annual review a bursary is reduced, the Fees payable by the Parents will increase. If following an annual review a bursary is increased, the Fees payable by the Parents will reduce. If following an annual review a bursary is removed, the Parents will be required thereafter to pay full Fees. Any other specific terms on which such awards are offered and accepted will be notified to the Parents at the time of offer.
the purposes of sub-paragraph (i), a failure of the Parents to pay Fees on time and to remedy that breach within 14 days shall be considered a material breach. 10.5 If the College requires the Parents to withdraw the Pupil from the College, matters concerning the Pupil’s leaving status will be discussed by the Master with the Parents and (where appropriate) the Pupil at the time. These include the transfer of the Pupil’s work to another educational establishment, the nature of the reference which will be given in respect of the Pupil and the financial aspects of the Pupil’s leaving. 10.6 If the College requires the Parents to withdraw the Pupil from the College in accordance with any of the provisions of this paragraph 10, the Pupil shall cease to be a pupil of the College on the date specified by the College in its written notice. 10.7 The College will not require the Parents to withdraw the Pupil from the College without good reason. 10.8 A reference in College policies to “permanent exclusion” of a pupil includes where parents are required to withdraw a pupil from the College pursuant to these Terms and Conditions.
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10.9 If the Parents wish to complain about the College’s
decision to require the Pupil to leave the College, they may bring a formal complaint under the College’s Complaints Procedure (available on the College’s website or from the Clerk to Governors).
11. Fees 11.1
Accrual: Each term’s Fees accrue separately and the Fees payable in respect of each term will be included in an invoice sent to the persons who signed the Acceptance Form or such other person(s) who from time to time are contractually liable to the College in respect of the Fees. Payment: Subject to paragraph 3.4 (relating to new boarders) and paragraph 3.5 (relating to parents overseas) Fees are due and payable on the first working day before the first day of the College term to which they relate. If one or more items on the bill are under query, the balance of the bill must be paid. Deemed payment: The Parents are not deemed to have paid a sum to the College until the College is in receipt of the cleared funds in its bank account. Payment Method: Fees must be paid by direct debit unless none of the Parents lives in the United Kingdom or has an account with a bank or building society with offices in the United Kingdom, in which case Fees may be paid by bank transfer, subject to satisfactory completion of the College’s additional certification requirements (including completing and returning an international payment request form, together with supporting evidence). Payment in cash or cryptocurrency or by cheque is not acceptable. Parents who are required to pay by direct debit must sign and return a duly completed direct debit mandate promptly upon the College’s request. Joint & Several Liability: Each person who has signed the acceptance form in respect of the Pupil is jointly and severally liable for the whole of the Fees because the
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11.10 Fee Increases: Fees are normally reviewed once a year
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