DOLLAR ACADEMY SCHEDULE OF FEES - ANNUAL FEES FOR SESSION 2011/2012

Music Tuition is £18.70 per lesson

Dancing Tuition is £21.75 per term

Piping Tuition is £137 per term

Drumming Tuition is £137 per term

Shooting Tuition is £30.50 per term

School Lunches are £2.50 for a three course meal

PAYMENT OF SCHOOL FEES – DIRECT DEBIT SCHEME

Full details about the payment of fees, together with direct debit mandate forms, will be mailed to all parents in early June 2011 but, in brief, the main points to note are as follows:

All parents with UK bank accounts must pay fees by direct debit. All new parents, and existing parents not previously signed up to the direct debit scheme, will be asked to complete and return mandates to the Bursar’s Office by 6th July 2011.  (For existing parents already on the direct debit scheme, the mandate completed previously will automatically apply to any siblings joining the Academy this year, so no further action is necessary)

Parents who are unable to pay by direct debit, for whatever reason, must obtain written exemption from the Bursar’s Office. Fees not paid by direct debit are expected to be paid by cheque in full by, or on, the first day of the term for which they are due.

Direct debit payments entail 9 monthly instalments (3 per term). Additional charges, e.g. Music tuition or expenditure incurred by boarders, will be debited in full with the first payment of each term. Fees will be charged as follows:

         
A fee account, detailing all charges, will be sent out prior to the beginning of each term.

Interest of 2% per month will be charged an all outstanding balances, and parents should be aware that, depending on the circumstances, should they regularly default on direct debit payments they may be required to leave the scheme and pay fees in full by the start of each term.

A full term’s written notice of the withdrawal of a pupil is required, failing which one term’s fees in lieu of notice will be charged for both tuition and boarding, as appropriate.

Any queries about the direct debit scheme and fee payments in general should be directed to the Bursar’s Office on 01259 742401, or email bursar@dollaracademy.org.uk  If, at any point, parents need to stop paying fees by direct debit, the Bursar’s Office must be notified at least 7 days before the next payment is due.

BOARDING REMISSIONS

The Governors have offered limited funding to support boys and girls entering Dollar Academy as boarders. The tuition fee will require to be paid in full, and the boarding element may attract financial support. Parental income will be assessed, but remission of up to 50% of the boarding fee may be offered to boys and girls who do particularly well in the Entrance Examination.

The Governors have recommended that high standards be attached to these remissions, and Dollar Academy pupils who have been awarded them will be re-assessed each year, as will their financial circumstances. The intention is, however, to provide significant support to a number of boarders throughout their senior school careers. (Information about the Bursary Scheme for Form 1 day pupils can be found on the Bursaries page)

FEE REMISSION POLICY - HARDSHIP

From the outset it should be recognised that the Governors have limited resources to support families who experience financial difficulties once their children have started their education at Dollar.  No specific fund exists at present to support such cases, and in most instances, the Governors will simply be unable to offer support.  Families with pupils about to enter Form 1 may be able to access the Bursary Scheme, details of which are available on the Bursaries section of this website. In other cases consideration may be given to pupils in Forms 4 and 5 to allow completion of the next phase of public examinations by ensuring continuity of curriculum  in that regard. Only in the most exceptional circumstances will pupils in Form 6 be considered.  Pupils in the Prep and Junior schools will not be considered, nor, ordinarily, will pupils in Forms 1, 2 and 3. Awards of assistance will be means tested and will be granted only if sufficient funds are available. Any decision made by the Governors will be final and there is no right of appeal. In the case of any award of assistance parents or guardians must inform the Bursar, in writing, of any material change in their financial position without delay. In some cases this may obviously lead to the withdrawal of any award.

SIBLING FEE REMISSION

Where more than two children of the same family attend the Academy concurrently, tuition fees for the third sibling, and subsequent siblings, are reduced by half.

FEE REMISSION FOR SERVING FORCES FAMILIES

The children of forces families will receive a 20% reduction on the full tuition and boarding fee.