Application to Register

Selection criteria and ethos

Our selection criteria is established to reflect the ethos of our School. Consequently, we seek to enrol those children we judge to be best able to benefit from the academic program we offer, who demonstrate a willingness to participate in the full range of activities we offer, and whose families understand and are supportive of the Christian aims and objectives of the School. We will assess all applications to enrol against these criteria.

Entry Points

POINTS AT WHICH WE TAKE IN NEW STUDENTS
Our normal entry points are Kindergarten, Year 3, 5 and 7. We will consider applications for entry to other years, but only if places are available. Due to the high demand for places, we advise parents to apply for entry for their child well before the desired year of entry. We have limited places to offer. We will draw up a waiting list and will use this list to make later offers of enrolment if students to whom initial offers were made decide not to accept places offered, or if students already enrolled withdraw from the School.

Deferring an offer

YOU CANNOT DEFER AN OFFER
If we offer a student a place for a particular entry point, that offer only applies to that point of entry: it does not apply for a later entry point. For example, if we offer a child a place at the School starting in Year 7, but the parents then decide that they wish to defer the child’s entry until Year 10, they cannot defer the original offer to take it up at the later entry point. In these circumstances, we will place the child on the normal application waiting list and will reconsider their application at the next entry point.

Fees during the enrolment process

We will charge:

• An Application Fee of $270 (including GST) to be paid by the parents and forwarded with the Application to Register form. The Application Fee is non-refundable and does not guarantee a place at the school.
• An Enrolment Fee of $200 and Bond of $1050, to be paid by the parents when they accept an offer of a place. The Enrolment Fee and Bond are non-refundable if the parents should subsequently decide not to proceed with the enrolment offer. All Offers are forfeited if funds are not paid by the advised date.
• Additional requirement for entrance into Year 7: Parents are required to pay the Enrolment Fee, Bond and First Term deposit in advance before the expiry date of the offer, as a confirmation of acceptance. This deposit is then credited to the Term 1 school fees invoice when the child commences school. All Offers are forfeited if funds are not paid by the advised date. If the child does not commence school, the Bond, Enrolment Fee and Term 1 fees are non-refundable.

How to pay

• Cash
• Cheque
  - Payable to Northern Beaches Christian School
• Credit Card
  - Visa or Mastercard only
• Electronic Transfer
  - Account number: 00783503
  - Account Name: Northern Beaches Christian School (with the child’s surname as the narration).
  - BSB: 062205 (Commonwealth Bank)

Privacy of information supplied

All enrolment information parents supply during the enrolment process will be kept confidential and accessed only by those staff involved in the enrolment process. If an application to enrol is not successful we will retain the information, with the permission of the parents, in case a place should become available later.

Enrolment Contract

Parents may accept a place for their child by signing the Enrolment Confirmation and paying the Enrolment Fee and Bond (and Term 1 fees for Year 7). This will establish the parents agreement to support the school rules and policies, to pay the School Fees, to accept the Enrolment Terms and the consequences of suspension or termination.

Parents’ declaration

In completing the Student Enrolment Form we will ask the Parents to declare that to the best of their knowledge they have:

• disclosed any special needs of their child
• provided a copy of any Parenting or Restraint Order that applies to the prospective student and parent(s) and
• completed fully the Student Information Form.

If a parent withholds information relevant to the registration and enrolment process, then we will reserve the right to refuse or terminate the enrolment process on these grounds.

Obligation to attend all school activities

When a place at the school is accepted the student will be expected to attend all the activities of the school, including classes, sports training and matches on weekdays and weekends, extra-curricular activities and special school functions (such as concerts and interschool sporting events.)

School Fees

School Fees for the first term of enrolment must be paid before school starts and by the date specified on the invoice (with the exception of Year 7 which are paid the year before entry) or the offer is forfeited. Term 1 School Fees are non-refundable even if the student does not proceed with the enrolment after having previously accepted the place. The current School Fees will be set out in the Fee Schedule which will be included in the enrolment pack. All fees and charges are reviewed annually.

When guardians or carers are enrolling children

In this Policy we have referred to ‘parents’ to indicate those people responsible for enrolling students. Most of our enrolments involve the natural parents of children, so we have chosen to use this terminology to simplify our documents. However, we readily accommodate applications to enrol in which guardians or carers have responsibility for a child’s application.

Our Enrolment Policy may change

The School reserves the right to alter its Enrolment Policy. Parents are encouraged to contact the School to find out if there have been any changes.