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Enrolment of Dependents Eligibility Dependants of and where relevant holders of the following visa categories can seek enrolment in government schools and, if successful, fees will be charged:
- 425 family relationship
- 456 business short stay
- 459 sponsored business visitor
- 570 independent ELICOS sector
- 572 Vocational, Education and Training sector
- 573 higher education sector (undergraduate)
- 575 non award foundation studies
- 675 medical treatment (short stay)
- 676 tourist (short stay)
- 679 sponsored family visitor (short stay)
- 685 medical treatment (long stay)
- 686 tourist (long stay)
- 956/976/977 electronic travel authority (visitor and business); and
- Bridging visas
(The holders of the 570, 572, 573 and 575 visas will be international full fee paying students.)
* An exemption applies for holders of Bridging Visas who have previously held a visa enabling them to access free education will continue to be able to do so.
Conditions of Enrolment - Enrolment will be at the discretion of the Principal.
- Principals have the right to refuse enrolments if it is considered it would be detrimental to particular programs operating within the school or to class dynamics or because of the imminent closure of the school year or because there is no spare capacity.
- The costs of any special requirements, for example, education support services/facilities, English as a Second Language, Speech Pathology, etc will be an additional charge over and above the prescribed fee.
Fee Structure The fee structure is prescribed and there are no exemptions. The fees per student are as follows:
Kindergarten and part-time Pre-Primary - $2 250 per annum or part thereof.
Full-time Pre-Primary - $5 000 per annum or part thereof.
Primary (Years 1 - 7) - $5 000 per annum or part thereof.
Secondary (Years 8 - 12) - $5 800 per annum or part thereof.
- The fees or part thereof must be paid directly to the school prior to enrolment.
- There is a non-refundable period of one month.
- There will be no exemptions to the payment of fees.
- The fee structure will not change from government school to government school.
- The costs of any special requirements will be based on a needs assessment, which will be undertaken by relevant Department specialist staff
Enrolment Procedures - The parents/responsible adult approach a school to enrol their dependant child(ren). They will need to provide the school with evidence of which visa they are holding.
- The school will advise if they are able to accept the dependant child(ren). If yes, the visa holder will complete the school's Enrolment Form(s) and pay the annual fee or the balance of that year's fees. They will receive a receipt and a copy of the refund policy.
- If the response from the initial school is negative, the parents/responsible adult can approach other school(s) until their dependant child(ren) are accepted. The parents/responsible adult will be responsible for meeting transport costs and arrangements should the children be required to travel some distance from their home.
- There will be no requirement to pay any voluntary contributions or excursion/camp charges unless their children are going to interstate destinations.
- It is permitted to change schools in Western Australia but the non-refund period of one month will apply.
- Should the dependant child(ren) have special requirements, the school will arrange for these to be accessed and costed. The parents/responsible adult will be advised of the additional costs in writing and if agreed to, the enrolment will be confirmed. If the parents/responsible adult does not accept the costs, they will not be able to approach another government school but will have to seek alternative education options.
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