School Fees
Materials & Services Charges 2021
The procedures for School Charges for 2021 remain as they have for the past years. Any course fees applicable to each subject and year level that are a required component of that course must be approved by the Department for Education the year before and then ratified at Governing Council. Only one Material and Service Charge is to be issued to each student per year; this must include the standard Material and Service Charge plus any subject/course charges applicable to the student.
Below is a copy of the water-marked 2021 Material and Service Charge notice which has been approved by the Department for Education.
We will be presenting this document to Governing Council on Wednesday 4th November for approval. Should parents have any objection to the costs listed or wish to have any discussion about the charges, they are very welcome to attend this meeting which will be held in the Library at the school at 7.00pm. If you are unable to attend the meeting, you are very welcome to forward in writing to the Principal or the Governing Council Chairperson, Andrew Parker, any comments pertaining to the charges.
If the charges are approved at this meeting, the 2021 M&S Charge for Balaklava High School will be:
- Year 8 & 9: $460.00 plus a Software Levy at a cost of $20
- Year 10, 11 & 12: $460.00
Invoices will be posted early in January for all students.
To enable parents to pay for the M&S Charge prior to the commencement of the school year, the office will be open on Wednesday 27th January and Thursday 28th January 2020 between the hours of 9:30am and 1:30pm (Balaklava Primary School will be open on these days also). All credit cards are accepted along with cash and cheques for payment of the fees. EFTPOS facilities are available. Fees are payable using our QKR app for mobile phones also.
For those who are eligible for School Card, procedures have remained the same as last year i.e., both parents whose names appear on cards need to sign the form. Income limits and eligibility are based on the 2019/2020 financial year. The following table indicates eligible limits which applied for the 2020 year, which may be a guide for those who will be applying. The eligibility criterion for the 2021 School Card Scheme is based on whether the applicant’s combined family gross income is within the School Card income limits. Eligibility is not dependent on any member of the family receiving any Centrelink benefits or Family Tax benefits. There are many different application forms for School Card. All forms are available from the front office or you may access the online portal at:
|
Number of dependent Children |
Gross Annual School Card Income Limit |
Gross Weekly School Card Income Limit |
|
1 |
$60,264 |
$1,159 |
|
2 |
$61,340 |
$1,180 |
|
3 |
$62,416 |
$1,201 |
|
4 |
$63,492 |
$1,222 |
|
5 |
$64,568 |
$1,243 |
|
More than 5 |
Add $1076 |
Add $21 |
Should you need further information, please contact the School Office on 88620600 in the new year and we will provide the updated information.
OPTIONS FOR PAYING M&S FEES & INVOICES
In 2021 we will continue to offer multiple ways to pay items which are associated with the school, i.e., school fees, camps etc. Listed below are some of these options:
- Payment can be made in person with either cash, cheque or EFTPOS at the Bookroom.
- Payments can be made by filling out the credit card details at the bottom of your invoice along with the 3 digit CSV on the rear of the card and returning to the school for processing.
- Payments can be made over the phone using credit or debit card
- If you believe you are entitled to School Card, you MUST fill out a form EACH year (cut-off date will be 13th November 2021) and submit it to the school or to the School Card Section (using the online platform). Forms and details available at Front Office. If you have students at different schools ie High School and Primary Schools, a form must be submitted to BOTH schools.
- Payments can be made using the QKR app which can be downloaded onto your mobile phone from Play Store (for Android) or App Store (I-Phone). See instructions below.
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** If more detailed instructions are required, please contact the school
Ruth Stevens
School Administrator