Deposit
- In order to secure a place at Morasha Jewish Primary School (the "school"), a deposit of the amount of fees for one full term is payable. The full amount must be paid within ten days of receipt of a letter offering a place in the school.
- A deposit to secure a place for a sibling at the school is half a term's fees. This amount must be paid within ten days of receipt of a letter offering a place in the school.
- The deposit payable to secure a place in the school is non-refundable. Therefore, if a family decides, before the child is due to enter the school, that they no longer wish to hold a place at the school, the deposit will not be refunded under any circumstances. This applies equally to circumstances where the governors decide to withdraw the offer of a place to a child, for example, if the application to the school has been discovered to be fraudulent or misleading in any way. In the event of withdrawal of an offer of a place, the deposit will not be refunded.
- The amount of the deposit will be used towards the fees of the last term that the child is in the school, namely the summer term of Year 6. Any amount towards that term's fees owing over and above the sum of the deposit should be paid promptly and in accordance with the school's policy on fee payments. The deposit will not be used towards the fees in these circumstances where any monies are owed by that family to the school.
- Should the school become state aided during the time that a child is at the school, the deposit may be used towards a term's fees prior to gaining state aid status, at the discretion of the governors and depending upon the particular circumstances of the school at that time. The deposit will not be used towards the fees in these circumstances where any monies are owed by that family to the school.
- The deposit, the fees and any security levy or other charges cannot be paid by means of charity vouchers or gift aid payments.
Withdrawal of a child before graduation from Year 6
- At the governor's discretion, once a child has entered the school and the family decides to later withdraw the child before graduation from Year 6, the deposit may be used towards the payment of the fees of the last term that that particular child is in the school. The decision whether or not to refund the deposit will depend upon the circumstance of the withdrawal and will also only be granted if the school is given proper notice as outlined below.
- The deposit will not be used towards the fees in the circumstances described in the point above where any monies are owed by that family to the school.
- The deposit will not be refunded under any circumstances where a child is required by the governors or the teaching staff to leave the school before graduating from Year 6.
- One full term's notice is required before a child leaves the school. Notice of a child's departure from the school must be given before a letter demanding payment of fees for the next term has been issued and before the end of the term prior to the last term that the child is in the school. For example, if it is intended that the last term that a child attends the school is the summer term of a particular year, notice must be given before the end of the previous term and before letters asking for payment of fees for the summer term have been issued.
- Proper notice consists of a letter addressed to the head teacher confirming when the child will be leaving the school. The letter must be sent at the right time, i.e. giving one full term's notice, as explained in the paragraph above. Oral notice will not constitute proper notice.
- If proper notice has not been given, the deposit will not be refunded. The full term's fees for the last term that the child attends or is expected to attend the school must be paid when due. Failure to pay these fees could result in legal action being taken.
- The school welcomes open discussion prior to the withdrawal of a child from the school. Families are encouraged to direct any queries about when notice should be given to the school office.
