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Tuition rates are pending government approval which we expect to receive soon.
TUITION AND FEES SCHEDULE OF PAYMENT
SCHOOL YEAR 2009-2010
APPLICATION FEE
Application fee is AED 300 (Non-refundable).
RESERVATION FEE
A reservation fee of AED 2,500 is payable by April 15 each year to reserve a seat for the following school year. New students are also charged the same fee payable within seven (7) days of notice of acceptance. This fee is applied towards tuition. This fee must be paid before a student will be permitted to attend class.
ANNUAL TUITION FEES
Grade Level Tuition
KGI AED 26,000
KGII – Grade 5 AED 53,000
Grade 6 – 8 AED 56,000
Grade 9 – 10 AED 64,000
Grade 11 - 12 AED 66,000
ONE-TIME FACILITY FEE
A one-time Facility Fee of AED 16,000 is charged to all KGII students and all new students entering ACS in higher grades. The fee is non-transferable, non-refundable, and payable in full at whatever date in the school year a child enters. Students who have paid a facility fee, left ACS and returned at a later date will be charged the difference between the current fee and the fee paid earlier.
KGII students who attended ACS for KGI will be charged the 2008/09 rate of AED 14,700.
INVOICING
The school will issue invoices to all returning students prior to the end of the school year. New students are invoiced when they are accepted for admission.
PAYMENT SCHEDULES – ANNUAL OR QUARTERLY
Payment of all tuition and fees for returning students is due and payable seven calendar days prior to the first day of the school year or school quarter as applicable. Payment for new students joining after the start of the school year is due within 30 days of invoicing. Payment received after that date will be considered late. If payment is not received by the start of a quarter, the student will be excluded from classes until such time the payment has been made.
Parents are personally responsible for the timely payment of all fees, irrespective of arrangements made with an employer.
LATE ENROLLMENT
Payment may be made on a quarterly basis if so desired. In cases where a student enrolls part way through the school year, the Quarterly Payment Schedule automatically applies, with payment due no later than thirty calendar days following the first date of attendance. A quarterly payment charge of 6% is added for tuition paid on a quarterly basis. In cases of quarterly payments, the amounts of each payment shall be as follows:
1st quarter attended 35% of annual tuition
2nd quarter attended 30% of annual tuition
3rd quarter attended 25% of annual tuition
4th quarter attended 16% of annual tuition
The quarters mentioned apply to the number of quarters actually attended by a student and do not refer to the specific quarters of the school year. Attendance in any part of one quarter shall be construed as attendance of the entire quarter insofar as payment of tuition is concerned.
PAYMENT METHODS
You may elect to make payments to ACS using any one of the following methods:
Cash Payment –UAE Dirhams only
Dirham Check –payable to ACS drawn on one of the local (UAE) banks
Dollar check –payable to ACS drawn on a U.S. bank (3.65 AED = $1.00)
Dirham Wire Transfer – to The American Community School of Abu Dhabi via our bank, National Bank of Abu Dhabi, Bateen Branch, P.O. Box 7644, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Account No. 4050000137, Swift Code: NBADAEAABAT
All fees associated with the wire transfer are the responsibility of the payer.
REFUNDS
Refunds are granted if the full annual tuition payment has been made and it becomes necessary for the student to leave ACS before the end of the school year. A partial tuition refund will be made upon receipt of a written request, by June 30 of the school year in question, from the individual or organization which made the original payment. The basis for refund will be computed as follows:
One quarter not attended 10% of annual tuition
Two quarters not attended 35% of annual tuition
Three quarters not attended 65% of annual tuition
Refunds will only be given for quarters in which there was no attendance at all. For purposes of determining days attended insofar as tuition refunds are concerned, attendance will be counted up until five school days after written notice of withdrawal is received or the actual last day attended, whichever date is later. No refunds will be given for application or facilities fees.
FORCE MAJEURE
In the event of a force majeure which causes a student or students to be withdrawn from the school, the fee already paid in full for the school year will not be refunded, or if unpaid, will be due. Any appeals resulting from the application of this policy will be resolved by the School Board.
Dr. George Robinson
Superintendent
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