Laude The Lady Elizabeth School

Admissions

Parents should contact the School Secretary, Mrs Nicole Smolders; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (Senior School) or Sra Pepa Ivars; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (Junior School), for further information, to register or to make an appointment to visit the School.

When visiting the School an appointment will be made, for parents and their children, to meet with the Headmaster, Mr Richard Wijeratne, in both the Junior and Senior Schools. Parents with children going into the Senior School will also meet with the Director of Studies, Mr Al Castle, Head of Pastoral Care, Mrs Pat Baker and if relevant Head of Sixth Form, Mrs Maria Wickman.

In order to secure a place, a Registration form must be completed and the Registration Fee paid for each child.

Upon registering a child the parents enter into a contract with the School, undertaking to comply with the ethos and standards that exist within the School.

Once the registration process is completed, each child entering into either Year 7, Year 8, Year 9 or Year 10 will be required to sit an exam in English, Mathematics and Spanish. This exam is purely to ascertain the academic level of the child in these subjects.

For students entering 6th Form the minimum requirement under the British Education System is:

A minimum of 5 GCSEs grade C or above including Mathematics and English. Some subjects will require a minimum of grade B to continue to AS level.

Under the Spanish System the minimum requirement is:

Graduado plus evidence of ability to study, at depth, in English

Other Educational Systems:

The equivalent of the above, with official translation of qualifications if they are not in English.

Waiting List

Should an appropriate place be unavailable, it is possible to place the child on a waiting list. This will require the registration fee.

The registration fee will be refunded when the school or parent wishes to remove a child from the waiting list. However, should a place be offered, and subsequently declined the registration fee will be withheld.

Insurance

All students are covered by the school's accident insurance.

Registration Fee and Deposit

Initial Registration Fee 250.00€ per pupil. This fee is non-refundable (except if your child is on a waiting list - see above for conditions)

Deposit 500.00€. This fee is refundable*.

*Deposit - The deposit will be returned when the pupil leaves the School, provided:

•  Notice of when the pupil will leave has been received, in writing, by the Administration Department, with at least 3 months advance notice, before the date of the pupil's departure.
• There are no outstanding payments due to the School at the date of departure

Families with more than two children, in the Lady Elizabeth School, need only pay two deposits. However, these deposits will only be refunded in the order in which the last two remaining children leave the School.

The registration fee and the deposit will not be reimbursed, in any circumstances, in the event of cancellation of the place by the parents.

Annual Fees

Payment of the total annual fees before 14 September 2012 will attract a 5% discount on the tuition fees.

The fees can be divided into 3 payments and can be paid by direct debit, bank transfer, cheque or cash.

1. The first payment is due on 1 September 2012 for the months September to December
2. The second payment is due on 1 January 2013 for the months January to March, and
3. The third payment is due on 1 April 2013 for the months April to June.

The fees may also be paid over 10 months (1 September 2012 to 1 June 2013) in equal monthly instalments. This option is only available by direct debit.

No refund or reduction of fees is available for periods of absence, for whatever reason. In the event of a pupil leaving the School, a full term's notice in writing, must be given. In the absence of such notice, a full term's fee will be due.

Sibling Discount for Tuition Fees: Parents who have more than two children enrolled in the School will receive a 5% discount for the second child, a 20% discount for the third child and a 100% discount for the fourth child.

The fees include School material and books

Economic conditions and fees will be revised annually.

For the Annual Fees 2012-2013 please see the table below.

NOTE: The school reserves the right to make changes to the administrative information from time to time. These changes will be introduced to benefit the pupils and to ensure the efficient running of the school.