Kyalami Estates Pre-Primary (hereinafter referred to as “the school”)

IRREVOCABLE CONDITIONS PERTAINING TO ENROLMENT

1. A child’s enrolment will be subject to the conditions stated hereunder or such other conditions which may have been determined by the school and/or Principal at the time of enrolment.
2. The school, at its sole and absolute discretion reserve the right to amend these conditions of enrolment upon one terms written notice.
3. The parent/s agree to be bound by the rules, regulations, policies and procedures of the school as determined by the school and/or the Principal.
4. The enrolment of every child is subject to the discretion of the Principal.
5. Notice of any changes from half day to full day children (or visa versa) must be in writing and handed to the administration office.
6. Children are required to attend the school 5 (five) days per week. Should a child not attend the school everyday of the week, the parent/s will be liable and billed for a 5 (five) day week.
7. No person/s will be permitted to collect a child without prior written arrangements/notice on any given day, which written notice must be handed to your child’s teacher or to the administrative office.
8. It remains the responsibility of the parent/s of the child enrolled at the school to relay all school rules to any persons collecting the child on any particular occasion.
9. The Principal, in its sole and absolute discretion, shall be entitled to terminate the enrolment of any child with immediate effect if the Principal believes that the child is guilty of any misconduct that is inconsistent to the school.  In this event a pro-rata portion of any fees paid in advance shall be refunded.

GENERAL SCHOOL RULES AND REGULATIONS

1. The school hours are 8:30am to 12:30pm for half day children. Children including lunch into their daily programme are to be collected by 13:30 and aftercare children are to be collected no later than either 3pm or 5pm.  
2. A late collection fee will be levied on each and every child who is collected after their stipulated collection time. The next payment bracket will be invoiced for every late day. 5pm children who are collected late will levy a R2.00 penalty for every late minute that the child is collected.
3. Although children may be dropped off from 7:15am at the school premises, from which time they will be supervised by their respective teachers, all children must be dropped off by 8:30am as activities begin at this time.
4. No responsibility will be taken for any child outside the school hours.
5. Should there be any changes to your personal details – postal/physical address, telephone numbers, legal guardianship of your child or any other details provided by yourself on the enrolment form or of which is of a  material nature, the school must be notified in writing immediately.
6. Morning snacks are not provided by the school. Each child should bring a healthy snack to school everyday. A hot lunch will be provided by the school for the 1:30pm, 3pm and 5pm children.
7. When your child attends an educational outing, please pack a lunch for them in a disposable packet.
8. All children should have all the required inoculations prior to attending the school.
9. If your child has been ill during the night or has contracted an infection or contagious disease of any kind, it is your duty to notify the school. If your child will not be attending school on a particular day, it is the responsibility of the parent/s to contact the administration office so that your child’s teacher may be informed.
10. If your child has been vomiting, running a high fever or has a runny tummy, he/she should not attend the school.
11. Should your child have a contagious illness or a temperature of 38°C or higher, you will be contacted to collect your child from the school.
12. Your child is required to bring a clean change of clothes which are clearly marked everyday in his/her bag. The school will not take responsibility for items of clothes that are not marked and are lost, damaged or the like.
13. We do not accept medicines and medical instructions from children. If your child requires medication it is the parent/s responsibility to speak to the teacher, hand the medicines over to her and enter the dispensing instructions into the class medicine journal. All medicines will be kept in the medical boxes in the class bathroom.
14. In the event of emergencies, the school reserves the right to obtain medical assistance from any medical doctor available and the resulting costs will be the responsibility of the parent/s and/or legal guardian of the child.

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION FEES

A payment of R400.00 (four hundred rand), which is non-refundable, is required on completion of the Application for admission form. Admission is not guaranteed.

ENROLMENT FEES

A payment of R4,000.00 (four thousand rand) is payable on your child’s acceptance to the school. Only once this deposit is received by the school will your child’s place be confirmed. 50% of the deposit is refundable when a full terms notice is given.   The balance will be used as a school development levy.

SCHOOL FEES

The fees are calculated as follows:

Excluding Holiday care

Kepp provides holiday care at the cost of R100.00 per day. School opens at 7:30 and your child needs to be collected anytime before 5pm.    Bookings for holiday care may be made in the office.

1. All school fees are payable in advance and are payable, as usual notwithstanding that your child is absent from the school whether due to illness, away on holiday or any other reason.
2. The school fees quoted are payable over 12 months. January school fees are payable on the first day of each term. February through to December fees are payable on or before the 7^th day of each month. Payments received after the payable date will be subject to an administrative cost of R150.00 on each late payment.
3. The Principal shall be given one terms written notice of the termination of enrolment of your child, failing which the 50% of the deposit (being R2000.00) will no longer be refundable.
4. A 5% discount on fees will be granted in respect of each additional sibling enrolled at the school.
5. Both parent/s and/or legal guardians will be liable to pay any amounts due to the school. In the event any action is instituted by the school against the parent/s and or legal guardian/s for any reason whatsoever, and being successful with such action the parent/s and/or legal guardian/s hereby agree to pay the school’s attorneys legal fees on the scale as between attorney and ones own client, including collection commission, tracing fees and the like.
6. Fees are not all-inclusive and the school shall be reimbursed by the parent/s and/or legal guardian/s for all expenditure incurred by the school on behalf of the enrolled child.

ADDITIONAL COSTS

An administrative fee of R480 per child, per annum is payable in advance to the school.

Enrolment pack which consists of apron, school t-shirt, hat, etc per child at the cost of R275.00.

Each term a levy is requested for entertainment. This is calculated individually for each child and will differ according to the term’s activities. Payment is required at the beginning of each term.  

HOLIDAY CARE (OPTIONAL)

Holiday care may be paid for by choosing the including holiday care rates or by using it on a daily ad-hoc basis. A charge of R100.00 will be levied daily per child, with the child being collected at the latest by 5pm.

AFTERCARE (OPTIONAL)

Aftercare is available at the school with three possible collection times available: 1:30pm / 3:00pm / 5:00pm.

Lunch and juice will be provided for the children being collected at 1:30pm and 3pm. Lunch, juice and an afternoon snack will be made available for children being collected at 5pm.

A lunch menu is available on request from the administrative office.

TRANSPORT SERVICE (OPTIONAL)

We have an independent company assisting the school in transporting children.

Tama (082 780 7335) and Lee Ann (082 337 6748) are able to assist with transport inside and outside of the Estate.

Please note that the school and any of its’ employees will be not be held liable for any claims, including negligence, arising out of injury, death, loss, damage, cost or expense arising out hereof. 

PAYMENT

The school accepts cash payments, cheques, direct deposits or internet transfer into the school’s nominated bank account, which details are:

SEAL A DEAL NINETEEN CC

t/a KEPP SCHOOL

Standard Bank

Account Number: 402233166

Branch Code: 004205

CANCELLATION

It is the responsibility of the parent/s and/or legal guardians/s to give the Principal one terms written notice of termination of enrolment, failing which the 50% of the deposit (R2000.00) will no longer be refundable. In the event that fees are paid in advance, either annually or per term, and notice of termination of enrolment has been received, pro-rate fees will be refunded.