BMG 2018 Business Notice

2018 Business Notice Bacchus Marsh Grammar CONTENTS - Page 17 - be sent to the Finance Manager. The School will formally advise both parents/guardians of acceptance of the split fee payment arrangement and the new payment arrangement will apply to the balance of the account as at the acceptance date and for all accounts issued after the acceptance date. When approved by Bacchus Marsh Grammar, the split fee arrangement only determines the extent to which parents/guardians will contribute to the payment of fees. It does not override the Membership Form for the purposes of acceptance of financial liability for the payment of fees by the signatories to the Membership Form. Both accounts from a split billing situation must be paid and finalised as per payment arrangements approved by the School in order to comply with the Fee Payment Policy of Bacchus Marsh Grammar. When a fee payment problem applies to only one party in a split billing situation, copies of all written correspondence, sent by the school, relating to the payment issue, will be forwarded to the other party. Any changes to a split fee payment arrangement must be made on a Fee Billing Variation Form and must be signed by both parties before any arrangements are changed. 6.7 Payment Methods The School offers the following payment methods: Preferred Payment Arrangement Available Payment Methods Payment of full year’s fees in advance (a) Cash/Cheque deposits accepted at NAB branches (b) VISA (c) Mastercard (d) EFTPOS (e) BPay (f) myBMG Parent Portal (g) Qkr! by MasterCard Payment of term’s fees by due date (a) Cash/Cheque deposits accepted at NAB branches (b) VISA (c) Mastercard (d) EFTPOS (e) BPay (f) myBMG Parent Portal (g) Qkr! by MasterCard Instalment Plan (a) Credit Card - Monthly (b) Direct Debit - Monthly/Fortnightly/Weekly Note : Cash or cheque payments will not be accepted for instalment plans In 2017, the School phased out acceptance of cash and cheque payments. These can now be deposited at your local NAB branch using the School bank details and reference information on your invoices. 6.7.1 Qkr! by MasterCard Qkr! is a smartphone app available from the Apple app store and Google Play which provides a secure, convenient and efficient way to pay the following items; School Fees, Learning Hub Fees, User Pays Activities, order & pay for canteen lunch orders and also a variety of ad-hoc charges such as replacement diaries and printing credit. Instructions for using Qkr! are available on the School’s website. 6.8 Instalment Payments The Instalment Plan is offered by the School, as an alternative method of payment of Fees, providing parents/guardians with the financial benefit of spreading the payment of their Annual Fees over the School year. The offer of an Instalment Agreement is approved by the Principal and may be withdrawn at the Principal’s discretion at any time. The period over which instalments are paid is at the discretion of the School. Parents/guardians who wish to pay their 2018 Fees and Charges by instalments must complete the 2018 Enrolment Confirmation via myBMG – Parent Portal by Friday 1 December 2017 . They will be required to sign an Instalment Agreement which details the Instalment obligations for the year and which must be returned by the relevant due date detailed on the agreement. If the signed Instalment Agreement is not received by the due date, the relevant Term’s Fees must be paid in full . The School will endeavour to structure Instalment Plans offered to parents/guardians to ensure that there is no outstanding debt at the end of Term 4 2018, however there may be instances where certain charges are incurred during the year which result in an outstanding balance at the end of the year. Parents/guardians are required to pay all outstanding balances by Thursday 22 November 2018 . Parents/guardians who have formally agreed to pay the fees and charges by instalment are expected to make payment in accordance with the terms of the signed instalment agreement.