Attendance
Fees
Payment
Withdrawal/Transfer Policy
Immediate Withdrawal
Refund Policy
Other Fees

2011 Student Contract & Industry-Wide Course Fee Protection

All students must enter into the student contract, as part of the requirement by Council for Private Education (CPE) for Private Education Organisations in Singapore. All schools would have in place proper systems and practices to look after the welfare and interest of international/local students in Singapore.

Under the new requirement, schools must implement the Course Fee Protection (CFP) that serves to protect the students’ fees in the event that a private school is unable to continue operations due to insolvency, and/or regulatory closure.

Industry-Wide Course Fee Protection
PEI: GEOS Language Centre Pte Ltd
Policy Number: Z/11/BM01/000111
Account Number: Z10017
Period of Indemnity: 01 April 2011 to 31 March 2012

All International/Local students must be covered by the IWC Fee Protection.

Insurance Company - LONPAC Insurance Bhd

For more details, download the following files:

• LONPAC Insurance Certificate - PDF 490Kb
• Student Contract (International/Local) - PDF 201Kb
• Student Handbook - PDF 140Kb

Attendance

School will inform ICA (Immigration & Checkpoint Authority) if any of the following is not met

• the student has failed to attend classes for a continous period of 7 days or more without any valid reason; or
• the student has not attended classes regularly, i.e. where the percentage of attendance is 90% or lower in any month of the course without any valid reason

Fees

GEOS Language Centre aims for clear, transparent and accurate charging of all its fees, including any non-tuition fees to be incurred in the process of registration and enrollment and in the course of study. Tuition fees are indicated in the course outlines. Non-tuition fees on a per-student basis are as follows:

Non-Tuition Fees - General

Non-Tuition Fees - Accommodation

All fees are inclusive of 7% GST

Payment

Payment must be made in Singapore dollars. Demand draft and cheques drawn on a Singapore-dollar denominated account are welcome. Otherwise, fees are to be remitted via telegraphic transfer. Do note that bank commissions, remittance fees and other bank charges are to be borne by the students.

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Withdrawal/Transfer Policy

Notice of withdrawal and/or transfer from an existing course must be done in writing, and received no less than fourteen (14) days before the last desired day of class.

The school will issue a letter for the cancellation of student’s pass before the last day of class. The student must within three (3) days’ of course end proceed to ICA (Immigration and Checkpoints Authority) to cancel his/her student’s pass.

Refunds will be processed within thirty (30) days of receipt of the withdrawal or transfer letter, and will be according to the refund guidelines listed below.

Immediate Withdrawal

The student shall be entitled to immediately withdraw from the Course by giving written notice to GEOS Language Centre of his/her intention to do so under the following circumstances:

• The school fails, for any reason, to commence the Course on the Commencement Date;
• The school fails, for any reason, to complete the Course by the Completion Date, with the exception of course extension due to make-up lessons;
• The school terminates the Course for any reason prior to the completion of the Course; or
• The school is in material breach of its obligations under the CASE-approved student contract.

In such an event, the school will refund within thirty (30) days of receipt of the withdrawal letter, the entire amount of the tuition fees.

Refund Policy

Refunds to the students will be processed within thirty (30) days’ after receipt of the student’s written notice of withdrawal or transfer.

Tuition Fees

• If written cancellation or withdrawal is received not more than 7 days after payment and enrolment and before course commencement, 100% refund of tuition fees will be made.
• There will be no refunds once course commences.

Other Fees