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Terms and Conditions

Age

  • Minimum age is 16

Fees

  • Full fees must be received before the course starts. Please remember that payment by bank transfer may take up to 10 days to reach our account.
  • All bank charges must be paid by the student.
  • Tuition fees do not include travel, additional social activities, external exam fees or insurance.

Cancellation

  • If you cancel before your course starts, we will refund any course fees paid less the deposit of £200/£245.
  • If you cancel as a result of a visa refusal, on production of the visa refusal letter from the embassy we will refund any fees paid less a cancellation charge of £100. This only applies if we receive notice of cancellation before the course start date. If accommodation has been booked, then the accommodation cancellation charges will apply (see below).
  • For courses of up to 8 weeks duration, tuition fees are not refundable once the course has started. For courses of more than 8 weeks, a refund will be made for the unused weeks less a cancellation fee of £200 only if we receive written notification three weeks in advance of cancellation date.
  • For students who have used an enrolment letter from us to obtain a visa, no tuition refunds will be given under any circumstances.

Accommodation

  • All students requiring Central School to arrange their accommodation will be charged an accommodation arrangement fee (£45). This must be paid in advance together with the course deposit and is non-refundable.
  • Accommodation fees are payable to the school and are never to be paid directly to the residence or host family.
  • If your accommodation involves extra days, you will be charged a daily rate for up to 3 days. More than three days will be charged at the full weekly rate (not applicable for hotel accommodation).
  • Accommodation is booked from Sat-Sat or Sun to Sun except at Nevern House where it is booked from Sun to Sat.
  • If you want to change or cancel your accommodation, you must inform the school no later than the Friday eight days prior to the change or cancellation date. If changes or cancellations are received with less than eight days notice, a cancellation charge of one week's accommodation will be payable.
  • In arranging accommodation, Central School of English is acting as the suppliers' agent.

Holidays

  • The school will be open on public holidays.
  • The school will close for Christmas on 25th and 26th December 2008.

Beginners / Examination courses

  • These courses will only be held if there is sufficient demand.

Attendance / Conduct

  • Central School of English reserves the right to refuse admission to any student or to dismiss any student without refund of tuition fees in the event of serious or repeated misconduct or unsatisfactory attendance or work.

Liability

  • Central School of English does not accept any liability for loss or damage to property. We recommend all students take out insurance before leaving their home country.

Insurance

  • Students should make sure that they organise their own travel insurance to cover medical costs and repatriation costs in the case of an accident.