The school's withdrawal policy is drafted to minimize the effect of an early withdrawal on school finances. Notice periods are required to permit staff and directors to advertise and fill vacancies arising from early withdrawal. Parents are required to provide the Registrar with a written notice of an early withdrawal, specifying the last date on which the child will be attending school.

1. No refund of fees will be made if the child is withdrawn in the last two months of school.



2. In all other cases, a parent wishing to withdraw their child must provide a minimum notice of one full calendar month, in order to avoid forfeiture of the deposit paid prior to the beginning of the school year (or at the time of registration, if enrollment occurs after September). This deposit is equal to one month's fees, and is applied to the month of June, absent early withdrawal.
   • Example: withdrawal effective on February 1st, with notice given on or before January 1st:
     • deposit will be applied to January fees; and
     • January to May post-dated cheques will be destroyed or returned.
   • Example: withdrawal effective on February 1st, with notice given at any time after January 1st:
     • January cheque will be applied to January fees;
     • deposit paid at the time of registration is forfeit; and
     • February to May post-dated cheques will be destroyed or returned.
     
     
     
3. Should the effective date of withdrawal specified in the notice (i.e. the child's last day of school) fall on a date which is not the last school day of the month, there may be a partial refund of fees for that month, provided that proper notice has been given.
   • Example: withdrawal on February 15th, with notice given on or before January 1st:
     • January cheque will be cashed to cover January fees;
     • deposit paid at time of registration will be applied to February fees, with pro-rata refund to be issued for classes in February following the 15th; and
     • February to May cheques will be destroyed or returned.

In certain circumstances, there may be consistent evidence indicating that a child is unable to cope with the preschool experience. In such a case, a parent may be asked to withdraw their child, in which case all cheques for periods after the date of withdrawal will be returned.

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