FEES
School fees have been reduced for the 24/25 school year. The school aims to make our educational programs as economical as possible while recognizing that many of our learning activities require food and supplies to run. Fees for the school year 23/24 are as follows:
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Grade |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
| Life Long Exploration (LLE) |
$ 40 |
$ 40 |
$ 40 |
$ 40 |
| Band Without Instrument |
none |
$ 25 |
$ 100 |
$ 100 |
| Band With Instrument |
none |
$ 25 |
$ 25 |
$ 25 |
| Applied Skills/Fine Arts |
$ 40 |
$ 40 |
$ 40 |
$ 40 |
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| Activities |
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| Extra-curricular sports (one fee for all sports for the entire year) |
none |
$ 50 |
$ 50 |
$ 50 |
For example, a grade 7 student who takes band would pay $40 electives, $40 LLE, and $25 band for a total of $105. If they decided to join the basketball team (an extra-curricular sport), the overall payable would increase by $50 to $155.
School fees are proposed by the school, presented to the Parent Advisory Committee and approved by the School Board on a yearly basis. Any other fees passed along to parents from the school are on a cost-recovery basis only. For example, a grade 7 class may be scheduled to go curling or swimming. The costs of curling or swimming as determined by those service-providers are relayed directly to the service providers on behalf of the school and involve no profit or retention of any funds for the school.
Any family may reach out at any time for financial support from the school. Trafalgar (along with all other SD8 schools) is prepared with hardships funds to ensure that no child is excluded from any activity (curricular or extra-curricular) because of financial need. A simple, written request to the principal (tim.mushumanski@sd8.bc.ca) is requested. No explanation or proof of financial hardship is required. All requests are considered private and confidential. Requests for support can include deferred payment, payment over time, partial waiver or full waiver as is requested.
