Standard Student Contract Between
TC Education Centre
and
Student
This Contract is dated (date) and made between :
(1) Full Name of Private Education : TC Education Centre (“PEO”)
ACRA Registration No. : 52997217 D MOE Registration Number : 1944
Case Trust for Education No. : -
Address : 170 Upper Bukit Timah Road,
#05-33/32/50 Bukit Timah Shopping Centre, Singapore 588179
(2) Full Name of student :
(as in Passport) (“Student”)
Passport / FIN Number :
Nationality :
Address (Overseas Residence) :
Address (Singapore Residence) :
(3) Full Name of Parent/Guardian*
(if Student is under 21 years of
age) :
NRIC / Passport Number *
Nationality :
Occupation :
Address :
Telephone Number :
References to “Student” in this Agreement shall be deemed to include references to the student’s parent or guardian, as the case may be.
- COURSE INFORMATION, ENTRY REQUIREMENTS, FEES, AND SECURITY DEPOSIT
1.1 Name of Course :
Course applied for (the “Course”)
The course and its contents have/have not* been registered with the Ministry of Education and other relevant authorities.
1.2 Date of Commencement and Completion : Date of commencement of the Course (“Commencement Date”) :
Date of completion of the Course (“Completion Date”) :
1.3 Entry Requirements : The entry requirement(s) for the Course is/are as set out in Schedule 1 and PEO hereby confirms that it
has verified that the Student has met such entry requirements.
1.4 Type of Qualification :
1.5 Organisation Awarding/Conferring Qualification :
1.6 Student Arrival : Latest date on which Student has to commence residence in Singapore :
1.7 Course Fees : The course fees shall be apportioned as set out in Schedule 2.1 (“Course Fees”) and shall, subject to Clauses 2 and 3, be payable on or before the dates set out therein.
1.8 Payment of Deposit : The deposit shall be as set out in Schedule 2.2 (the “Deposit”)and shall be payable on or before the date set out therein as security for the due performance and observance of the Student’s obligations to the PEO under this Agreement.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Deposit does not include any deposit required to be paid to the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (the “ICA”)
1.9 Return of Deposit : Subject to Clauses 2.1 and 2.2, the Deposit shall, within fourteen (14) days of the Completion Date or earlier termination of the Student’s
enrolment at the PEO, be repaid in full (without interest) to the Student Provided however that the PEO shall be entitled to deduct all or a part thereof to set off
any payment then owing by the Student to the PEO and/or to recover any monies which are properly determined by the PEO to be due and payable to the
PEO.
1.10 Additional Fees : In addition to the Course Fees and the Deposit, the additional fees set out in Schedule 2.2 may be payable by the Student (the ”Additional
Fees”).
1.11 Payment of Course Fees, Deposit and Additional Fees : The Tuition Fees set out in Schedule 2.1 shall be paid on or before
the dates specified therein.
(i) to the PEO if the PEO adopts a Student Tuition Fee Insurance pursuant to Clause 3
All other fees payable (being the Non-Tuition Fees set out in Schedule 2.1 and any
Additional Fees set out in Schedule 2.2) and the Deposit shall be paid to the
PEO on or before the dates specified in Schedules 2.1 and 2.2, and
Clause 1.8, respectively.
1.12 Issue of Receipts : For every payment made by the Student to the PEO, the PEO shall issue a receipt to the Student stipulating (i) the amount paid, (ii) the date
of payment, and (iii) the purpose of such payment (with a proper breakdown of the payment amount, where applicable).
2 REFUND POLICIES
2.1 Withdrawal for Cause : Subject to Clause 7, the Student shall be entitled to immediately withdraw from the Course by giving written notice to the PEO of
his/her intention to do so under the following circumstances :
(i) TC Education Centre fails, for any reason, to commence the Course on the Commencement Date;
(ii) TC Education Centre fails, for any reason, to complete the Course by the Completion Date;
(iii) TC Education Centre terminates the Course for any reason prior to the completion of the Course; or
(iv) TC Education Centre is in material breach of its obligations under this Agreement.
2.2 Refunds for Withdrawal for Cause : The PEO shall, as soon as practicable after receiving the Student’s notice of withdrawal under Clause 2.1 (and in any event no more than [fourteen (14)] days after receiving such notice) refund to the Student :
(i) the entire amount of the Tuition Fees and Deposit; and
(ii) the Non-Tuition Fees and/or Additional Fees.*
2.3 Withdrawal Without Cause and Refunds : Where the Student withdraws from the Course for any reason other than those set out in clause 2.1 or clause 7,
the PEO shall, subject to Clause 3.4, as soon as practicable after receiving the Student’s written notice of withdrawal (and in any event no more than [fourteen
(14)] working days after receiving such notice) refund to the Student the entire amount (100
%) of the Deposit (less all such deductions which the PEO is entitled to make in accordance with Clause 1.9) together with the following sums (less any
applicable bank administrative charges properly paid/payable under Clause 3) :
% of [the aggregate amount of the
Course Fees and Additional Fees If Student’s written notice of withdrawal is received
Paid under Clause 1.6 and 1.9]
100% 30 working days or more before the Commencement Date
50% 14 working days or more but less than 30 days before the Commencement Date
20% 7 working days or more but less than 14 days before the Commencement Date
0% Less than 7 working days before the Commencement Date or received after the Commencement Date
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2.4 Demand Withdrawal : A Student who transfers from the Course to another course with the PEO shall, for the purposes of
this Clause 2, be deemed to have withdrawn from the Course and the provisions of Clause 2.3 shall apply save as otherwise
agreed between the PEO and the Student.
3 STUDENT PROTECTION SCHEME
3.1 PEO’S Undertaking to have SPS :
The PEO hereby confirms and undertakes to the Student that it has in place a Student Protection Scheme as stipulated by the Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) (the “SPS”) by way of Student Tuition Fee Insurance to the terms and conditions of the CASE-PEO Agreement dated made between CASE and the PEO.
3.2 A copy of the master insurance policy dated 1st Jan 2005 issued by NTUC Income Insurance Co-operative Ltd (the “Master Insurance Policy) taken up by the PEO for the purpose of insuring among other things, the Student is available on the PEO’s website at www.tccentre.com
The Master Insurance Policy sets out, among other things, the events under which NTUC Income Insurance Co-operative Ltd shall indemnify the Student for Tuition Fees paid to the PEO.
[The Student acknowledges that he/she has read and has understood the terms of the Master Insurance Policy and hereby agrees to the terms and conditions therein].
The PEO hereby undertakes to procure that the cover under the Master Insurance Policy shall be extended to the Student and the PEO shall, within 14 days of the date of this Agreement, deliver to the Student the certificate of student insurance.
3.4 No Double Claim : For the avoidance of doubt, if the Student and/or his/her parent/guardian receives any payment from the PEO or NTUC Income Insurance Co-operative Limited pursuant to a provision of this Agreement or the Master Insurance Policy in respect of any matter or damage, then the Student and his/her parent/guardian shall not be entitled to claim against the PEO or NTUC Income Insurance Co-operative Limited for the same payment in respect of the same damage pursuant to any other provision of this Agreement or Master Insurance Policy.
4 GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
4.1 Governing Law : This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of Singapore.
4.2 Grievance Procedure : The PEO shall, within 14 working days of this Agreement and in any event no later than the Commencement Date, provide the
Student with a copy of its student handbook or such other document which shall prescribe a formal grievance procedure for the purpose of providing a
timely and fair method of resolving disputes arising from this Agreement or such other matter as may relate to the Student’s enrolment at TC Education
Centre.
4.3 Third Party Mediation : In the event that the Student and the PEO are unable to resolve a dispute in accordance with the grievance procedure referred
to in Clause 4.2, the Student and the PEO shall refer the dispute to the Case Mediation Centre for mediation prior to instituting any legal action or
proceedings. The Student and the PEO hereby agree to such procedures and to pay such fees as the CASE Mediation Centre may prescribe from time to
time for the purpose of resolving their dispute.
4.4 Jurisdiction : The parties hereby irrevocably agree that the courts of Singapore are to have jurisdiction to settle any disputes which may arise out of or in
connection with this Agreement which cannot be settled successfully through the Case Mediation Centre and that, accordingly, any legal action or
proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (“Proceedings”) may be brought in those courts and the parties irrevocably submit to the
jurisdiction of those courts PROVIDED THAT nothing in this Clause shall limit the right of any party to take Proceedings in any other court of competent
jurisdiction nor shall the taking of Proceedings in one or more jurisdictions preclude that party from taking Proceedings in any other jurisdiction, whether
concurrently or not.
5 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
5.1 Student’s Pass Application : The PEO undertakes to use best efforts to assist the Student if he/she requires a Student’s Pass from the Immigration &
Checkpoints Authority (the “ICA”). This includes, without limitation, providing the Student with advice on obtaining such pass, verifying the Student’s
enrolment and immigration status, and doing all such things as may be necessary to procure the Student’s Pass on behalf of the Student.
5.2 Student’s Pass Not Transferable : The Student’s Pass issued under Clause 5.1 is not transferable and will expire upon the Student ceasing to be a student of
the PEO. The PEO is under an obligation to inform the ICA of the Student’s withdrawal from, or completion of his/her course of study at the PEO, and the
Student shall deliver to the PEO, within 3 days of the student ceasing to be a student of the PEO, the passport and Student’s Pass of the Student for
cancellation of the Student’s Pass.
5.3 Withdrawing from the PEO : A student who withdraws from the PEO to enroll with another school shall be deemed to have withdrawn from the PEO under
Clause 5.2 and the provisions of Clause 5.2 shall apply.
6 CONFIDENTIALITY
The PEO is committed to maintaining the confidentiality of the Student’s personal information and undertakes not to divulge any of the Student’s personal information to any third party without the prior written consent of the Student.
7 FORCE MAJEURE
In the event that any party shall be rendered unable to carry out the whole or any part of its obligations under this Agreement for any reason beyond the control of that party, including but not limited to acts of God, force majeure, strikes, war, riot and any other causes of such nature, then the performance of the obligations hereunder of that party or all the parties as the case may be and as they are affected by such cause shall be excused during the continuance of any inability so caused, but such inability shall as far as possible be remedied with all reasonable dispatch. For the avoidance of doubt, this clause shall not apply to cases where :
(i) the PEO is declared to be insolvent and/or a winding-up order made or bankruptcy issued by the Singapore court against the PEO (or, any partner of the PEO) and
(ii) the relevant authority(ies) issue(s) an order to cease and/or terminate the operations of the PEO, or the happening of anything of a similar nature under the laws of Singapore.
8. PRECEDENCE TO OTHER AGREEMENTS
In the event of there being any inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of any other agreement (oral or written) entered into between the PEO and the Student, either before or after the making of this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail and the terms of such other agreement shall be deemed to be amended to the extent necessary for it to be read as being consistent with Agreement.
9. MISCELLANEOUS
9.1 Indulgence, Waiver, etc : No failure on the part of any party to this Agreement to exercise and no delay on the part of any party in exercising any right
hereunder will operate as a release or waiver thereof, nor will any single or partial exercise of any right under this Agreement preclude any other or further
exercise of it.
9.2 Remedies : No remedy conferred by any of the provisions of this Agreement is intended to be exclusive of any other remedy which is otherwise available at
law, in equity, by statute or otherwise, and each and every other remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given hereunder or
now or hereafter existing at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise. The election of any one or more of such remedies by any of the parties to this agreement
shall not constitute a waiver by such party of the right to pursue any other available remedies.
9.3 Severability of Provisions : If any provision of this Agreement or part thereof is rendered void, illegal or unenforceable by any legislation to which it is subject,
it shall be rendered void, illegal or unenforceable to that extent and it shall in no way affect or prejudice the enforceability of the remainder of such provision or
the other provisions of this Agreement.
9.4 Third Party Rights : A person who is not a party to this Agreement has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act, Chapter 53B of Singapore
or any other laws in any jurisdiction to enforce any term of this Agreement.
9.5 Successors and Assigns : This Agreement shall be binding upon, and enure for the benefit of, the successors, personal
representatives and permitted assigns of the parties PROVIDED THAT neither the PEO nor the Student shall be entitled to assign its
rights and/or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party.
9.6 Translations : In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between any term of this Agreement (including the Schedules) in the English language and any
translation thereof in any other language, the English language version of this Agreement shall prevail.
SCHEDULE 1
Entry Requirements for the Course
SCHEDULE 2
BREAKDOWN OF COURSE FEES AND ADDITIONAL FEES Schedule 2.1Course Fees
Payment by Instalment Payment in Advance
Amount Amount
Tuition Fees &n |
