Bursaries

Aspengrove School makes every effort to give students from all backgrounds equal access to the benefits of the school. The bursary program helps financially support those families who might not otherwise be able to attend Aspengrove due to financial constraints. Aspengrove bursaries cover full or partial tuition fees for one year or a portion of one year. Students must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment to be eligible.

For application forms and additional information, please contact the admissions office:

Aspengrove School
7660 Clark Drive
Lantzville, British Columbia
Canada V0R 2H0

Phone: (250) 390-2201
Fax: (250) 390-2281
E-mail: admissions@aspengroveschool.ca

Bond Program

Aspengrove’s Board of Directors has instituted a bond program that will enable the school to develop the school’s property and finance future capital expenditures for its facilities. Effective for 2009 enrolment, the bond program requires a $15,000 bond for the 1^st child and $10,000 bond for the 2^nd child, to a maximum of $25,000 in bonds per immediate family. The bond(s) are purchased once on behalf of each student upon registration at the school. Most families use a loan program already arranged through a local financial institution. Families can then service only the interest on the loan, which works out to about $90 per month. Then, once the student leaves the school for any reason and a completed bond redemption form has been received, the bond is paid back to the purchaser within 90 days of the last date of enrolment for the student on a first-in, last-out basis.

Bonds are issued pursuant to exemptions from the prospectus and registration requirements contained in the Securities Act (BC). Important details pertaining to the bonds and the bond program are contained in the Information Statement provided to all prospective purchasers. All prospective bond purchasers are advised to read the Information Statement and seek such advice as may be considered necessary before purchasing a bond.

Sibling Discounts

The school has a progressive sibling discount on tuition fees:

BC Government Grant

The BC Provincial Government provides an annual grant to Aspengrove School for qualifying students to assist with the cost of their education. These grants form a significant and necessary component of the school’­s finances. All independent schools are required to determine students’­ eligibility.

For the purpose of establishing eligibility to receive the annual grant to Independent schools from the BC Ministry of Education, the parent or guardian must be a citizen of Canada or a landed immigrant and a permanent resident of British Columbia, OR have been lawfully admitted to Canada and resident in British Columbia under one of the following:

• refugees or refugee claimants
• students with student authorizations (student visas) for two or more years (or issued for one year but anticipated to be renewed for one or more additional years)
• employees with employment authorizations (working permits) for two or more years (or issued for one year but anticipated to be renewed for one or more additional years)
• diplomats with authorizations to carry out official duties as diplomatic or consular officials (with a foreign representative acceptance counter foil in their passports)

Tuition amounts shown on the fees schedule are net of the Provincial Grant.

While there is no reason to doubt the continued funding of the grant at this time, parents should be aware that if the grant should be reduced, the school may have to adjust fees to compensate for the loss of revenue retroactive to the date of change.  Students who attend school for less than 135 days before May 15th, other than for allowable medical reasons, are not eligible for the full Provincial School Grant. In such cases, the School may lose all or a portion of the grant for that student and will hold parents responsible to compensate Aspengrove School for the full amount of the grant lost.

Non-Qualifying Tuition Schedule

Please contact the Admission office at 250-390-2201 for a tuition schedule for those students not qualifying for BC Provincial Government Grant.