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1. WHS requires guardians/parents to pay a REFUNDABLE book deposit of R800-00 to the school to ensure that textbooks are retrievable from learners, as well as to ensure that textbooks are well looked after by the learners.

 

1.1.   A standard deposit of R800-00 for all grades to be paid. Gr 8 learners and all other new learners entering           the school to pay immediately on admission as an admin fee, which means the book fee has been paid.

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1.2.   Should the learner leave earlier than Grade 12 and all books have been handed back, R200-00 will be               kept by the school and the balance paid to the parent.  At the end of Gr 12, book fee will be refunded,               R200-00 will be kept by the school.

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2.   All learners’ books are scanned in the book shop and are scanned back at the end of the year.  All books          must have a bar code number and be stamped with WHS stamp.

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3.   Parents receive a book deposit account regularly as well as a formal receipt on payment of book deposit.

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4.   In the case where books have not been well looked after or lost, a fee will be charged (price obtained from        supplier) so that a new book can be purchased by the school to replace lost or stolen books.

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5.    All textbooks must be covered in plastic at all times.

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6.    End of Year Textbook Retrieval

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6.1.  All textbooks have to be returned to the school on the day of the last examination in the particular  subject.

6.2.  During the study period from 08:00 – 09:00 at the end of the final term of each year, all teacher allocated            to invigilate are to collect the textbooks.

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                        All textbooks are stored in the textbook storeroom in the Gym Hall.

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