Directive of the Department of Education on the bearing of costs for services at the Appenzell Gymnasium
Table of Provisions (17)
Statutory Text (17 Articles)
1. To partially cover the costs incurred by the operation of the school, tuition fees shall be charged.
2. The tuition fees are billed per school semester.
1. For students in the 1st to 3rd grade of high school residing in the canton of Appenzell I.Rh., the school communities of the respective place of residence shall pay a tuition fee in the amount specified in the Regional School Agreement of the EDK-Ost.
2. For students in the 4th to 6th grade of high school residing in the canton of Appenzell I.Rh., the canton shall pay a tuition fee in the amount specified in the Regional School Agreement of the EDK-Ost.
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1. For students in the 1st and 2nd grades of high school residing in the canton of Appenzell A.Rh., the holders of parental responsibility shall pay the school fees in the amount specified in the Regional School Agreement of the EDK-East.
2. For students in the 3rd to 6th grades of high school residing in the canton of Appenzell A.Rh., either the canton of Appenzell A.Rh., in accordance with the agreement between the cantons of Appenzell A.Rh. and Appenzell I.Rh. concerning cooperation in the field of secondary schools from October 1996, or the holders of parental responsibility shall pay school fees in the amount specified in the Regional School Agreement of the EDK-East.
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1. For internal students residing outside the canton of Appenzell I.Rh., the holders of parental authority are required to pay a school fee, which is included in the boarding school price.
2. This obligation to pay the school fee remains in effect even after the student reaches the age of majority.
3. The department, in conjunction with the board of trustees, determines the school fee to be transferred to the school.
1. The coverage of the costs incurred by the operation of the boarding school is the responsibility of the institution managing the boarding school.
1. For the midday meals of external students, the Gymnasium Appenzell pays the sponsoring body of the boarding school a meal fee, the amount of which is regulated between the canton and the sponsoring body of the boarding school within the framework of the boarding school mandate.
2. The Gymnasium Appenzell charges the students or their custodians a contribution for the midday meals amounting to ⅔ of the meal fee.
3. For students in the 1st to 3rd grades of the gymnasium residing in the canton of Appenzell I.Rh., the school communities of the respective residence pay a contribution of ½-⅔ of the meal fee, and the custodians pay a contribution of ½-⅓ of the meal fee.
1. The costs for the standardized service are covered by the high school.
2. Any time utilized beyond the standardized service will be charged to the students or the holders of parental responsibility.
1. The costs for personal materials such as writing utensils, calculators, etc., as well as general consumables shall be borne by the students.
1. Teaching materials are generally loaned to students in the 1st to 3rd classes of the gymnasium.
2. Teaching materials that are used beyond the third class are charged to the students or the holders of parental responsibility.
3. Students from the 4th gymnasium class onward bear the costs for all teaching materials, unless these are explicitly provided on loan by the school.
4. If upon return of the loaned teaching materials, damage is found that indicates careless handling, the teaching materials will be charged to the respective students.
1. Upon registration for the Matura examination, students or their holders of parental authority are required to pay an examination fee of CHF 400.
2. Examination fees for diplomas within the context of elective courses are the responsibility of the holders of parental authority.
1. A course fee according to the course announcement is charged for optional courses. Any teaching materials will be billed to the students or the holders of parental authority.
2. Students attending an elective compulsory subject will be billed semester-wise for the consumable materials used in the subject.
3. For the creative subject Cooking, students from the canton of Appenzell I.Rh. or their holders of parental authority will be charged Fr. 4.-- per meal. For students from outside the canton, the actual food costs will be billed.
4. For the creation of creative products in the creative subjects of textile work and wood and/or metal processing, the actual material costs will be billed to the students or the holders of parental authority.
5. When attending the supplementary subject Music (at least 30 minutes of instrumental or vocal lessons per school week), the gymnasium will cover the following costs
a) 75% at the Appenzell Music School or
b) 50% or a maximum of Fr. 550.- per semester for external instruction.
1. The costs of the foreign language stay shall be borne by the students or the holders of parental responsibility themselves.
1. The school covers the costs for trips, excursions, sports days, and similar activities for students in grades 1 to 3, provided these occur as part of the regular timetable and serve an educational purpose.
2. The school contributes to the costs of the project week and graduation trip according to Appendix 1.
1. The concerned student shall pay CHF 5.-- for the issuance of a student ID card; for any extraordinary reissuance, CHF 10.--.
2. The concerned student shall pay CHF 10.-- per semester report card for the creation of report card copies.
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3a Library fees shall be governed by the library regulations.
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1. For the use of premises, the gymnasium charges rental fees according to Appendix 2.
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1. This resolution shall enter into force at the beginning of the 2007/08 school year.