Foundation in Fashion

Any student who registers for the Foundation in Fashion  Course is liable for the entire course fee, irrespective of whether the student completes the course or not.

Any student whose financial obligations are not complied with, in terms of clause 1 above, will, at the sole discretion of the Trustees of the Board of Design Academy of Fashion (DAF), be suspended unless such payment is either brought up to date, together with interest accrued on all outstanding amounts at the prime rate from the date when the fees became due, or alternative payment arrangements in respect of both any future or past financial obligations have been agreed to in writing between the person responsible for the payment of fees and the Board.

Should DAF enforce payment of any outstanding fees and need to take legal action to recover these fees, the person responsible for the payment of fees will be liable to pay all legal costs incurred by DAF in this regard (including but not limited to attorney-client fees and collection commission) together with any tracing agent’s fees as may be incurred in the collection of the same.

The person responsible for the payment of fees shall be held liable to DAF for the cost of repairing any damage to its property caused by the student.

DAF shall not be responsible for any physical or mental harm which the student may suffer or for any loss or damage to the student’s property when on DAF’s premises, and during normal hours unless such harm or loss is caused as a result of some form of neglect or failure to maintain the same on behalf of DAF, or if the student was not given adequate instructions or warnings pertaining to any hazard arising from or associated with the use of any of the DAF’s property or equipment.

Provided students have complied with all their financial obligations in terms hereof and have met the attendance criteria required by the Trustees of the Board, they will receive a Certificate of Attendance for the Foundation Course in Fashion upon achieving the outcomes of the course. The Board of Trustees reserves expressly the right to withhold any aforementioned Certificate of Attendance pending compliance or substantial compliance, as the case may be and at the entire discretion of the Board, with such student’s financial and attendance obligations at DAF.

Students are required to be punctual for lectures, which begin at 13:30, and to attend the required amount of lectures in each module.

In the event of any student requiring emergency medical treatment, DAF will arrange for said treatment; however, the student/person responsible for the payment of fees will be liable for all costs relating to the treatment.

DAF reserves the right, after 3 written warnings, to terminate the attendance of any student whose behavior is proving disruptive to the students and staff.

DAF further reserves the right, notwithstanding the content of the Letter of Acceptance attached hereto and the payment of a registration fee, to reject the application of any applicant if, at any time prior to the commencement of the course such applicant is to commence his or her studies at DAF, the Board of Trustees of DAF is of the opinion, in its sole and absolute discretion, that the applicant is incapable of meeting DAF’s acceptance criteria of, inter alia, a financial nature. DAF undertakes to repay any registration fee in the event of such an eventuality.