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REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS & REFUND POLICIES
Registration Policies:
1. 2025-2026 classes will begin on August 15, 2025 from 7:00 pm to 8:50 pm. The student list and class placement
will be posted on the school website the second week of August 2025.
2. The school has the right to cancel any class if there are insufficient enrollment and/or a shortage of classrooms; in
such case a full refund will be issued.
3. BVCS will place students to their appropriate classes. Any request will be considered but may not be honored.
4. Registration forms, accessible from the BVCS website, can be submitted either online or in person.
5. Following the in-person registration deadline on May 09, 2025, enrollment remains open until August 23, 2025 through the online registration channel. However, acceptance is contingent upon available spaces. The Registration
Department will verify availability and communicate the enrollment decision.
6. BVCS will not accept any new enrollment on or after August 23, 2025.
7. Make check payable to “Bay Valley Chinese School” with student’s name and grade level on the memo line. Check
amount is $685 [$650 for annual tuition (textbook fee included) and $35 for class fee]. There is a $25 charge for
each returned check.
Instructions for Returning Students (who are enrolled in 2024-2025 school year):
1.In-person registration for returning students are accepted on April 04, 2025, April 18, 2025, May 02, 2025 and May 09, 2025 from 7:00p.m. to 8:50 p.m.
2. Please bring to school the pre-filled registration forms and the tuition check.
3. On Forms 1 and 2, update in red ink your information and provide signatures.
4. Current students will lose their enrollment priority privilege if BVCS does not receive their registration forms by
May 02, 2025. They may still submit their registration forms through August 23, 2025; however, acceptance is
contingent upon space availability and follows a first-come first-served basis.
5. Siblings of current students, who are eligible for kindergarten or first-grade admission this fall, may register at the
same time as the current student. Please see the New Student Registration section below for additional document
requirements and placement decisions.
6. Parents/Legal Guardians, who did not perform their assigned school duty, have to pay the penalty at the
time of registration. Otherwise, their students will not be allowed to register.
Instructions for New Students:
1. In-person registration for new students are accepted at the BVCS office on May 02, 2025 & May 09, 2025 from
7:00p.m. to 8:50 p.m. Please bring to the office the completed and signed forms (accessible from the BVCS
website),together with the tuition check. or submit the registration form online.
2. Online registration forms for new students will be available starting at 8:00 a.m. on May 02, 2025. Registration is not considered complete until BVCS receives the tuition payment. Tuition checks can be submitted at the Chinese school during class hours on Fridays. For those who complete the registration form between the end of the term on May 09 and August 23, payment instructions will be provided after BVCS Registration confirms class enrollment numbers.
3. Student who is enrolling in kindergarten or first grade must enclose a copy of birth certificate or passport to verify
the date of birth. The date of birth should be on or before September 1, 2020 to qualify for kindergarten
enrollment, and on or before September 1, 2019 to qualify for first grade enrollment.
4. For students enrolling in second grade or higher, their official placement will be based on the result of the
placement test, the details of which will be notified by the Registration Department after BVCS’ receipt of
registration forms and tuition check.
Withdrawal/Refund Policy: Submit a written request for withdrawal: either (1) in person to BVCS office during our school hours, or (2) via email to bvcsreg@gmail.com. Please include student name, class in 2025-2026, address and parent's name. Refund checks will be issued in four weeks after the first day of the school. Please consult refund schedule below:
