1. Parties
1.1. Highfield School Limited of Highfield Lane, Liphook GU30 7LQ (hereafter referred to as the School) 1.2. and the Agent.
2. Scope of the Agreement
2.1 This agreement covers only the recruitment of fee paying students that the Agent contacts and assists to apply to either the main school term or to the Summer School course.
3. The Agent’s obligations
3.1 Services to be provided by the Agent
3.1.1 To commend and promote the School and assist potential applicants to apply to the School, and to provide them with guidance on relevant aspects of living and studying at the school.
3.1.2 To publicise and disseminate as appropriate the information and materials relating to the School.
3.1.3 To assist prospective students in completing the Admissions Forms as appropriate and forward directly to the School.
3.1.4 To assist the students to get a passport and visa in an appropriate way.
3.1.5 To assist the School to solve the possible difficulties in the course of students’ study and life in the School.
3.1.6 To forward to the School the list of students so as to identify those students whose commission are payable.
3.2 Restrictions on staff employed by the Agent
3.2.1 Not to describe themselves as the Agent or representatives of the School, except as expressly authorized by this agreement, and in particular not to represent themselves as empowered to admit students to the School or as being able to guarantee enrolment at the School.
3.2.2 No party of this agreement shall use the name, crest or insignia of the other in any press release, publication or form of advertising without the prior written consent of the others.
3.2.3 Not to assign or sub-contract any rights or duties arising under this Agreement without the prior written authorisation of the School.
3.2.4 To guarantee the students referred by the Agent have no criminal record.
3.2.5 To guarantee the information about students submitted to the School to be reliable.
3.2.6 Not to use materials of the School for any other purpose without the express written consent of the School.
4. The School’s Obligations
4.1 To support the Agent in their duties under this Agreement and in particular
4.1.1 To make available to the Agent free of charge from time to time an adequate supply of promotional materials relating to the courses and course arrangement together with full details of the fee structure.
4.1.2 To advise the Agent of the changes to the School’s curriculum.
4.2 To communicate with the student without unreasonable delay on the decision of acceptance or rejection about the student’s application.
4.3 To issue offer letters on behalf of the students referred by the Agent, who fulfil the requirements of admission.
4.4 To assist the students to submit their relevant materials to the immigration authorities on the arrival of the students for the purpose of obtaining their residence registration as soon as possible.
4.5 To guarantee the teaching quality and students’ life welfare.
4.6 To pay the commission in accordance with the terms of 5 and 6 following.
5. Students in respect of whom commission is payable
5.1 Commission is payable to the Agent for the recruitment of students to the School.
5.2 The School will identify students for whom commission is due in advance of the students’ acceptance. The decision of the School in this matter is final.
6. Commission
6.1 The commission rate is calculated according to the fee actually paid by the student.
6.2 In the case of a student joining the main school terms, the School will pay commission at a rate of 10 per cent (10%) of the first year’s fee only.
6.2.1 The School will pay commission in accordance with above 6.2 termly, upon receipt of the student’s fees.
6.3 In the case of a student joining the Summer School course, the School will pay commission at a rate of 17.5 per cent (17.5%) of the course fee.
6.3.1 The School will pay commission in accordance with 6.3 above approximately one month after completion of the course, subject to the satisfactory receipt of all course fees from the student(s) concerned.
7. Termination
Either party may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the other Party.
8. Non payment of fees
The School reserves the right to refuse entry to classes to students whose fees have not been received by the date by which the fees are payable.
9. Final decision
The School reserves the right in its absolute discretion to accept or reject any applicant for its courses.
