Fees and Policies

New student

Enjoy a low-risk, paid trial of 4 lessons. Here’s how it works:

• Pay only for the initial 4 lessons upon enrollment, with no upfront registration fees or deposit required at this stage.

• If you decide to continue, as our long term (fully registered) student, a registration fee and deposit will required.

Fully Registered Student

Your first bill after deciding to continue would consist of the following:

• A one-time registration fee of $50.

• A deposit of one-month (4-lessons) fee

  • Deposit is required for each subject enrolled.

  • The deposit can be utilised to offset your last 4 lessons’ tuition fees.

• Lesson fees for the month, pro-rated based on the remaining number of lessons within the month.

Subsequent monthly bills will only consist of:

• Lessons fees for the month.

Upon your enrolment, Essential will need to setup the student and parent up on our Essential Business and Learning System to ensure that your child is fully set up for lessons with us (getting the set of lesson materials, allocated to the right class, accurate accounting of fees etc).

Registration fee is waived for existing active student. (e.g. if your child is already attending Math tuition with us, you will not be charged additional registration fee if you decide to subsequently enrol in our Science tuition)

Upon your enrollment, Essential reserves a seat for you in the chosen class and timing. This commitment ensures that, in the event the class reaches full capacity (12 students), other interested students are turned away as your seat is already reserved.

Without a deposit, we cannot guarantee your spot, as we need to know whom to allocate the spots to appropriately.

The fees listed on the class schedule cover four lessons. If there is a fifth lesson in the month, fees will be adjusted accordingly. Additionally, should your lesson coincide with a public holiday, fees will be pro-rated accordingly.

There will be no lessons as our centres will be closed on Public Holidays. Your monthly bill will be pro-rated based on the number of lessons in that month.

The lesson materials will still be provided to the students one week prior and they are strongly encouraged to go through the materials on the public holiday.

At Essential, we offer two solutions for students unable to attend their lessons:

Make-Up Classes

Feel free to approach our friendly Enrolment Consultants to arrange a make-up class within the same academic week. It's important to inform the staff in advance. Please note that entry to the class will only be allowed for students who have notified the staff about the make-up lesson. Essential reserves the right to deny entry if the make-up class is already at full capacity. We strongly encourage students to opt for make-up classes to ensure they don't miss any content taught during that week.

Credit Note

Lesson fees can be waived in the form of a credit note if proper documentation/proof is submitted for the following reasons:

• Medical Reasons (Medical Certificate from a clinic required)

• School Activities (School Letter/Consent Form required)

• Traveling for 5 days or more (Any form of proof of travel, e.g., plane tickets, hotel booking, etc.)

Essential reserves the right to refrain from issuing any credit notes if no proper documentation/proof is submitted.

A student wishing to terminate their class must provide the center with one month's notice by submitting a withdrawal form a month before the withdrawal date. Your deposit will be used to offset the forthcoming month’s tuition fees accordingly (provided that there are lessons).

Please also note that your deposit can only be used to offset your last 4 lessons' tuition fees and not refunded under any circumstance.

We offer credits for lessons that are missed due to acceptable reasons. The credits may be used to offset your subsequent bills but are strictly non-refundable.

The acceptable reasons are:

• Medical Reasons (Medical Certificate from a clinic required)

• School Activities (School Letter/Consent Form required)

• Traveling for 5 days or more (Any form of proof of travel, e.g., plane tickets, hotel booking, etc.)

Essential reserves the right to refrain from issuing credits if no proper documentation/proof is submitted.