Adult

1. Enrollment Period

The enrollment period is from now until five (5) calendar days before the commencement date of the course. enrollment is made on a first-come-first-served basis and will be processed when the enrollment form is completed and the first installment is received. Late submission will only be considered if there are still vacant places.

2. Payment Method

a) Bank transfer/FPS

You can transfer the fee through
• Bank transfer to our HSBC account (#023-816630-001, Dante Alighieri Society Limited. Bank Code: 004)
• FPS with our whatsapp mobile number at (+852) 55128084
and email us the transfer slip/confirmation screenshot for our reference.

b) In person

You can come to our office and pay by
• Cash
• Payme
• EPS
• Crossed cheque payable to “Dante Alighieri Society Limited”

c) By post

You can send us a crossed cheque made payable to “Dante Alighieri Society Limited” to Room 702, 7/F, Hong Kong Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

3. Teacher

Our teachers are native Italian speakers. All courses will be conducted in English and Italian. The allocation of teachers will be changed if necessary and students will be duly informed.

4. Schedule

Any updates or changes in the schedule will be posted on our website. We reserve the right to make changes if necessary and students will be duly informed.

5. Place

Our course will be operated at Room 702, 7/F, Hong Kong Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. We reserve the right to change the location and students will be duly informed.

6. Refund

A. Refund Policies:

i. In case of school closure prior to the commencement of a course, our school will refund in full the course fee collected to students immediately.

ii. If a course cannot be operated according to the arrangements specified in the fee receipts and students decline the revised arrangements offered by our school, our school will refund in full or on a pro-rata basis the course fee collected to students as soon as possible and in any event not later than one month after the students have requested for the refund.

iii. If a course cannot be operated on the date or at the time specified in the course schedule and students decline the revised arrangements offered by our school, our school will refund in full or on a pro-rata basis the course fee collected to students as soon as possible and in any event not later than one month after the students have requested for the refund.

iv. In case of cessation of a course caused by the school after its commencement, our school will refund to students the course fee collected on a pro-rata basis as soon as possible and in any event not later than one month after the cessation of the course.

B. Refund Procedures:

i. Our school will inform students of the refund arrangement either over the telephone or in writing. For students aged below 18, their parents or guardians can proceed with the refund procedures on behalf of the students.

ii. Our school will refund students in accordance with the above policies.

iii. Upon receipt of the refund, students or parents should sign to acknowledge the receipt.

iv. The refund will be issued by cheque within one month.

v. The original formal receipt must be submitted for refunds. No refunds will be made if the student cannot produce the original formal receipt.

* Please be reminded that the group course has a fixed schedule and a fixed course fee. Students are expected to attend all the lessons. If you travel very frequently, we suggest you take private lessons, which will give you more flexibility.

7. Course Transfer

Transfer to another course is permitted if the enrolled course is full or cancelled. In any other event, no course transfer will be approved.

8. Bad Weather Arrangement

If the Pre-No. 8 Typhoon Warning or the Typhoon Warning signal No. 8 or above or black rainstorm is in force within 2 hours before the lesson starts, the lesson will be cancelled or moved online if situation permits. No make-up lesson or refund will be given for cancellation due to bad weather.

If the Pre-No. 8 Typhoon Warning or the Typhoon Warning Signal No. 8 or above or black rainstorm is hoisted when a class is in session, the class should be suspended. Students should return home or take shelter in a safe place without delay.

Class resumption arrangement

If the Typhoon Warning Signal No. 8 or above is replaced by no. 3/no.1 or the Black Rainstorm Warning Signal is replaced by Red/Amber Rainstorm Warning Signal OR all Warning Signals are cancelled 2 hours before the lesson starts, classes will resume as regular schedule. DETAILS

9. Exit test

By the end of the course, each student must pass the required test to be promoted to the next level.

10. Certificate of Attendance

A Certificate of Attendance will be issued upon request within one month after the course end date if the student has attended a minimum of 80% of the course. This certificate, however, does not certify any proficiency of the linguistic knowledge achieved by the student. Such a certificate will be issued only ONCE. Please note that will take 7 working days to proceed. For those who request after one month, an additional charge will be applied.

11. Registration Fee

Starting from 01 Jan 2022, a non-refundable Registration Fee of 150 HKD per course is charged upon enrollment of the course. However, if you join our new Student Membership (Annual fee – 150HKD) the Registration fee is waived, and you can also enjoy many benefits and discounts around the city. For more information: please CLICK.

** New Syllabus and textbook