Students who are living in the same household will be counted as one family. There is a $50 fine for violating this rule.
DO NOT create a new account if you have difficulty accessing your existing account, email cs-registration@caccusa.org for help.
DO NOT create multiple accounts for one family to avoid duplicated account and/or repeated charges.
$30 non-refundable registration fee per account each school year.
$50 one-time service deposit per school registration account. Your $50 will rollover to the next school year providing you fulfill your yard duty obligation. Refer to Yard Duty for details.
Registration Starting Dates
05/10/2024 starts Priority Registration (for current school year teachers, room parents, PTA officers, current school year BOD, retired BOD, and CS staff)
05/17/2024 starts Regular Registration (for all currently enrolled students)
05/24/2024 starts Public Registration (for all returning and new students)
Last dates for online registration
09/05/2024 for High School Chinese (hard cut) and AP prep classes (case by case only)
10/31/2024 for all Chinese Language Classes
12/31/2024 for all Enrichment Classes (Children and Adults)
Registration after the due dates requires contacting school staff (visit the office in room Q215 or email cs-registration@caccusa.org).
After 09/05/2024, you cannot observe the class without office permission.
Tuition:
Discounted tuition must be paid in full before 06/29/2024.
Starting from 06/29/2024, tuition is at a regular price.
Late registration tuition:
On or before 12/31/2024, full tuition
Starting from 01/01/2025, 60% of the tuition
Starting from 03/01/2025, 40% of the tuition
Registration Fee:
$30 non-refundable registration fee per account each school year.
Textbook Fee (only apply to Jinan Chinese classes)
Jinan Chinese class textbook fee is included in the tuition.
When withdrawing from the Jinan class, a $10 textbook fee will be charged.
The $10 textbook fee will be refunded providing the textbook returned in original condition (such as no writing on it).
DO NOT return your textbook to the teacher when you drop the Jinan class.
Before 08/18/2024 (the first day of school), tuition must be paid in full within 14 days of class registration.
On and after 08/18/2024, tuition must be paid within 7 days of class registration.
Tuition paid before 06/29/2024 is at a discount price.
Tuition paid on and after 06/29/2024 is at a regular price, regardless of the registration date.
Late registration payment periods:
On or before 12/31/2024, full tuition payment for the school year is required
Starting from 01/01/2025, 60% tuition payment for each class is required
Starting from 03/01/2025, 40% tuition payment for each class is required
Zelle This is the preferred payment method to save CACC's operation costs.
PayPal Online payment is quick and secure. A 2.5% transaction fee will be charged.
Personal Check
Check payable to CACC.
During the summer
Mail to PO Box 12028, Pleasanton, CA 94588
Please note that checks are collected once a week. Therefore, there may be a delay in updating your online account, and there is a possibility that your class may be filled before processing your check.
During the school year
Checks can be delivered in-person to the school office every working Sunday starting 08/18/2024. The early bird discount will not be honored in this case (The early bird discount ends before 06/29/2024).
We will not hold spots without payment. No exceptions.
It opens to all students / parents on the First Day of School. No permission is required.
During the school year, one-time class try-out / observation is permitted for one student per class.
Obtaining the observation permission slip (in the office #Q215) is required prior to entering the classroom
Get in or leave the classroom quietly during the class time
Do not talk to your student or answer your phones in the class
Do not ask questions to the teacher during class time
Only discuss with the teacher about your student during class Break Time
Starting from 06/29/2024, you will no longer have access to the discounted tuition. All classes will be at their regular tuition.
Before 06/29/2024
You can make any class change.
Any excess balance will be refunded.
06/29/2024 - 09/05/2024
Any unpaid class tuition will be adjusted to the regular price.
After 09/05/2024 (late class changes & processing fee applies)
Any class change must be handled in the office.
No refund or class credit for any remaining balance as a result of class change.
Each class change will be subjective to a $20 processing fee.
In addition to the $20 fee, if switching to a class with higher tuition, the tuition difference must be paid.
If a class is paid before 06/29/2024 and needs to be switched to another class after 09/05/2024, a difference between the discounted and regular tuition along with a $20 processing fee for each class change must be paid.
You may also
Explain to the office why you don't like the class (the school might find a way to help you stay in this class)
5% refund processing fee, in addition to the $30 and $10 stated above, regardless of the number of classes attended.
After 09/05/2024
Any class withdrawal must be handled in the office.
No refund will be allowed whether you have attended the class or not.
Due to student medical condition with doctor's written approval, or moved out of 50-mile radius with proof
A refund is allowed.
The refund amount will be prorated based on the date provided on the doctor's note, or the family moving date. However, there will be a 5% charge to cover the process cost.
The medical leave refund applies to the student only, no other family members' medical reasons are accepted.
Refund process will start in October.
The refund will be returned to the original Zelle or PayPal account where the payment was made.
Refund for check payment will be issued with a check refund.
Check refund will be processed at the end of October. Checks are ready to be picked up in the office on the 1st Sunday in November during the office hour.
For payment made by PayPal (the "Payment Account"):
If you prefer a check refund, please email cs@caccusa.org by 09/26/2024.
If there is any loss due to change of your "Payment Account", and CACC Chinese School is not notified by 09/26/2024, it is your responsibility to resolve the issue with your "Payment Account". CACC Chinese School will not re-issue a refund without conclusive evidence that the refund has not been received.
DO NOT CANCEL your payment through your "Payment Account". There will be a $100 penalty charged by CACC Chinese School to cover fees and costs associated with your cancellation. If you fail to pay this penalty, CACC reserves the right to refuse your future participation and registration in any CACC event or its Chinese School class.
The minimum age for students attending PK class is based on student's birthday on or before 09/01/2020.
The minimum age for students attending any enrichment class is based on student's birthday on or before 09/01/2019.
The minimum age for students attending Sports Classes varies. Please check for specific Sports Class age limits.
Some classes have different age requirements due to the nature of the class setting. Please refer to the specific class description.
Class size is decided by the school. The school reserves the right to change or cancel classes without prior notice. Applicable refunds will be issued due to these special circumstances.
The school reserves the right to change teachers without prior notice.
The refund policy remains the same, regardless of teacher changes.
CACC Chinese School is a school-based enrichment program provider. Regardless of your work arrangement, its tuition is not eligible for the tax deduction. View Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for details
CACC Chinese School (a Nonprofit Organization) requires each family to carry out maximum 4 hours of school assigned duties per school year.
Link to the Yard Duty Policy
$50 one-time service deposit per school registration account. Your $50 will rollover to the next school year providing you fulfill your yard duty obligation.
Self-select yard duty schedule – use this option to select your preferred date and time slot, if the spot is available.
For families who did not self-select their own yard duty schedule when they registered, the school will assign you a schedule.
In case of school facility is not open, online classes, all yard duty schedules that fall under the “Online School” period will be assigned when the school is open for the same school year.
Families will be notified of upcoming Sunday shift schedules by email on Tuesdays and Fridays.
The facilitator will assign you the yard duty task during your shift.
Yard duty is designed to keep campus safe. No classes are allowed during your entire shift. Also, do not leave the designated duty station.
Please arrive on time, and stay until the end of the yard duty schedule.
Please sign in and sign out for your duty attendance records.
Notes:
Please email cs-duty@caccusa.org ASAP if your duty schedule needs to be changed
You may have your family member or a friend (no minor younger than 18-year-old or senior older than 65 years old, or anyone with disabilities) to do the yard duty for you. Just inform the school office at cs-duty@caccusa.org
Anyone who attends class or leaves the site during your yard duty time, OR does not sign in and sign out, your yard duty work will be forfeited. AND, your duty time will be rescheduled.
If you did not fulfill your scheduled yard duty, your $50 yard duty deposit will be deducted, and you will be responsible to pay another $50 yard duty deposit for the next school year.
The yard duty for the school year must be done during the same school year
If any of your family members have registered for a class for the school year 2024 - 2025, this section is not related to you.
Yard Duty Refund is ONLY to families with NO class registration in school year 2024 - 2025.
The refund process will start in October 2024, and done by April 24th, 2025.
If you qualify for a yard duty refund, please click the link below to fill out the request form, your deposit will be processed within 2 weeks. Yard Duty Refund Request Form