Sibling discounts
- Sibling discounts – allocated to students based on their position in their family.
- Flag based discounts – allocated to a student based on their having a flag allocated to them.
To create a Discount Category for Sibling discounts:
1. Go to Finance Setup.
2. Select Discount Rates.
3. Select Add Discount Category.
4. Give the Discount Category a name e.g. Sibling Discounts.
5. Choose the Fee types that should attract the discount. See Fee Types.
6. Choose the Discount type - Sibling Discount.
This will create a Discount category. A Discount category requires discount rules.
For sibling discounts, select View Discount Rules.
To add a Discount Rule to a Discount Category:
1. Select Add Discount Rule.
2. Give the Rule a name e.g. Primary Sibling Discount.
3. Select if the discount is a percentage or fixed dollar amount.
4. Choose the school years that attract the discount.
Remember that a year level can only be used once per Discount Category.
If a year level is not available, it may have been used in a different Discount Rule already.
5. Select the percentage or fixed amount to affect each sibling.
Note: Sibling number one is the eldest child.
Additional sibling lines can be added by selecting the Add Discount Rate Button.
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