Thank you HorizonMum2! Due to the sensitivity of the subject I will be deleting the original post.
Not sure which school you are in Twin Butterfly but some schools can be left instantly with no terms notice, check your parent contract as to how many days you attend to be liable for a certain amount of payment. KHDA can also help with movement from some schools.
unfortunately the school is on the right side of the law here... nearly all the schools I know of here ask for minimum one term's notice if you don't intend on renewing registration for next year... that would mean they would need to know prior to the new term starting...
I completely understand that it's only 24hrs into the term but that doesn't make it any less relevant... the only way would be to take a calmer stance and appeal to the good will of the school's senior leadership team or management to make an exception in your case... no point getting all fussed and bothered about it as they are legally within their rights here...
if you do decide to pay the term's fees minus the deposit they are also in their right to deny your child access to class and/or may withhold the end of term results and/or may not issue a leaving certificate...
so, to be honest, it would be in your best interest to try and appeal to them to make an exception