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Fees

 

2010 Schedule of Charges
(Note: Charges are reviewed annually in Term 4)
  Boarding
(inc GST)
Attendance Dues
(inc GST)
Tuition Donation
(no GST)*
Total
Per Term
Annual
Total
Day Girls
Years 9 - 11   $260.25 $1,032.75 $1,293.00 $5,172.00
Years 12 - 13   $260.25 $1,078.75 $1,339.00 $5,356.00
Full and Weekly Boarding
Years 7 & 8 $2,281.75 $260.25 $1,032.75 $3,574.75 $14,299.00
Years 9 - 11 $2,549.25 $260.25 $1,032.75 $3,842.25 $15,369.00
Years 12 & 13 $2,549.25 $260.25 $1,078.75 $3,888.25 $15,553.00

* Includes Special Character Building Charge of $50 per term

Other charges
Enrolment Application Fee (non-refundable) $25.00 (no GST)
Disbursement deposit (on enrolment) $200.00 (no GST)
Linen (new boarders only) $58.00 (inc GST)
Day pupils lunches (per week charged on a per term basis) $17.90 (inc GST)
Day pupil casual dinners (per meal) $4.70 (inc GST)
Day pupil casual boarding rates including meals (per night) $30.00 (inc GST)
Except if required for school activity $13.50 (inc GST)
Services Fee (per term) $30.00 (inc GST)

This covers the Chapel Donation, Calendars and School Lists and use of the School Mini Bus.

A Multi-Pupil Rebate is offered (if school payments are paid by requested due date), for parents with more than one student in the Trinity Schools system
2 pupils -  5%
3 pupils - 10%
4 pupils - 15%
If payments are not received by the due date these discounts will be reversed on the next invoice.

Payment Terms
Accounts are sent to parents / fee payers prior to the commencement of each term and are to be paid by the first day of each term.

The Accountant may approve payment by instalment through the term and payment in such cases will be by automatic payment authority. Interest at 2% per month will be charged on all overdue accounts, including those paid by instalment. The automatic payment must be sufficient to clear the account by the last day of each term.

OTHER PAYMENTS

Services & Activity Donation
A services and activity payment ($36.00 per term) is requested to cover the transport for cultural, sporting and recreational trips within the Wairarapa, Chapel Resources and Calendars / School Lists.

School Lunches
Payments for day students that partake in the school lunch program are invoiced at the beginning of each term. The lunches cost $5.80 (incl. GST per day) and are invoiced on a term basis.

Disbursements
Expenses incurred specifically on behalf of students, including cost allocations for consumable items (take home components) used in some classes, will be recovered from parents on a monthly basis.

Fee Protection Scheme
The Trinity Schools' Trust Board operates a Fees Protection Scheme that parents can take advantage of. This is funded by a levy of 1.23% applied to the Tuition Donation, Attendance Dues and Boarding Fees. Terms and conditions of the scheme will be forwarded to those who sign up with the first invoice of the year.

These items (with the exception of lunches) are invoiced on a monthly basis and are due for payment by the 20th of the following month. The lunches are invoiced on at the beginning of each term.

ONE OFF PAYMENTS

Disbursement deposit
The disbursements are invoiced to parents periodically during the year. To assist the financing of these a deposit of $200 is requested by the Board (prior to the student commencing at the school). This is refunded to parents when the student leaves the school (after all disbursements have been paid).

Alternatively parents may wish to forward this to the St Matthew’s Old Girls Association as a life membership for their daughter.

CLASSIFICATION OF PAYMENTS

A number of the payments detailed in this schedule are classified as donations and as such a tax refund can be claimed from the IRD.

Although these payments are classified as donations and as such are not compulsory, they are essential for the school to meet all of the requirements under its Integration Agreement, the strategic goals of the school and to continue to provide an education with a Special Character.

Tax Rebate
You are reminded that under Section KC 5 of the Income Tax Act 1994, you are entitled to claim a tax rebate for donations made to the school.

Page Updated: 22.03.2007