Special Character - Attendance Dues

All Catholic Schools charge Attendance Dues which are a legally binding charge on all parents and caregivers who have enrolled their children at a Catholic school. This is payable, unless in special circumstances, the charge has been waived by the Proprietor of the school for specific issues associated with a family.

In the Christchurch Diocese the Attendance Due charge is $33.75 per term for each child. The account is sent out early at the beginning of each term, from the parish, and should be paid to the parish.

At the same time as the first term’s Attendance Dues account is sent out, the Catholic Education Office requests parents and caregivers to pay a contribution for Religious Education costs. This contribution, which is a donation, is set at $20 per child per year or $5 per term. This money is used to assist the Catholic Education Office in their advisory work for Catholic Primary schools throughout the Catholic Diocese of Christchurch.

Attendance Dues are authorized under the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act and are used to pay for costs associated with the land and buildings for the Catholic Primary Schools in the Diocese.

Where a parent has four or more children at a Catholic Primary School their attendance dues invoice will be for three children only, i.e. the fourth child, and any further children, will not be charged for attendance dues.

Accounts are sent by the Parish Finance Committee at the beginning of each term. Parents are strongly urged to set up an automatic payment with their bank.

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