Donations

The Ministry of Education provides basic funding for programmes at Richmond Road School.  However, Richmond Road aims to provide the highest quality of education possible for all its students.  School donations are one way we fund the gap between what we receive from the Ministry of Education and what we want to provide.

The 2007 and 2008 school years ended with a budget deficit.  The main reason for this is that we received less income from donations and fundraising than we had budgeted for.  Therefore the board moved that it would increase the donations asked for in 2009 to $250 for the first child, $200 for the second child and $150 for the third child, with no payment for subsequent children.  A 10% discount will be offered for payment or a set up of automatic payments within Term 1.  

To ensure that we do not finish the 2009 year with a deficit budget, the board has only guaranteed our kai awhina / learning assistants work for terms 1 and 2.  Subsequent employment will depend on the level of donations paid and the success of fundraising activities in the early part of the year.

School donations are voluntary, but we hope that parents will support us in this area.  School donations are tax deductible and receipts will be provided to those who request one.


Payment Options:
1. One-off annual payment
One child                                   $250.00                    $225.00*
Second child                              $200.00                    $180.00*
Third child                                  $150.00                    $135.00*

*A 10% discount will be offered to those who pay in full or a set up of automatic payments within Term 1.

While the school would prefer to receive the total donation in one lump sum, we recognise that this can be a financial burden and if you would like to make arrangements to pay in installments, we offer the additional options:

2. Term by term                  $62.50 (one child)        $50.00(second child)        $37.50(third child)
 
3. Monthly                           $20.80 (one child)         $16.60                             $12.50

4. Weekly                              $6.30 (one child)          $5.00                               $3.80        


Payment Method
The school's preferred payment method is by direct credit into the school bank account.  The office also has an eftpos machine for one-off payments.  Alternatively, print the Automatic Payment form below and deliver to your bank to process.

School Bank Account Number
The school bank account number for direct credit is: 12-3011-0757539-00
 
Please ensure the following is used to reference the payment:

Particulars: child(s) surname 
Code: child(s) ruma
Reference: donation

IRD Donation Rebate

The IRD rules state that the following payments qualify for the Donation Rebate

  • Donation payments to state schools (including integrated schools), schools approved as charities for tax purposes, school boards of trustees or parent-teacher associations. These payments must be donations, not just a payment of school fees.
  • state-funded schools for payment of fees, as long as these go to the school's general fund.

Payments that don’t qualify are 

  • Payments for classes where there is a take-home component, such as woodwork
  • Where attendance or participation of the activity is voluntary
  • Transport to or from a school activity, such as a camp or food at the camp
  • Tertiary or tuition fees.

Parents should claim for any general purpose school payments they have made.

Parents will need a Rebate Claim Form (IR 526) which will either be sent to them or can be obtained from www.ird.govt.nz or by phoning 0800 257 773 (need IRD number). The form is also available as an attachment below.

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