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The College dues and parent contributions may be broken down in to five parts:
- Attendance Dues
- Parent Contribution to Building Fund
- Parent Contribution to Proprietor
- Parent Contribution to College
- Diocesan Catholic Special Character Contribution
The
Parent contributions to the Proprietor, Building Fund, College and
Catholic Education Office all qualify as a donation for income tax
rebate purposes. Only Attendance Dues include GST.
Attendance Dues
are required to be paid under the terms of the Integration Act and are
determined from time to time by the Proprietor and approved by the
Minister of Education. Dues are used to service debt incurred in
meeting Integrated building costs.
Parent Contribution Building Fund is
set in consultation between the Board of Trustees and the Company Board
of Director members under terms of the Integration Act (Section 37). It
is used to fund the building programme as outlined in the Property
Development Plan which provides long term capital development of the
College. The new Arts Block opened in February 2005 and the courts
re-sited at the beginning of 2007.
Parent Contribution to Proprietor
is set by the Proprietor under the terms of the Integration Act
(Section 37). It is used for any development of the College above that
required by the Integration Agreement, maintenance of non-integrated
areas, Special Character and other purposes as may be decided by the
Proprietor. This fund is managed by Villa Maria College Christchurch
Ltd.
Parent Contribution to College is
set by the Board of Trustees and provides funds for the Library
Information Resource Centre, College magazine, prize-giving, hospitality
to visiting schools and other such items as may be decided by the
Board.
Diocesan Catholic Special Character Contribution is collected on behalf of
the Catholic Education Office and is used to cover costs associated with
the provision and delivery of professional development and advisory
services in support of Catholic Special Character in Catholic secondary
schools in the Diocese.
Making Payments
Payments are
preferred by direct credit (via either automatic payment or internet
banking) using the eldest current student's surname and initial as the
reference. Please contact the College reception office for details of
the College's bank account for payments.
Automatic Payment forms
are also available from the College Office. Eftpos and credit card
payments (Visa and Mastercard only) are also possible at the College
office.
Attendance Dues and Parent Contributions noted in
the linked document at the top of this page are current at the time of printing but are subject
to review each year. If family circumstances change and the dues and
parent contrubitions become a serious burden, please contact the
Principal for assistance.
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