Attendance Dues

All Catholic schools charge attendance dues, which are a legally binding charge on all parents and caregivers who enrol their children at a Catholic school. It is payable unless the proprietor waives the charges in special circumstances.

Attendance dues are authorised under the Private Schools Integration Act. They are a separate payment to school donations, and are used to pay costs associated with property and insurance that are not funded by the government. Attendance dues are not a donation and are not eligible for a tax credit.

In this diocese, attendance dues are set at $444 per year for each student. The invoice is sent out from the Hamilton diocese after enrolment, and at the beginning of each year. Attendance dues are paid directly to the proprietor through the Catholic Integrated Schools Office.

Please Note: Assistance is available should the payment of attendance dues become difficult due to personal circumstances. Do not hesitate to contact the school should difficulties occur.

School Fees

As St Joseph's Catholic School Matamata has opted into the Government's donations scheme for 2023, we will not ask parents for any donations (gifts/koha), except for travel or overnight camps.

Anyone can choose, however, to make a donation to the school at any time. Donation tax credits can be claimed and GST is not payable.

Student activity payments

Parents cannot be asked to pay for goods and services that are part of the core learning programme (curriculum), however parents can be asked to pay for goods and services that are additional to the curriculum.

Parents are informed in advance of any additional optional payments that are extra to the school's curriculum obligations.