The Term 1 school statement been given the the eldest child last week.  If your child was not at school these statements will be posted out to you.  

Below for your information is the letter that was sent out with the statements.

School Contributions Information Update for Whanau

East Taieri School is a Decile 9 school. Therefore we are unable to opt into the donation scheme that schools within Decile 1 to 7 can.

Without parents’ contributions, East Taieri School would not break even and cost-cutting in important areas would have to occur. While not wanting to put any additional pressure on families, we feel that the community of East Taieri School should understand the reasons for having to ask for contributions towards activities.

We are continuing with our present system where there is an expectation that families/whanau contribute to their children’s educational activities. These activities support the curriculum and enrich your children’s experiences within our school community. Without these parental contributions we believe that the full ‘East Taieri experience’ which all of our children benefit from, may be more limited. We are fully committed to providing the highest level of ‘all round’ education for the children in our community at the lowest possible financial cost to our families. Costs charged are very carefully set at the lowest possible amount with these goals in mind.

We believe in ensuring that all East Taieri students have the opportunity to participate in all areas of interest to them with the ongoing support of their families. To help make this easier for families, we have developed a ‘pay as you go’ system which spreads school costs over the school terms. You will be notified of the term’s activities via the school newsletter

We appreciate all parent/family relationships within our school and are very happy to answer any queries you may have and to assist with payment options that will work for you. As the school has moved to a new student management system the invoicing will look slightly different. Please contact Annette MacRae in the office if you have any questions or require further information.

A reminder that you can claim 33% of your donations back at tax time.

Breakdown of invoice elements:

1. School Donations $110.00 per annum for one child, $210.00 per annum for 2 children and $310.00 per annum for 3 or more children. This will be invoiced at ¼ per term.

2. Contribution to Activity Donations: Invoices will be sent out each term. Examples of activities that may be included are: Swimming, Life Education Bus sessions, Tirohanga Outdoor Education Day, Golf, Beach Ed, etc. You will be notified in the school newsletter of what activities are planned for each term.

3. Extra-Curricular Activities & Other Compulsory Items.

The following activities are optional or extension opportunities, therefore not included within the voluntary payment:

Otago Cross Country

Dunedin/Otago Triathlon

Otago Athletics

Kapa Haka

Kiwiana

TSSA activities

Sports Academy

Music Group Trips

School Camps – a contribution to Camp to be paid before camp commencement

Sports Fees – to be paid as per date requested