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. Parent donations are one way we fund the gap between what we receive from the Ministry of Education and what we want to provide. The main use of parent donations is to fund the salaries of our Learning Assistants. There is one Board funded Learning Assistant in each Ropu, though Kiwi Connection has an additional Learning Assistant who works until lunchtime each day. This is because Kiwi Connection has more children than the other Ropu and these Learning Assistants are used to support learning in English where it is needed across the whole of the senior school. For several years the school has ended the year 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 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. Income was still a problem in 2010 and therefore the Board moved the following structure for donations:
School donations are voluntary, but we hope that parents/whanau will support us in this area. School donations are tax deductible and receipts will be provided to those who request one. Payment Options While we 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 following options:
* Free mathletics licence given to all children whose parents pay these donations in full by February 28th, or set up regular automatic payments or payroll giving. Payroll Giving - we are currently finding out through the IRD how the school can become a Donee Organisation so that parents/whanau/friends can pay donations direct from their pay and receive immediate tax credits that reduce their PAYE payable. This means that you don't need to wait until the end of the year to claim your tax credit. 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 (ASB) Richmond Road School Board of Trustees #1 Acc 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
Payments that don’t qualify are
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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