School Donations
In 2020 there were new guidelines bought in from the Ministry of Education about donations for schools and the inclusivity of activities for our tāmariki during the school year. 

​Thank you for your support and your contributions for our donations. We would not be able to operate our school without this contribution from parents.

Richmond Road School - Te Kura o Ritimana has a recommended donation structure. While this is not a fee and therefore not compulsory, all families are encouraged to make a donation to the school as it is a critical source of funding.

A tax rebate can be claimed for school donations.

Important Note
The Ministry of Education operations grant does not cover all the actual costs of running the school, especially with our specialty pathways and language opportunities that make our kura unique. While Ministry funding enables us to cover the basics in core subject areas, these are some examples of where we rely on other sources of income to enrich opportunities for our children:

• Support for high needs students and extending our students’ strengths
• Integrated IT learning using modern technology
• Rich learning support programmes, including enhanced literacy support
• Specialist teaching

We understand that every family’s financial circumstances are different. If you are unable to pay the suggested amount we would appreciate any amount you can afford. Equally, your donation is not limited to the amount suggested and any additional donation you make is fantastic.
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We are very proud of what our school is achieving and this was reflected in our last, excellent ERO report. Your support is important in helping Te Kura o Ritimana continue to ‘Grow together as One’. We can’t emphasise enough the important difference that your school donations make to what our school is able to offer. Thank you for your support!

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).

Helpful Documents:

• ir 526 
• RRS Automatic Payment Form for Donation 

Payment Options

While we would prefer to receive the total donation in one lump sum, we recognise that this can be financially challenging. If you would like to make arrangements to pay in instalments, we offer the following options.

1. One-off payment

Families

Years 1-6

One Child

$390

2nd Child

$340

3rd Child

$250

The above amount includes $50 towards school/class trips throughout the year.
2. Term by term
3. Monthly (11 months)
4. Weekly (40 weeks)

Please contact the office to ask about setting up an automatic payment.

Preferred Payment Method
​Our preferred method of payment is online with Kindo. You can login to Kindo on the school website by clicking on https://shop.tgcl.co.nz.

Kindo will send you a tax donation receipt to use for your tax rebate.

KINDO Payment

Other payment options:

•  Online banking

​Our school bank account number for direct credit is:

12-3011-0757539-00 (ASB)
Richmond Road School
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Please ensure the following is used to reference the payment:
Particulars: child(s) surname
Code: child(s) ruma
Reference: donation

• At our office - Eftpos or Credit Card​

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Stationery
Your child’s class list is already loaded. Just go to
www.myschool.co.nz/
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Simply add your details, check that you want everything on the list, then click and confirm. OfficeMax will get your delivery underway with free delivery on orders over $70. Once you know your child’s class for 2025 it’s all good to go.
 
You can pay by internet banking, credit card or debit card. Laybuy is also available, so you can pay in 6 weekly, interest-free payments and still get your order right away. Plus you’ll be helping our school earn school rewards that we use to purchase much needed extra resources for our school.