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minik8e 
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Posted: 10 June 2010 at 2:33pm |
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Ok, so I'm waaaaaay ahead of myself, but I got some info from a local primary school today that I had made some enquiries into, and it has a list of their school fees. It is an integrated school, rather than a public school, so I knew that there were fees, but I know that most public schools have "donations" that are expected, plus the cost of stationery etc. The fees that this school charge INCLUDE stationery costs.
So I'm kind of curious to find out approx how much those of you with school kids pay for fees/donations/stationery etc so I can figure out whether the integrated school is actually a heck of a lot more expensive than most public schools...
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Posted: 10 June 2010 at 2:48pm |
The school Andrew is at ask for a donation of $50 a year (which I am happy to pay), works out to $12.50 a term and we will pay 3 terms of that this year.
Stationery I will usually buy from Warehouse Stationary and for Andrew is has been about $20 from there and I may have to get a few school only items.
We also have to pay for things that come to school or they go away to, I don't mind that either as he learns out of the classroom too.
All up I think that Andrew's schooling costs us about $250-300 a year.
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Posted: 10 June 2010 at 2:55pm |
Not getting too ahead of yourself Kate, a woman I covered maternity leave for enrolled her daughter for the local catholic school when she turned 1.
What school is Andrew going to Becks?
I've no idea where we will even be living in 5 years time.
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Posted: 10 June 2010 at 2:57pm |
I don't even have a baby yet... But I've been thinking about this stuff (but at the time comparing schools from this town, from my parents town etc, cos I don't know where we'll be either!)
So I don't think your getting ahead of your self either! 
But sorry, I'm no help!
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Posted: 10 June 2010 at 3:00pm |
Wow .. the school ive been looking at is 10k per year ..  (and thats the discounted pay in full price lol)
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Posted: 10 June 2010 at 3:02pm |
 lilfatty wrote:
Wow .. the school ive been looking at is 10k per year .. (and thats the discounted pay in full price lol) |
I thought that was pretty standard / average for private school actually on the cheap side.
I know parents paying 15k for private primary school in Welly.
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Posted: 10 June 2010 at 3:14pm |
Janaya is at a Catholic school. We pay $370 odd dollars a year in school fees, then there is the donations, fundraising, stationary costs (Approx $70) and regular activity fees.
Her uniform is the killer  Especially when she continues to lose her $70 jersey, and puts holes in her $90 pinafore. The sports uniform is also a must, and that cost us $75.
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Posted: 10 June 2010 at 3:16pm |
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we go to an intergrated school and i think the fees are about $700 this includes a catholic diocease donation of about $250 plus a $50 for some other donation. Our stationery is all done through the school which i think is great and costs about $40.
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Posted: 10 June 2010 at 3:18pm |
I so hear ya on the uniform snappy - DD1s kilt alone cost $300 and a week later she had ink on it 
Her primary school was about $80 a year, plus another $40ish stationary, $20 photocopying charges, then all trips etc as they come up (which was often!) ...
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Posted: 10 June 2010 at 3:20pm |
wow , that is alot of money . i went to 12 schools ( 7 primary, 1 intermediate , and 4 high schools ) and when i think about it i hate to think what my mum must of spent on uniforms
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Posted: 10 June 2010 at 3:35pm |
Definitely not a head of yourself we have been talking about this too despite not knowing where we will be 2-3 years from now. We even though about it whilst I was pregnant!
DP is adamant she will go to the same school he went to which is a Catholic school. I know from his youngest BIL who goes there (it's 5-13 years) that the uniform is the killer especially as they have a summer and winter uniform for the girls only. The boys where the same thing all year!
And there is a sports uniform too...
You also have to pay dues to the Catholic Schooling Board. $344.
School donation is $110 and for years 1-2 it is $192 which goes up $5 every couple of years so year 7-8 students pay $207 a year for school outings and materials.
So a new entrance would pay $344, $110, $192 a year which is... (My maths has escaped me) a lot not including uniforms...
The school I went to you just paid school donation and a set fee for the year and that was it. No uniform.
Oh I haven't included stationary either.
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Posted: 10 June 2010 at 3:39pm |
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Gosh we only paid school fees at the start of the year and I'm having a hard time remembering! I'm pretty sure that the 'donation' was $80, and then stationary was about $40, plus the cost of school trips which is probably around the $20 mark so far this year.
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Posted: 10 June 2010 at 4:03pm |
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Jake goes to an integrated one, and the fees are about $300 pp per year, Im sure you must get a family discount with more than one child at school but not sure.
The uniform cost me $206 for 3 pr socks, 3 long sleeve shirts and 2 shorts and I got an almost new jersey from the uniform shop for $10 Summer uniform probably similar, haven't bought that yet, no sports kits till year 3 I think. Shoes were $40 and stationary was $35.
Charlys unifrom will be the pinifore, which is $90 but thats for summer and winter, long sleeve blouses for winter and short for summer and a jersey and socks so probably works out the same. She will inherit Jakes jersey if it lasts and sports kits too.
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Posted: 10 June 2010 at 4:03pm |
Our fees are $200 approx per child, uniforms $350-400 per child (not including replacing the lost items (grrr), stationery $40-$55 plus top-ups
Then there are school photos, trips, visits from outside groups, concerts, dances, fairs, we have mufti days & gold coin days, book fairs & it adds up. Also they make calendars & cards at the end of the years so you buy the packs oh & last yr I had to buy a picture my child did.
So far this term I have spent between 2 kids just over $70 on trips, special days, fund-raisers & we have a fund-raiser next week that will be about $25 per child
If I was to add up all the money we spend on fund-raising it would well & truly pay for fees with some left over...no wonder some don't pay them.
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Posted: 10 June 2010 at 4:06pm |
lilfatty wrote:
Wow .. the school ive been looking at is 10k per year .. (and thats the discounted pay in full price lol) |
I think that's pretty cheep as the one we were looking at was about that a term per child but so far good old public school is proving to be ok so far.
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Posted: 10 June 2010 at 4:43pm |
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Hrmmm...the school I'm looking at is $344 per child to Catholic Schools Board (which I may be able to get a rebate on), plus $300-320 for first child (includes stationary) and $235-255 for second child, also including stationary. These fees include stationary, RE programme, IT donation, activity donation which covers all bus trips for field trips, hall hire (not sure what this is about as they have a hall at the school), Kiwi tennis/golf coaching and special character donation of $60.
Soooo...that sums up to between $1200-1300 per year, plus the cost of the uniforms...
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Posted: 10 June 2010 at 4:46pm |
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Now, I'm getting myself confused, is it stationEry or stationAry?? I thought with an a was when it was a thing that is staying in one place, and e was exercise books etc....?
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Posted: 10 June 2010 at 4:54pm |
My son is decile 9 and donations are $37.50 a term or $150 a year. I think when I brought him his entire uniform a couple of years ago it was close to $400. So far the polo shirts and jerseys have lasted really well and will be buying more in a few months as they are starting to get short. The cargo pants last him 2 years as they make them so long and he is very hard on them with the amount of times of being on his knees, falling over we get lots holes in them not great at $45 a pop. Stationery every year is about $30-$35 + the cost of sneakers, sandals and socks. Plus they have fund raising mufti days, cake stalls etc.
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Posted: 10 June 2010 at 4:56pm |
minik8e wrote:
Now, I'm getting myself confused, is it stationEry or stationAry?? I thought with an a was when it was a thing that is staying in one place, and e was exercise books etc....? |
It is with a E
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Posted: 10 June 2010 at 4:56pm |
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It's an e, so oops my bad for putting an a!
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