Attendance Dues and Fees

What are Attendance Dues?

Providing quality Christian Education doesn’t come cheap. Acquiring land and buildings for schools is expensive and there’s always ongoing costs required to maintain them and add building improvements to support the best possible education. These costs are paid for by mandatory fees called ‘Attendance Dues’.

Attendance Dues are collected by our Proprietor (New Zealand Christian Proprietors Trust) and passed on to the Peniel Land Trust to support the provision, maintenance, and development of our facilities.

Attendance dues are reviewed every year. There may be small incremental increases each year to cover costs outlined above. You will be advised well before this occurs.

Are Attendance Dues Compulsory?

Yes. The Education and Training Act 2020 states that enrolment at school is conditional on the payment of these fees. By choosing to enrol your child/ren at our school, you are committing to pay these dues regularly, and on time. We do recognise that sometimes special circumstances can make this challenging, and so the proprietor is always open to working with families to put in place a payment programme that works. The bottom line is that the dues are compulsory and that without an agreed payment plan, unpaid dues (plus debt collection fees) can be referred to a debt collection agency, and you may be required to move your child to another school. The contact details for NZCPT are on their website should you need to contact them. https://www.nzcpt.nz/contact-us.

What Are Voluntary Donations

To help meet the cost of the substantial loan that was raised to purchase the school’s land and buildings, the Land Trust requests parents also make an annual donation. We need over 80% of parents to pay this to afford the loan. As this is a donation, you will be able to claim a tax rebate on this amount each year.

How much are the Attendance Dues and Voluntary Donations?

For 2025

Attendance Dues will be $2800 (including GST) per student. (Not tax-deductable)

Voluntary Donations will be $2000 (tax deductable)