Compulsory Costs

Attendance Dues

$1,147 per student, per annum

Due, in full, by 1 December 2026​​​​​​​

As a State Integrated College, Attendance Dues are compulsory.  The Attendance Dues levy you pay goes directly to our Proprietors for the benefit of the College.  Attendance Dues are used by the Proprietors to pay for property insurance premiums, maintain property, fund modernisation projects, and service historical debt.  For 2026, the annual Attendance Dues are $1,147.00 incl. GST, per student.

Attendance Dues must be paid in full by 1 December, 2026.  If you wish to set up a payment plan, please use one of the payment schedules listed below to ensure all Dues are paid in full by December:

• 10 payments of $114.70/month (from February to November)

• 22 payments of $52.15/fortnight (starting February)

• 44 payments of $26.10/week (starting February)

Note: the payment of Attendance Dues is a legal requirement of enrolment at the College, and the College may refer unpaid fees to a debt collection agency.  

Reference: Education and Training Act 2020 - Failure to pay attendance dues

Sports Registration Fees

St Mary’s College has a “No Pay, No Play” sports policy.  Sports fees can vary from $40 - $400 per student depending on the sport.  Fees should be paid at the time of registration, but some leeway is permitted provided fees are paid before the opening round of competition.  Failure to pay by the midway point of a season can result in a student being withdrawn from the team.  No student can register for a sport if they have outstanding sports fees from the previous season. 

Registration fees are necessary to cover: College Sport Wellington affiliation fees, facility hire fees, equipment upgrades, renewal of playing strips and internal administration costs.  The College strives to ensure sport is affordable for all our students.  Families struggling with financial hardship are invited to contact the Director of Sport, in confidence, so that their student can participate in sport.

Voluntary Donations 

2026 Parent Voluntary Donation

• $600 for one student

• $500 for two students

• $400 for three students

A Parent Voluntary Donation to the College is requested from families every year.  This donation is used by the College for resources that are not covered by government funding, including:

• Additional teaching resources in all subjects.

• Additional resources for sports, such salary costs of the Sports Department staff.

• Cultural experiences for our students.

• Managing and upgrading our IT network.

• Data projectors, computers, speakers and security cameras.

• Music, physical education and outdoor education equipment.

Special Character Donation and Proprietor’s Donation

The Special Character Donation and the Proprietor’s Donation are collected on behalf of other agencies:

1. Proprietor Donation - $230: This contribution is collected on behalf of the Proprietor, and forwarded to the Proprietor.  It is used for long-term capital developments, upgrading and major maintenance of school buildings and facilities to provide infrastructure, and to uphold the Catholic identity and heritage of St Mary’s College.  

2. Special Character  Donation - $50: this contribution is collected on behalf of the Archdiocese of Wellington, and forwarded to the Archdiocese.  It is used towards the support and delivery of Catholic Special Character Education.

Other Charges

These will vary from one student to another:

• Optional purchase: Student ID card - $15 (ID cards are issued once paid in full)

• Optional purchase:  Annual College Magazine – Hard copy $35 and/or Digital copy $15

• Year 13 Leadership Camp.  A contribution towards the cost of transport, supervision and camp activities.

• Course contributions for optional workbooks and software licenses may be asked for some subjects ie: Science, Maths & Languages.

• School Trips & EOTC excursions.

• Some subjects such as Art, Technology and Outdoor Education may also ask for a course materials donation to help cover the costs associated with that particular subject or take-home materials component of the course. 

How to pay your Fees, Donations and Attendance Dues 

Option 1 - Parent Portal

Our preferred method of payment to the College is via the Parent Portal.  Using the portal makes payments quick and easy, and you can identify exactly what you would like to pay for with each transaction.  All fees, donations and contributions are shown on the Parent Portal.  Caregivers receive an email when their daughter starts at St Mary’s College about the Parent Portal which includes access and login details.  

Option 2 - Bank account

If you would like to pay via online banking, or set up a Direct Credit or Automatic Payment,  the bank account details for ALL school payments are:

• Account name: St Mary’s College (Wellington) Board
  
• Account number: 12-3142-0495305-00
  
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Contact details

For any queries around fees and donations, please email accounts@stmw.school.nz, or call the office on 04-473-5554 and ask to speak with Catherine England.