School fee and donation spending
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From: Blake
Tēnā koutou KingsWay School,
Under the Official Information Act 1982, I respectfully request the following information relating to KingsWay School’s collection and use of attendance dues and voluntary donations, excluding government operational funding:
For the financial years 2018, 2023, and 2024, please provide:
1. The total amount of attendance dues collected each year.
2. A copy of the financial statements or reports showing how attendance dues were spent or allocated, including any payments or transfers to the school’s proprietor.
3. The total amount of voluntary (special character or general) donations received from families each year.
4. A breakdown of how these donation funds were used (e.g. staffing, ICT, learning resources, sports, arts, or capital works).
If any part of this request is withheld, please specify the section of the OIA you are relying on and provide the reason for the refusal. I also request that any information which can be provided without undue difficulty be released, even if parts must be redacted or withheld.
I understand a response is required within 20 working days, as per section 15 of the Act.
Please ensure this is not confused with other similar OIA requests.
Regards,
From: Renske van Rensburg
Kingsway School
Thank you for your email. I will be returning to the office on Monday,
14th July. I will respond to your email as soon as possible upon my
return.
Regards,
Renské
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From: Cynthia Venter
Kingsway School
Kia ora Blake,
Official information request for School fee and donation spending
We acknowledge receipt of your second official information request dated 3
July 2025 for information about the collection and use of attendance dues
and voluntary donations, excluding government operational funding in the
years 2018, 2023, and 2024.
We received your request on 3 July 2025. We will endeavour to respond to
your request within 20 working days being no later than 30 July 2025. If
we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an
extension of that timeframe.
In the interim, please note that our annual financial statements are
publicly published on our [1]website under About Us / Key Documents:
[2]2024 KWS Financial Statements .
Ngâ mihi nui,
KingsWay School Board
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From: Blake <[3][FOI #31488 email]>
Sent: Thursday, July 3, 2025 7:00:19 PM
To: Reception <[4][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - School fee and donation spending
Tçnâ koutou KingsWay School,
Under the Official Information Act 1982, I respectfully request the
following information relating to KingsWay School’s collection and use of
attendance dues and voluntary donations, excluding government operational
funding:
For the financial years 2018, 2023, and 2024, please provide:
1. The total amount of attendance dues collected each year.
2. A copy of the financial statements or reports showing how attendance
dues were spent or allocated, including any payments or transfers to the
school’s proprietor.
3. The total amount of voluntary (special character or general) donations
received from families each year.
4. A breakdown of how these donation funds were used (e.g. staffing, ICT,
learning resources, sports, arts, or capital works).
If any part of this request is withheld, please specify the section of the
OIA you are relying on and provide the reason for the refusal. I also
request that any information which can be provided without undue
difficulty be released, even if parts must be redacted or withheld.
I understand a response is required within 20 working days, as per section
15 of the Act.
Please ensure this is not confused with other similar OIA requests.
Regards,
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