Key Information

Attendance Dues

Attendance Dues are a compulsory payment under the terms of the Education and Training Act 2020 and a condition of enrolment at McAuley High School.  Attendance Dues are charged for all students who attend Catholic Schools in New Zealand.

Attendance Dues are used to repay loans for building works done at schools in the Auckland Diocese, property related costs including school building works, buildings insurance and costs directly associated with the administration of attendance dues.

Attendance Dues are collected by McAuley High School on behalf of the school’s Proprietor, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland. The Attendance Dues collected by McAuley High School are forwarded to Auckland Common Fund Limited, a company established by the proprietors of Catholic integrated schools in the Diocese of Auckland responsible for the collection of Attendance Dues.

Attendance Dues payable for the current school year

  • Year 9 to Year 13: Attendance Dues for 2025 are $270 per term ($1080.00 per year) Including GST

Attendance Dues can be paid in full at the beginning of the school year, per term or by regular instalment.

Financial Assistance is available to assist families who may need financial support with the payment of Attendance Dues for preference students attending both primary and secondary Catholic schools in Auckland Diocese.

Families facing financial difficulties can contact their school office, their Parish Priest, or Auckland Common Fund Ltd at the Catholic Diocese of Auckland on 09-360-3069 for further information.

Application forms for this assistance are available from school and parish offices, or can be downloaded from the Catholic Diocese of Auckland Website:

https://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/catholic-schools-2/

Compulsory Attendance Dues

Parent and Caregiver Responsibilities

 Attendance Dues are a compulsory payment under the terms of the Education and Training Act 2020 (Act) and are a condition of enrolment. Attendance Dues are charged for all students who attend Catholic integrated schools in New Zealand.

 Attendance Dues are collected on behalf of the school’s Proprietor, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland. The Attendance Dues are forwarded to Auckland Common Fund Limited, a company established by the proprietors of Catholic Integrated Schools in the Diocese of Auckland responsible for the collection of Attendance Dues.

Under the Act, Attendance Dues are used for servicing and repaying loans to develop new building projects in the proprietors’ schools as well as paying for building insurance and compliance costs, collection, and administration.

 At the time you enrol your child at a Catholic School, you are required to sign an agreement stating that you accept that you will pay the Attendance Dues and that you understand that payment of the Attendance Dues is a condition of enrolment and the continuing attendance of students at the school. Attendance Dues are not a donation, and they are not tax deductible.

Payment of Attendance Dues should be made in full at the beginning of the academic year or, in agreement with the school, by instalment (weekly, fortnightly, monthly or per term) during the academic year. The Attendance Dues cannot be paid in full at the end of each academic year.

 Failure to pay the Attendance Dues may put your child’s place at the school at risk.

Overdue accounts may be referred to a debt collection agency by the Proprietor. 

The agreement is legally enforceable and the person who signed the agreement remains legally liable for payment of the Attendance Dues. Responsibility for payment of Attendance Dues may be transferred to another Parent/Caregiver provided that the new Parent/Caregiver first signs a novation agreement accepting responsibility for payment of Attendance Dues, on terms acceptable to the school and the Proprietor.

Any civil agreements between parents/caregivers do not take precedence over the signed legal agreement.

The agreement may not be varied or terminated by the Parent/Caregiver without the prior written consent of the Proprietor.

Financial assistance with Attendance Dues is available to families of preference students in cases of genuine financial difficulties. Part of the criteria for receiving this assistance is that regular payments have been made at an affordable level.

Payment of Accounts

Payment of accounts is generally required at the beginning of each term, but parents are strongly urged to set up an automatic payment. Where a pupil commences a term, fees will be payable for the whole term, even if the pupil should leave during the term. Where there are serious difficulties are regarding payment of dues, parents may negotiate in confidence with the Principal.

Special Catholic Character Contributions

The Catholic Special Character contribution is a voluntary donation of $15.00 per term ($60.00 per annum) per student.

This contribution provides the main source of funding for all services provided to McAuley High School by the Catholic Education Services Board. No contributions are made by the Government for these services.

The Catholic Education Services Board assists schools to provide a Catholic education for your child through the preservation and enhancement of the Catholic Special Character in our schools.

Priority in Enrolment

Applications will be processed in the following order of priority.
Preference Students

First Priority – Preference students living in the home zone (this includes our Catholic contributing schools, and schools in close proximity in South Auckland and the Auckland isthmus due to equitable transport access).  Amongst such applicants, priority will be given in the following order:

  • Applicants who are siblings of current preference students.
  • Applicants who attend Catholic contributing schools.
  • Applicants who are daughters of ex-students.
  • Other preference students.

Second Priority – Preference students living outside the home zone.  Amongst such applicants priority will be given in the following order:

  • Applicants who are daughters or relatives of current staff.
  • Applicants who are siblings of current students.
  • Applicants who attend Catholic primary schools.
  • Other preference students.
Non-Preference Students

Non-Preference students will be enrolled only if enrolment places remain after all preference applicants have been enrolled.  The maximum number of places available for non-preference students will be governed by the maximum allowable under the school’s integration agreement.

Third Priority – Non-preference students living within the home zone.  Amongst such applicants, priority will be given in the following order:

  • Applicants who are siblings of current non-preference students.
  • Applicants who are daughters of former non-preference students.
  • Applicants who attend contributing Catholic primary schools.
  • Applicants who are daughters or relatives of current staff members.

Fourth Priority – Non-preference students living outside the home zone.  Amongst such applicants, priority will be given in the following order:

  • Applicants who are siblings of current non-preference students.
  • Applicants who attend contributing Catholic schools.
  • Other non-preference students

Waiting List Procedure

Unsuccessful applicants may choose to have their names placed on a waiting list.  The waiting list will be kept within relevant priority categories, ranked in order.  Students on the waiting list may be offered places at a later date if they become available.

Documents Required for Enrolment

When you make your application you will need to bring the following documentation and completed forms. Electronic versions of the required forms, in pdf format, can be download from the resources section on this page:

  • Identification – Passport (if not born in New Zealand) and/or birth certificate.
  • School report – The latest school report which is not more than 6 months old.
  • Application for Enrolment form.
  • Preference Certificate signed by a Catholic Priest.
  • EOTC Blanket Consent form (Education Outside the Classroom).
  • Cybersafety Use Agreement form.
  • Student Support Consent form.

A $50 deposit towards the student’s ID card will be payable on enrolment.  This is used to purchase the compulsory ID card students are issued with each year. Refundable if enrolment is declined.

We cannot complete the application unless all the requested items are supplied.

Forms to be completed