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Old Sep 21st 2012, 6:24 pm
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Can anyone five me some help on school fees? We are based in the Uk
My husband has been offered a job in christchurch (structual engineer) he will should be receiving his work contract on tuesday via email to check and sign, we are bringing 3 children age 9,12,14, ive since read that we will have to pay school fees of upto 3000nzd per child per year but ive also read its free on certain visas.
Im getting a little confused with all the different info.
Can anyone tell me if there are fees and if so how much they are going or possibly going to be.

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Originally Posted by cellmoss
Hi
Can anyone five me some help on school fees? We are based in the Uk
My husband has been offered a job in christchurch (structual engineer) he will should be receiving his work contract on tuesday via email to check and sign, we are bringing 3 children age 9,12,14, ive since read that we will have to pay school fees of upto 3000nzd per child per year but ive also read its free on certain visas.
Im getting a little confused with all the different info.
Can anyone tell me if there are fees and if so how much they are going or possibly going to be.

Thanks
Cellmoss
Yep, depends on the visa you and they hold. Normal route is you should get a WTR or PR, either of which entitles the children to Student visas and "domestic" student status, ie no fees. Most state schools then have a "voluntary contribution" of $100-$200 per cjild per term, plus you buy your own stationary.

The $3000 per child per term sounds about right for either private or international school fees.
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as Simonsi says it depends if you need to get a Internation student visa for the children and that also depends on what visa they are coming over on. then schools have a "voluntary" term payment and that depends on the decile of the school. higher the decile the higher contribution from the parents.

So what visa are you coming over on?
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We're currently considering a 3 yr temp work visa to get us going while we argue the PR thing - I read on a thread somewhere here that if your visa was over 2 years, you get domestic healthcare and schooling - is that true do you know?

I'm not too bothered as I figure we should have the PR sorted fairly soon after we'd arrive so I don't see us shelling out 3 yrs of schools fees but it would be nice to know.
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I'm not sure on the temp work visa what you are entitled to but healthcare is there for everyone but you all pay, it just depends if you are funded. we got our PR in February but were unable to get funded until July. so initially my first visits were $86.00 per visit but now they are $46. Also you have to pay for anyone over 6yrs.
I was told that if you went to A&E you can get treatment free but we needed to go the other week for our daughter who had stomach pains and we still had to pay the $46.00 for her. I do think fees vary depending on what practice you sign up to but those are our figures
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Im not sure what visa we will be on x the company my partner has been offered a job with are sorting his visa i believe its a work visa x he has been offered a perm job x and his job is on the long term shortage list x
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You don't pay in A&E if it's an accident such as a broken bone/burn etc. or the follow-up appointments as it's covered by ACC.
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Emergency departments in hospitals are free, but A&M (accident and Medical) clinics are not. You have to pay for those and any xrays you may have.
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Sorry, I wasn't clear in my question - I understand that you pay in NZ for healthcare and the not-so-voluntary school donations but I'd read somewhere that if your visa was for longer than 2 years you got the same rates as a resident - which would make quite a difference to school costs. But I just read it on a thread somewhere and I don't know whether it's actually true.
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They're trying to take the emphasis off deciles are a measure of a school's success, or otherwise.

It's early days but you could look at the new National Standards for the 3Rs which has just been released. There's plenty of information on the net about it.

https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=national+standards

And of course visiting the schools and talking with other parents is always a must.
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My hubby has just recieved his employment contract x the visa they are applying for is a essential skills visa x will we have to pay school fees for state school x
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Your children will need to apply for Domestic Student Visa's, so you would only pay what the Kiwi's pay, i.e. nothing or a small 'voluntary' contribution. AFAIK.
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Depends on how the school defines school monies. If it is a school fee then it is non tax deductable, but if stated school donation you can claim back tax, 33 cents of the dollar. Also remember the fees/donations are not compulsary(schools dont want u to knoe this!), so if you are strapped 4 cash u dont have to pay!
Scholling is more expensive here than the uk, you spend quite a lot on stationery, it is not like the uk where all books etc are paid for, it is at our cost which is a real bain of mine. The National Standards here are a pain in the arse(hence the UK have got rid of them!), a lot of pressure on kids to perform.
I have had a stressful year getting my kids into a decent high school and intermediate, a huge effort to find a good school so please feel free to ask me any questions on schooling i feel like an expert now!
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Originally Posted by Bev MK
We're currently considering a 3 yr temp work visa to get us going while we argue the PR thing - I read on a thread somewhere here that if your visa was over 2 years, you get domestic healthcare and schooling - is that true do you know?

I'm not too bothered as I figure we should have the PR sorted fairly soon after we'd arrive so I don't see us shelling out 3 yrs of schools fees but it would be nice to know.
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I'm not sure on the temp work visa what you are entitled to but healthcare is there for everyone but you all pay, it just depends if you are funded. we got our PR in February but were unable to get funded until July. so initially my first visits were $86.00 per visit but now they are $46. Also you have to pay for anyone over 6yrs.
I was told that if you went to A&E you can get treatment free but we needed to go the other week for our daughter who had stomach pains and we still had to pay the $46.00 for her. I do think fees vary depending on what practice you sign up to but those are our figures
Sorry i'm a bit late joining this thread and I can't contribute towards advice on schooling/fees being every so young free and single - ah-hem

BUT - in regards to healthcare, working for one of the DHB's I can advise on this:

Eligibility for Publicly Funded Health and Disability Services


The Ministry of Health:

provides publicly funded (i.e. free or subsidised) healthcare for New Zealand Citizens or residents and other eligible people.

It is not an entitlement to receive any particular service.

Medical specialists make the final decision about what treatment a patient should receive which based on priority access criteria.

The Health and Disability Services Eligibility Direction 2011 sets out the eligibility criteria for publicly funded health and disability services in New Zealand.

The groups of people who meet this criteria can receive some or all of publicly funded health and disability services. For foreign nationals, eligibility is largely based on immigration status

Accidents

If the patient has an accident in New Zealand they may be covered by ACC. If ACC do not accept this injury claim then the patient would need to be charged as an ineligible person.

Who is Eligible?


New Zealand Residence Class Visa Holders


People who hold residence class visas are eligible for the full range of publicly funded health and disability services.

Proof of Eligibility - Passport with resident visa OR Passport with permanent resident visa


MrsFychan - I'm not sure why you didn't seem to be able to access this straight away as you should have been able to - there are no time restrictions stipulated on how long you have to have been in the country for


Work visa holders in New Zealand for two years or more

A work visa holder whose visa or visas allow them to stay in New Zealand for at least two consecutive years is eligible for the full range of publicly funded health and disability services.

Proof of Eligibility - A current work visa that allows for a total continuous stay of at least 2 years OR A current work visa and other visa/permit held immediately prior that allows a consecutive 24 month stay.

Children also are eligible providing their parents whole one of the above.

there are of course a whole host of other eligibility options such as Australian and Pacific Islander citizens but they aren't relevant so I haven't bothered including that information here.

So BevMK yes I think you would be entitled to healthcare on your temp work visas - provided they are for 2 years + it should be fine
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MrsFychan - I'm not sure why you didn't seem to be able to access this straight away as you should have been able to - there are no time restrictions stipulated on how long you have to have been in the country for
We gained PR on 14/02/12 and apparently our medical centre only sends funded requests off twice a year and we had missed the first so had to wait until the July's list went in
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