Catholic and other state-integrated schools in Hamilton are being offered “crumbs” from the Council’s table to offset development costs, the lawyer for Hamilton’s Catholic diocese says. The diocese is challenging inequitable changes the Council is proposing for the city’s Development Contributions (DC) policy. This policy sets out the DC levies developers have to pay. The Read more
Some of the country’s most prestigious schools ask for up to $11,000 a year in fees – while being mostly funded by the government. How is that fair? Tom Fitzsimons reports. Continue reading
The fast growing Tauranga population has lead the Catholic church to buy land in Pyes Pa Rd in Tauranga. The 1 hectare property is adjacent to St Thomas Aquinas College. The purchase was announced at a meeting last Sunday at St Thomas Aquinas College. The land will be jointly purchased by the Catholic Diocese of Read more
Plans for a new Catholic school in Hamilton have been declined despite a waiting list of hundreds of children. The Hamilton Diocese sought Ministry of Education permission for a new state-integrated primary school on a 3 hectare block the church owns between Resolution Dr and Borman Rd, Rototuna, Hamilton. The diocese would provide the land Read more