Porirua Primary School Enrolment
We want to make sure that Porirua Montessori is the right fit for your family. Montessori has been used with children around the world with a variety of learning needs, neurotypes, religions, disabilities, economic backgrounds, family types, and cultures.
We are not zoned. Anyone from Porirua or beyond is welcome.
We are an independent private school and do not get money from the government for teacher wages or facilities.
As a small community school all families are expected to help with fundraising and contribute 5 hours of service per term.
Our enrolment process can be seen here
Fees
FULL TIME ENROLMENT
We use a tiered donation system where each family chooses how much they can contribute per term.
Running the school costs us around $5,800 each month (including rent, power, rates, and other basics).
To keep things going, we rely on these donations. As part of enrolment, families are expected to contribute a fair share. If we don’t raise enough to cover costs, families will be asked to help with fundraising.
At the moment, all our staff are volunteers, but our goal is to one day pay them for their work.
Because we’re a private school, we receive very little government funding—less than $1,000 per child per year—and none of that goes toward staff wages.
A bond (equal to half your chosen donation) and your first term’s donation are due before enrolment. In some cases, we can offer payment plans.
Families with more than one child enrolled receive a 10% discount for the second and third child.
If you have any questions, please fill in the contact form below.
Please pick one of the following options
- I can pay $3000 a term per child
- I can pay $1500 a term per child
- I can pay $550 a term per child
- I can pay a small amount up front and then make weekly payments.