What's happening to the student roll at Matamata Christian School?
Over the past several years Matamata Christian School has been blessed with a strong roll growth taking student enrolment inquiries over the present roll cap of 120, and the demand continues to grow. The Proprietor Board is the board of Peria Christian Education Inc, the owners of the school property, and with the encouragement of the Ministry of Education, applied to increase the roll cap to 180 students and increase the teaching year level from year 8 to year 10. This application has been approved and will apply incrementally over 2026 and 2027.
Catering for this growth requires increasing spaces such as classrooms, resource areas, library areas, a hall / multi-purpose area, administration etc. The Proprietor Board has been planning for these requirements for almost 2 years now and the first stage is about to happen with the first set of 2 classrooms coming onsite any day.
The project is spread over four years starting 2025. The Proprietor Board has been able to partially fund the first stages from reserves and some borrowing, and will need to depend on fundraising to complete the project. Planning and estimated funding requirements can be viewed below.
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Development plan
Stage 1 - 2025-2026
Double classroom block No 1
Due to arrive September 2025, we were blessed to find this pre used double classroom block, one classroom being a science lab.
The estimated total cost of $268,000 will be mainly covered by the Proprietor Board and includes transport and placement on site, upgrading to MOE specifications, furniture, technology, resources and fittings.
The Proprietor Board contributions of $130,000 from reserves and $113,000 from borrowings will leave $25,000 to be covered through fundraising.
Double classroom block no 2
With a purchase price yet to be finalised, the proprietors are seeking a second pair of classrooms to arrive December 2025 or January 2026.
With an estimated cost $375,000, the Proprietors will contribute $210,000 from reserves and $132,000 from borrowings, leaving $33,000 to be covered through fundraising.
Stage 2 - 2026
Additional classroom
Due late 2026, a tenth classroom with an estimated cost of $400,000 will complete the classroom build.
A $30,000 contribution from the Proprietor Board will exhaust reserves and leave a balance of $370,000 to be covered through fundraising.
Stage 3 - 2027
Additional resource space
Planned for 2027, an additional resource area of approximately 100M2 has an estimated cost of $436,500 to be covered through fundraising, and possibly some borrowing if required.
Future development - 2028 ........
The Proprietor Boards longer term plans include a hall/multi purpose area of 145M2 and a gymnasium of 100M2, and will include a review of administration area requirements.
What's the overall cost
Stages 1 to 3 are estimated to have an all up cost of $1,479,500. Deducting the borrowings and reserve funding provided by the Proprietor Board leaves $864,500 to be covered by fundraising.