A primary school struggling to make ends meet as its funding drops and costs spiral has set up an endowment fund.
Clifton Terrace School in Nelson announced the fund on Thursday night at a community launch it hoped would “set the ball rolling” for donations.
Principal Rob Wemyss said “high decile” schools were finding it increasingly difficult to fund things like classroom supplies and support staff.
The school in the suburb of Atawhai still couldn’t opt into the Government’s donations scheme, which meant the school lost out on about $45,000 dollars a year, he said.
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