There was a consultation period on foot until 29 April 2022 from
the Treasury Department concerning a proposal to create a new
category that schools could use of deductible gift recipient,
namely Pastoral Care Fund.
The motivation for this new category is the strain on pastoral
care services delivered by schools particularly during the COVID
lockdown. The other categories of deductible gift recipient funds
which the schools rely on are:
- building fund;
- scholarship fund;
- library fund
but all other money raised by a school cannot be receipted for
tax deduction by donor. The addition of a pastoral care fund will
not only boost resources available to supply pastoral care in
schools but also attract donation money freeing up the general
school revenues for other education expenses.
