Māori language programme funding

Who can get funding

We fund boards of schools and kura with ākonga | students enrolled in Māori language programmes in immersion levels 1 to 4. Levels 5 and 6 are not funded.

To qualify for funding, students have to meet all the criteria for each level. These levels are set out in the school roll return guidelines on Education Counts.

School roll return guidelines – Education Counts

The guidelines also explain how to record the Māori language programme immersion levels in your school's student management system (SMS) or roll template. We use this information to calculate your funding.

Funding rates

Operational funding rates for Māori language programmes are set each year.

View your operational funding updates in Pourato.

Finding information in Pourato – Applications and Online Systems

How your school is funded

We initially fund your school based on the number of students in the current and previous year's roll return.

We recalculate your funding based on the latest roll return once the year starts.

Payments are made through the usual operational grant payment processes.