Vote Education
In total, this year’s Vote Education package adds around $2.9 billion over the next 4 years to improve student outcomes.
The additional funding increases the total investment in schools and early childhood education by 3.6% in the coming year to $19.1 billion. The total includes $429 million of savings found within Vote Education that have been redirected to higher priority frontline areas within education.
Key investments made in the Budget include an additional:
- $1.5 billion for education property.
- $478 million for Ka Ora Ka Ako to continue the Healthy School Lunches Programme for 2 more years, including $8 million to introduce a targeted early childhood food programme.
- $199 million over 4 years including a 3% increase for Schools Equity and Isolation Index based components and a 2.5% increase for the remaining components of school operating grants.
- $191 million over 4 years for a cost adjustment of 2% to the Early Childhood Education (ECE) subsidy for under 2-year-olds, ECE subsidy for 2-year-olds and over, 20 Hours ECE, and Equity Funding.
- $163 million over 4 years to support digital services in schools, including cyber security and equipment replacement.
- $153 million over 4 years to establish Charter Schools | Kura Hourua.
- $67 million over 4 years for the implementation of structured literacy in all state primary schools.
- $53 million over 4 years for teacher supply, retention and attraction initiatives.
- $45 million over 4 years to support the rapid increase in numbers of students that require English for Speakers of Other Languages support.
- $32 million for Holidays Act remediation for school employees, based on an updated estimate of liability.
- $15 million over 4 years to increase funding for the School High Health Needs Fund.
- $14 million over 4 years to support the ongoing delivery of Ikura Period products in schools programme.
- $13 million over 4 years to provide sustainable funding to Playcentres.
You can find details of the Budget 24 Vote Education package, including fact sheets, in the links below.
$2.93 billion investment to lift educational achievement – Beehive.govt.nz
Special edition School and Early Learning Bulletins were sent on Friday 31 May 2024.
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