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MINISTER(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROPRIATIONS: Minister of Education (M26), Minister for Tertiary Education (M68)

ADMINISTERING DEPARTMENT: Ministry of Education

MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR MINISTRY OF EDUCATION : Minister of Education

Details of Appropriations

Details of Annual and Permanent Appropriations

Details of Annual and Permanent Appropriations - Education
2010/11
Titles and Scopes of Appropriations by Appropriation Type Estimates
Budget
$000
Supplementary
Estimates
Budget
$000
Total
Budget
$000

Departmental Output Expenses

Interventions for Target Student Groups (M26)

Expenditure on policies and services focused on targeted student groups' or individuals' participation in education. This includes providing services to individuals with special education and developmental needs, providing additional funding for the support of students with special education needs, providing alternative education options, working with individuals and relevant stakeholders to resolve participation issues, and administering scholarships and awards for individuals.
237,396 4,998 242,394

School Property Portfolio Management (M26)

Expenditure on goods and services focused on providing the land, buildings and other facilities that make up the property portfolio of the State school sector. This includes purchasing and constructing new property, upgrading existing property to maintain the quality of the portfolio, disposing of surplus property, and managing teacher and caretaker housing.
1,364,193 (105,786) 1,258,407

Strategic Leadership in the Sector (M26)

Expenditure on policies and services focused on the Ministry's leadership role in the education sector. This includes enhancing the Ministry's coordination with other sector and Government agencies and forums, undertaking research and analysis, developing sector policy, monitoring the sector and select crown entities, and supporting the Minister of Education and Associate Minister to meet their obligations to Parliament.
31,476 2,605 34,081

Strategic Leadership in the Tertiary System (M68)

Expenditure on policies and services focused on the Ministry's leadership role in the tertiary system. This includes enhancing coordination with sector and Government agencies and forums, undertaking research and analysis, developing sector policy, monitoring the system, providing information on tertiary and international education services, representing the education sector internationally, supporting international students, and supporting Ministers to meet their obligations to Parliament.
13,890 2,402 16,292

Support and Resources for Education Providers (M26)

Expenditure on policies, regulations and services focused on the governance, management and operation of education providers. This includes managing regulations, administering the distribution of resources, delivering services that support school management - including industrial relations and education payroll, and working with providers to resolve underperformance.
85,669 (10,917) 74,752

Support and Resources for Teachers (M26)

Expenditure on policies and services focused on supporting the work and enhancing the capability of teachers. This includes providing curriculum and achievement standards, teaching resources, professional development, and administering scholarships and awards for existing teachers and principals.
59,528 3,522 63,050

Support and Resources for the Community (M26)

Expenditure on policies and programmes focused on the community's knowledge of and participation in the education system. This includes engaging with, providing information and support to, and delivering education courses to the community.
14,378 (813) 13,565

Total Departmental Output Expenses

1,806,530 (103,989) 1,702,541

Non-Departmental Output Expenses

Centres of Research Excellence (M68)

Purchase of cooperative and collaborative tertiary research in areas of research strength in the tertiary education sector through the contestable Centres of Research Excellence Fund.
33,488 - 33,488

Curriculum Support (M26)

Purchase of supplementary educational programmes for schools and communities to ensure wider access to these opportunities.
65,207 (1,372) 63,835

Education Research Initiatives (M26)

Purchase of research about teaching and learning in our educational institutions and independent research on education issues, policies and practices.
2,980 28 3,008

International Education Programmes (M68)

This appropriation is limited to delivery of services in respect to international education, including promotion, information, research and professional development, both in New Zealand and overseas, for the purpose of managing and increasing the flow of international students and promoting international education linkages.
6,006 - 6,006

Managing the Government's Investment in the Tertiary Education Sector (M68)

This appropriation is limited to developing, implementing and managing an investment system that aligns planning, funding, monitoring and quality assurance of tertiary education in accordance with the provisions of the Education Act 1989 and other relevant legislation.
34,530 1,550 36,080

Ownership Monitoring of Tertiary Education Institutions (M68)

This appropriation is limited to monitoring and advisory services - including interventions - on the government's ownership interest in tertiary education institutions.
2,567 - 2,567

Professional Development and Support (M26)

Delivery of professional development and advisory support to staff, managers and parents in early childhood education services and in schools, to support effective teaching and enhance self-management.
91,385 - 91,385

Provision of Information and Advisory Services (M26)

Providing information on government education policy and programmes, general information, advisory programmes, and services to the public, community groups, industry and the education community.
22,342 205 22,547

Qualifications Support Structures (M26)

Provision for the New Zealand Qualifications Authority to oversee the setting of standards and standards based qualifications. It also includes standard-setting responsibility, recognition and review of qualifications, records management processes to support the Register of Quality Assured Qualifications and National Qualifications Framework, and participation in the promotion of the New Zealand National Qualifications system to key education and immigration partner countries.
6,049 13 6,062

Quality Assurance (M26)

Provision for the New Zealand Qualifications Authority to provide quality assurance services to support the New Zealand qualifications system that include ongoing development and management of quality assurance processes, monitoring and supporting providers at risk and the ongoing refinement and maintenance of the quality assurance framework.
4,370 - 4,370

School Transport (M26)

Purchase of services to transport eligible students to and from State and integrated schools. Also included are payments to schools that manage their own transport services and payments to parents/caregivers to compensate for the costs of taking children to school where other transport services are unsuitable or unavailable.
160,272 1,906 162,178

Secondary School Assessments (M26)

Provision for the New Zealand Qualifications Authority to oversee assessment for national secondary school qualifications including the National Certificate of Educational Achievement and Scholarship examinations, and the moderation of internal and external school assessments.
26,480 - 26,480

Service Academies (M26)

This appropriation is limited to providing military-focused programmes for disengaged or disengaging senior students in secondary schools.
1,440 - 1,440

Supporting Parenting (M26)

This appropriation is limited to purchasing delivery of specific programmes, and providing advice and support which enhance the role of parents/caregivers in the development of their children and promote the value of quality education experiences.
5,258 (1,490) 3,768

Tertiary Education and Training Policy Advice (M68)

This appropriation is limited to providing advice and support to Ministers on the tertiary sector and tertiary education and training issues.
5,637 (1,091) 4,546

Tertiary Education: Student Achievement Component (M68)

This appropriation is limited to teaching and learning services for enrolled students in approved courses at tertiary education organisations to achieve recognised tertiary qualifications.
1,827,487 7,381 1,834,868

Training for Designated Groups (M68)

Purchasing training linked to the National Qualifications Framework and the purchase of both on-job and off-job training places including delivery of fully or partially funded training places.
304,407 (35,900) 268,507

Total Non-Departmental Output Expenses

2,599,905 (28,770) 2,571,135

Benefits and Other Unrequited Expenses

Boarding Allowances and Bursaries (M26)

Provides an annual allowance to subsidise boarding fees and some travel costs of primary and secondary students who must live away from home to receive their education, either because of the distance of the nearest school or bus service from their home, or because certain approved subjects are not available at their local school. Bursaries are awarded according to the School Boarding Bursaries Regulations 1972.
8,069 - 8,069

Home Schooling Allowances (M26)

Provides an allowance payable to parents/caregivers of children in full-time correspondence programmes for primary and secondary education and to parents/caregivers of children receiving their primary and secondary education at home (where a certificate of exemption from enrolment has been approved under section 21 of the Education Act 1989).
5,550 - 5,550

International Student Scholarship Scheme (M68)

Scholarships available to international students wishing to study in New Zealand. Details of the criteria and selection process for the scheme are available from Education New Zealand.
2,200 - 2,200

Maori and Pacific Island Scholarships and Bursaries (M68)

Programmes to provide scholarships and bursaries to Maori and Pasifika students, according to established criteria. The programmes include Maori Education Trust and Polynesian and Pacific Island Education Foundation Scholarships, Ngarimu VC and 28th (Maori) Battalion Memorial Scholarship Fund and Maori and Polynesian Scholarships.
1,037 - 1,037

Mapihi Pounamu (M26)

Assistance to at-risk secondary school-aged students aged 14 and above, who face barriers to learning to ensure that they participate and achieve in education. The scheme is administered by the Ministry of Education.
3,250 - 3,250

National Study Awards (M26)

Provision for the costs of study awards, sabbaticals and fellowships for teachers, including replacement of the teacher while on study leave. Awards include those linked to teachers' collective agreements and approved prestigious awards. Priorities, criteria and selection processes are published by the Ministry of Education.
24,646 35 24,681

Queen Elizabeth II Study Awards (M68)

Awards for training assistance in a Commonwealth country provided to technicians under The Queen Elizabeth II Technicians' Study Award Act 1970.
100 - 100

Scholarships for Students to Attend Private Schools (M26)

Assistance to students from low-income families to attend private schools.
2,914 - 2,914

Study Abroad Awards (M68)

Awards granted to provide assistance to top scholars, researchers and teachers to undertake placements abroad and to participate in reciprocal education exchange arrangements with partner countries in selected areas of priority study, teaching and research. The criteria and selection process are available from Education New Zealand and AFS Intercultural Programmes New Zealand.
1,290 - 1,290

Targeted Education and Training Grants (M68)

Initiatives to provide living support for students at risk who need to move away from home to pursue alternative education options. The criteria and process for these grants are available from the Tertiary Education Commission.
40 - 40

Teacher Trainee Scholarships (M26)

Scholarships and allowances for students undertaking teacher training education, and loan support payments to teachers. The criteria and process for awarding scholarships are published by the Ministry of Education.
7,027 (3,000) 4,027

Tertiary Scholarships (M68)

This appropriation is limited to providing scholarships for tertiary students. The criteria and process for the awards are available from the Tertiary Education Commission.
16,915 (656) 16,259

Tertiary Teaching Awards (M68)

Awards to recognise outstanding tertiary education teachers as selected by a committee appointed by the Minister of Education and according to approved criteria and guidelines as published by the Tertiary Education Commission.
200 - 200

United World Scholarships (M26)

Scholarships for attendance at United World Colleges.
50 - 50

Total Benefits and Other Unrequited Expenses

73,288 (3,621) 69,667

Departmental Other Expenses

Recovery from February 2011 Christchurch Earthquake (M26)

This appropriation is limited to writing off, or making good damage to, departmental assets and re-establishing school operations in Christchurch following the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
- 14,720 14,720

Total Departmental Other Expenses

- 14,720 14,720

Non-Departmental Other Expenses

Adult and Community Education (M68)

This appropriation is limited to providing funding for delivery of community and adult education courses including literacy and English for speakers of other languages training through tertiary education institutions, schools and other agencies.
69,653 (582) 69,071

Early Childhood Education (M26)

Subsidising early childhood education services for children under six years of age from licensed and chartered early childhood education services (including centres and chartered home-based care networks) and from licence-exempt and certificated centres. Also included are several targeted funds.
1,263,908 121,486 1,385,394

Early Childhood Grants (M26)

Assistance is provided to early childhood education groups for developing accommodation including the establishment of new centres, or to increase the capacity or improve the standard of accommodation in existing centres. The criteria and selection process are published by the Ministry of Education.
13,783 (13,783) -

Integrated Schools Property (M26)

Provision for modernisation of existing property at integrated schools as part of a funding regime negotiated with the proprietors of integrated schools. Funding to assist in the expansion of the network is also included.
49,255 5,796 55,051

Interest Subsidy for Schools (M26)

Provides a subsidy on interest payments for borrowing by private and state integrated schools for approved property-related projects. Administration costs are also included.
440 (220) 220

New Zealand Teachers Council (M26)

Operating grant to assist the Teachers Council to carry out its leadership function.
178 - 178

Performance Based Research Fund (M68)

This appropriation is limited to funding research and research-based teaching on the basis of measured research quality in tertiary education organisations.
250,000 - 250,000

Primary Education (M26)

Delivering the curriculum for Years 0 to 8 (new entrant to Form 2) to pupils of State, integrated, private schools and The Correspondence School. Provides roll-based operations funding to schools, teacher and management salaries, support costs and supplementary funding programmes.
2,606,700 93,564 2,700,264

Remission of Fees (M26)

Payment to the New Zealand Qualifications Authority for student examination fees remitted in cases of hardship.
1,288 - 1,288

School Transport (M26)

Payments to teachers who, as Bus Controllers, assist in the provision of school transport assistance.
839 (22) 817

Schooling Improvement (M26)

School support and schooling improvement projects to improve the capability of schools and clusters and their responsiveness to the needs of their communities. These include iwi-strengthening education projects.
13,572 (4,309) 9,263

Secondary Education (M26)

Delivering the curriculum for Years 9 to 13 (Forms 3 to 7) to pupils of State, integrated, private schools and The Correspondence School. Provides roll-based operations funding to schools, teacher and management salaries, support costs and supplementary funding programmes.
1,948,932 43,177 1,992,109

Special Needs Support (M26)

Providing additional resources to enable students with special education needs to participate in education including supplementary resources for special education needs, residential services, English for Speakers of Other Languages and alternative education programmes.
308,288 4,096 312,384

Support for Early Childhood Education Providers (M26)

This appropriation is limited to assisting early childhood education services and other bodies corporate in provision of child places for early childhood education. Priority will be given to providers in communities that have low levels of participation in early childhood education, to increase the number of child places and therefore availability of early childhood education. The criteria and selection process for each type of assistance are published by the Ministry of Education.
- 12,000 12,000

Support for International Students (M68)

This appropriation is limited to provision of additional support to international students and their families affected by the Christchurch earthquake, including grants toward costs not covered by ACC, insurance or other support and refunds of tuition and other fees.
- 2,000 2,000

Tertiary Education Grants and Other Funding (M68)

This appropriation is limited to providing contestable funding and miscellaneous funding to tertiary education organisations.
21,231 5,209 26,440

Tertiary Education Institutions Merger Support (M68)

This appropriation is limited to providing support toward the additional costs related to the merger of particular tertiary education institutions.
- 5,000 5,000

Tertiary Education Organisation Component - Capability Fund (M68)

This appropriation is limited to financial contributions to the cost of tertiary education organisations maintaining and enhancing their capability to deliver quality and relevance, and to develop their specific and distinctive roles in the network of tertiary education provision.
194,326 1,130 195,456

UNESCO (M26)

Annual membership contribution to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation's international administration and a programme of activities of the National Commission including participation in regional and international activities.
2,083 - 2,083

University of Auckland Starpath Project (M68)

Funding under the Partnerships for Excellence programme to support the Starpath initiatives at the University of Auckland.
5,650 (4,440) 1,210

Total Non-Departmental Other Expenses

6,750,126 270,102 7,020,228

Departmental Capital Expenditure

Ministry of Education - Capital Expenditure PLA (M26)

This appropriation is limited to the purchase or development of assets by and for the use of the Ministry of Education, as authorised by section 24(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989.
712,592 (48,788) 663,804

Total Departmental Capital Expenditure

712,592 (48,788) 663,804

Non-Departmental Capital Expenditure

Property Disposal Incentives Scheme (M26)

Payments to schools of a share of the proceeds from the sale of their surplus school property assets.
5,397 (1,022) 4,375

Quality Reinvestment Programme (M68)

Support for Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics and Wananga through the Quality Reinvestment Programme to develop and maintain a high quality network of tertiary education provision aligned with the core roles of the sector as expressed in the Tertiary Education Strategy.
1,075 1,621 2,696

Redevelopment of Whitireia Community Polytechnic Porirua Campus (M68)

This appropriation is limited to redevelopment of the trades training facilities and the construction of a new Health Education and Social Services block at the Porirua campus of Whitireia Community Polytechnic.
1,080 (411) 669

School Support Project (M26)

Capital costs of implementing approved school support and schooling improvement projects (other than costs related to school property assets).
1,880 - 1,880

Schools Furniture and Equipment (M26)

Provides funds to schools for new furniture and equipment when capital works (including remodelling/upgrading of existing property and new school property) are approved.
17,610 5,961 23,571

Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi Treaty Settlement (M68)

This appropriation is limited to the full and final settlement of Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi in regards to the Waitangi Tribunal Claim (Wai 718) seeking Wananga capital establishment funding comparable to other tertiary education institutions and the repatriation of funds.
- 14,500 14,500

Total Non-Departmental Capital Expenditure

27,042 20,649 47,691

Total Annual and Permanent Appropriations

11,969,483 120,303 12,089,786
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