Vote Education - Education Sector - Estimates 2017/18

Overview of the Vote#

The Minister of Education is responsible for appropriations in Vote Education for the 2017/18 financial year covering the following:

• a total of just over $2,143 million for services from the Ministry of Education (depreciation and capital charge on school accommodation and special education services being the most significant costs)
• a total of nearly $1,028 million for capital expenditure by the Ministry of Education, mainly related to school-sector property
• a total of nearly $550 million for educational services from central education Crown entities (New Zealand Qualifications Authority and Careers New Zealand) and other non-departmental providers. The most significant costs are for professional development in the school and early childhood education sectors and school transport services
• a total of nearly $43 million for allowances, bursaries, scholarships (including national study awards for teachers) and grants
• a total of just over $7,815 million for educational services from schools (including teacher salaries), early childhood education providers and other education providers, and
• a total of just over $33 million for capital expenditure for Crown entities and schools.

The Minister of Education is also responsible for a capital injection of nearly $448 million to the Ministry of Education to fund its capital expenditure.

Details of these appropriations are set out in Parts 2-4.

Details of Appropriations and Capital Injections#

Annual and Permanent Appropriations#

Multi-Year Appropriations#

Total Annual and Permanent Appropriations and Multi-Year Appropriation Forecasts#

Capital Injection Authorisations#

Supporting Information#

Part 1 - Vote as a Whole#

1.1 - New Policy Initiatives

1.2 - Trends in the Vote#

Summary of Financial Activity#

Note - where restructuring of the vote has occurred then, to the extent practicable, prior years information has been restated as if the restructuring had occurred before the beginning of the period covered. In this instance Total Appropriations for the Budgeted and Estimated Actual year may not equal Total Appropriations in the Details of Appropriations and Capital Injections.

Adjustments to the Summary of Financial Activity Table Due to Vote Restructuring#

The prior year information in the Summary of Financial Activity table has been restated to reflect the current Vote structure.

1.3 - Analysis of Significant Trends#

Following a review of the structure of Vote Education appropriations, some changes have been made to the Vote. An additional new multi-category appropriation has been established from 2017/18 and is detailed in Part 1.4 - Reconciliation of Changes in Appropriation Structure.

Significant changes in departmental and non-departmental appropriations related to early childhood education and schooling between 2012/13 and 2020/21 are discussed briefly below.

Departmental Expenditure

The largest component of departmental output expenditure relates to the provision of school land and buildings, including capital charge, depreciation and net losses. The major changes here result from movements in the value of the property portfolio after additional government investment in schools, the annual upward or downward revaluation of the portfolio (including impairment of assets) and disposals. In 2016/17 the capital charge rate was reduced from 8% to 7% from 1 July 2016 and to 6% from 1 January 2017.

Other significant changes to departmental funding include:

• increased provision for services for students with learning support needs, including provision for teachers' aides, and additional in-class support, provision for intensive wraparound services, adjustments to funding levels for the Ongoing Resourcing Scheme and School High Health Needs Fund (both for price and volume changes) and settlements of related collective agreements. This is partly offset by a transfer of some Ongoing Resourcing Scheme funding to the Learning Support non-departmental other expense category under Outcomes for Target Student Groups MCA where it is managed by other providers

• support for Youth Mental Health initiatives and other initiatives like assessments for vulnerable children and achievement and investment management

• development of new education schools' payroll systems and subsequent enhancements for managing technology risks and increasing efficiency along with related advisory services, as well as remediating Novopay mainly from 2012/13 to 2014/15, development of other systems, such as the Early Learning Information system and an education-wide funding system
• support for ultra-fast broadband in schools, including the implementation of the School Network Upgrade Project and initiatives to support the implementation of a managed network for all schools
• supporting the implementation of Youth Guarantee initiatives

• support for the design and delivery of curriculum resources for students and teachers in Maori language in education provision, in particular Maori-medium education

• provision for the cost of establishing, designing, and implementing required changes to ensure that the schools payroll service is compliant with Holidays Act 2003 legislation, and

• supporting implementation of changes in the Education Act 1989 to deliver increased student achievement.

Departmental output expense appropriations Interventions for Target Student Groups and Support and Resources for Teachers have been moved to multi-category appropriations from 2016/17 and Stewardship of the Education System and Policy Advice have been moved to another multi-category appropriation from 2017/18.

Departmental Capital Expenditure

Most capital expenditure for the Ministry of Education is for the school property works programme. Movements between years mainly relate to factors such as site purchases and the timing of roll growth and redevelopment projects. There is also increased focus on expenditure in Christchurch to remediate damage from the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes. Also included is expenditure on the School Network Upgrade Project and broadband initiatives as well as the development of information systems.

Capital Injections

Additional capital provided to the Ministry over the periods mainly relates to construction of new schools and additional classrooms required for roll growth, as well as repairing or replacing buildings damaged in Christchurch related to the earthquakes.

In addition, there has been investment in broadband for schools and school network upgrades, as well as new systems, including the Early Learning Information System and Education Resourcing System.

Non-Departmental Outputs

Changes in non-departmental output expenses are principally owing to a combination of:

• steady growth in the cost of school transport services, partly offset by cost savings in special education transport services from 2013 and other efficiency savings from 2015/16
• consolidating funding for secondary-tertiary programmes under a common cash-based resourcing model from 2013 and reallocations from Youth Guarantee funding (in Vote Tertiary Education) for additional Trades Academy places
• support for the purchase of services from the provider of a managed network for schools since 2013/14
• increasing early childhood education participation through providing prioritised support, a retention programme for Maori-medium beginning teachers and improving school governance through increased support for boards of trustees from 2013/14
• reducing commitments to a variety of programmes from 2013/14 and improving the cost effectiveness of professional learning and development from 2016/17

• provision for the Home Interaction Programme for Parents and Youngsters moved from Vote Social Development from 2016/17

• support for the Education Council of Aotearoa New Zealand from 2015/16 to deliver its new functions under the Education Amendment Act 2015 and provision for Council practicing certificate fees as part of the settlement of various Teachers', and Principals' Collective Agreements, and

• provision for a Teacher-Led Innovation Fund from 2015/16 to 2019/20.

Non-departmental output expense appropriations Professional Development and Support, Curriculum Support and Service Academies were moved to multi-category appropriations from 2016/17. Education Research Initiatives and the Independent Advice on Government Priority Area component of the Provision of Information and Advisory Services appropriation also moved to a multi-category appropriation from 2017/18.

Benefits or Related Expenses

Changes in benefit expenses are largely related to:

• transfers of funding to Vote Social Development for teacher trainee scholarship payments and other reprioritisations, and

• increases in the number of National Study Awards available to existing teachers as a result of settlements of collective agreements and provision of awards for top-performing teachers. This was partly offset by reductions in the schooling and early childhood education sectors and partly from reprioritisation of the baseline and to better reflect actual demand.

Non-Departmental Other Expenses

Other expense appropriations account for most funding under Vote Education. Changes in these appropriations mainly reflect a combination of:

• roll-related increases in early childhood education sessional payments, as well as revised funding rates. From 2013, there was increased funding to achieve the 98% participation target under Better Public Services

• roll-related increases in funding for schooling, including for teacher salaries, as well as provision for improved operations funding rates for schools
• the impact of wage settlements for teachers and principals (including the flow-on of these costs to the early childhood education sector) as well as changes to ACC rates and superannuation subsidies

• provision for implementing the Youth Package from 2012/13 and for the establishment of partnership schools from 2013/14
• implementation of Investing in Educational Success from 2015
• other initiatives in the schooling sector, including support for students to meet literacy and numeracy standards, and provision for Youth Guarantee services, although they were partly offset by transfers to output expenses by consolidating funding for secondary-tertiary programmes

• provision for occasional impairment and balance sheet adjustments, and

• impact of reprioritisation decisions and other efficiencies.

Non-departmental other expense appropriation Learning Support (previously Special Needs Support) has been moved to a multi-category appropriation from 2016/17.

Non-Departmental Capital Expenditure

The major changes in non-departmental capital expenditure over the period relate to incentives for the disposal of surplus properties until 2014/15, funding for furniture and equipment for new school buildings, the School Network Upgrade Project and broadband initiatives. There was also working capital for two new agencies - The Network for Learning Ltd and Education Payroll Ltd along with a transfer of assets for the latter.

1.4 - Reconciliation of Changes in Appropriation Structure#

Departmental output expenses Stewardship of the Education System and Policy Advice, non-departmental output expense Education Research Initiatives and the Independent Advice on Government Priority Area component of non-departmental output expense Provision of Information and Advisory Services have been combined into a multi-category appropriation called Oversight of the Education System MCA, with an overarching purpose to provide policy advice, research, monitoring and related services that enable Ministers to discharge their responsibilities for a well-functioning education system (excluding tertiary education).

Explanations of the reasons for changing the appropriation structure are noted in the details of each appropriation in Parts 2-4.

1.5 - Relationship between Individual Appropriations and the Work Programmes#

Part 2 - Details of Departmental Appropriations#

2.1 - Departmental Output Expenses#

Place-Based Initiative - Te Tai Tokerau, Northland (M26)

Scope of Appropriation

Expenses and Revenue

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation

This appropriation is intended to achieve better long-term outcomes for children and young people and their whanau/families through a social investment approach co-designed with three high-needs communities in Northland.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements

End of Year Performance Reporting

Performance information for this appropriation will be reported by the Ministry of Education in its annual report.

Current and Past Policy Initiatives

School Property Portfolio Management (M26)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses and Revenue#

Components of the Appropriation#

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation#

This appropriation is intended to achieve a school sector property infrastructure that ensures a fit-for-purpose learning environment.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements#

Note 1 - The Asset Management maturity index scale is 0-20% Aware, 20-40% Minimum, 40-60% Core, 60-80% Intermediate, and 80-100% Advanced on the index criteria established by the Treasury, where Lower Advanced means 80-90% on that scale.

Note 2 - Utilisation is expressed as the ratio of the number of classrooms a school is entitled to relative to its actual number of classrooms at the school. Classroom entitlement is calculated based on maximum roll figures, school types, Maori immersion rolls, special needs and technology aspects of the school. This measure covers about 70% of State schools in total, and excludes schools with 100 or fewer students and schools which are less than 10 years old. Schools with enrolments of 100 students or fewer are excluded because small variations in enrolments will result in major changes in utilisation, and new schools are excluded because they would have been built in anticipation of future need for increased space.

Note 3 - The functionality measure is based on property-related elements of Innovative Learning Environment (ILE) assessments conducted by accredited assessors at the time each school prepares its ten-year property plan (10YPP). This measure is only available for a subset of schools at present but will be progressively applied across all schools as part of the property planning cycle. The functionality of buildings is scored on a nominal scale of 1 to 5 (1 being the highest functionality rating) based on the extent to which the building is assessed as being compliant (0%, 50% or 100%) with requirements for Designing Quality Learning Space (DQLS), Health and Hygiene (H&H) and Flexible Learning Spaces (FLS). A rating of 1 applies to buildings which comply with DQLS, H&H and FLS criteria. A rating of 2 applies to buildings which score 100% for both DQLS and H&H criteria. A rating of 3 applies to buildings which have either a score of at least 50% for both DQLS and H&H criteria or 100% for one of these criteria. A rating of 4 applies to buildings which score 50% for one of DQLS and H&H criteria. A rating of 5 applies to buildings which score 0% for both DQLS and H&H criteria.

End of Year Performance Reporting#

Performance information for this appropriation will be reported by the Ministry of Education in its annual report.

Current and Past Policy Initiatives#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

The $49.378 million decrease in this appropriation for 2017/18 is mainly due to a combination of:

• decrease in the capital charge rate from 8% to 6% ($65.787 million decrease)

• utilisation of revenues from successful legal claims in 2016/17 to cover costs associated with weather-tightness issues in schools ($9.056 million decrease)

• operating costs related to new schools and additional classrooms ($18.545 million increase), and

• continuation of the Christchurch Schools Rebuild programme ($5.932 million increase).

Services to Other Agencies RDA (M26)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses and Revenue#

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation#

This appropriation is intended to provide support services to government departments and other government or education agencies, on a cost-recovery basis, including office accommodation and related services, and information technology management and development services.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements#

Note 1 - The reported percentage is the lowest level of achievement across all service level agreements.

End of Year Performance Reporting#

Performance information for this appropriation will be reported by the Ministry of Education in its annual report.

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

The $1.573 million increase in this appropriation for 2017/18 is mainly due to providing office co-location in Christchurch ($1.029 million increase) and access to an Education Workforce Shared Platform ($580,000 increase) on a cost recovery basis.

Support and Resources for Education Providers (M26)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses and Revenue#

Components of the Appropriation#

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation#

This appropriation is intended to achieve effective management and monitoring of services provided to the education sector that allows it to focus on educational success.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements#

Note 1 - Part 7A of the Education Act 1989 allows the Minister of Education or the Secretary for Education (or their delegates) to put in place a statutory intervention in a State or State-integrated school. The Minister must have reasonable grounds to believe that the operation of the school, or the welfare or educational performance of its students, is at risk.

Note 2 - Specialist learning support service providers who do not have effective internal evaluation processes on initial review are required to develop an action plan with the support of the Ministry of Education.

End of Year Performance Reporting#

Performance information for this appropriation will be reported by the Ministry of Education in its annual report.

Current and Past Policy Initiatives#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

The $15.506 million increase in this appropriation for 2017/18 is mainly due to a combination of:

• provision for the cost of establishing, designing, and implementing required changes to ensure that the schools' payroll service is compliant with Holidays Act legislation ($5.771 million increase)

• strengthening frontline service delivery to support student achievement ($4.632 million increase)

• ongoing stability and sustainability of the schools' payroll system by managing technology risks and increasing efficiency ($4 million increase), and

• ongoing development and implementation of a new Education Resourcing System ($1.300 million increase).

Support and Resources for Parents and the Community (M26)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses and Revenue#

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation#

This appropriation is intended to provide targeted information and support focused on creating informed demand and engagement by families and communities in education, and improving their ability to support their children's learning.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements#

Note 1 - As measured by the percentage of participants who showed a 'positive' or higher rating in initiative evaluation surveys, using a five-point scale where 4 is deemed 'positive'.

End of Year Performance Reporting#

Performance information for this appropriation will be reported by the Ministry of Education in its annual report.

Current and Past Policy Initiatives#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

The $1.054 million decrease in this appropriation for 2017/18 is mainly due to completion of two work programmes in 2016/17:

• Pasifika PowerUp Plus ($600,000 decrease), and

• Value for Money initiatives ($467,000 decrease).

2.3 - Departmental Capital Expenditure and Capital Injections#

Ministry of Education - Capital Expenditure PLA (M26)#

Scope of Appropriation

Capital Expenditure

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation

This appropriation is intended to provide strategic assets, including the renewal and replacement of life-expired assets, in support of the delivery of the Ministry of Education's services and responsibilities for schools.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements

Note 1 - The condition of school buildings is rated on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being the highest condition rating). The scale is based on a ratio of the expected 10-year cost of maintenance relative to estimated replacement value, defined as follows: 1 is a ratio of less than 5%, 2 is 5-10%, 3 is 10-20%, 4 is 20-30%, and 5 is over 30%. This measure represents over 95% of total replacement value and about 70% of the number of buildings in the entire State school portfolio, excluding about 10,000 minor buildings such as sheds and covered walkways.

End of Year Performance Reporting

Performance information for this appropriation will be reported by the Ministry of Education in its annual report.

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

The $32.901 million increase in this appropriation for 2017/18 is mainly due to a combination of:

• additional spend on school redevelopments due to more projects entering the construction phase ($49 million increase)

• additional Christchurch Schools Rebuild programme spend with further projects underway and an increased number of large projects commencing construction ($14 million increase)

• additional spend on new schools ($13 million increase)

• increase in land acquisitions in line with the number of new schools required over the next few years ($7 million increase)

• service concession arrangements as a result of three of the four Public Private Partnership Two schools having the bulk of their construction completed in 2016/17, with only Wakatipu School to be completed in 2017/18, and construction starting for the Third Public Private Partnership schools ($31 million decrease), and

• other changes mainly related to Information Communication Technology, following additional investment under an Education System Digital Strategy for the sector to improve a fragmented system environment and applications, and fitting out of new Christchurch office accommodation partly offset by lower investment in the vehicle fleet as the Ministry moves to leasing ($19 million decrease).

Capital Injections and Movements in Departmental Net Assets

Ministry of Education

Part 3 - Details of Non-Departmental Appropriations#

3.1 - Non-Departmental Output Expenses#

Contribution to the Education Council of Aotearoa New Zealand (M26)

Scope of Appropriation

Expenses

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation

This appropriation is intended to achieve effective professional leadership, investment in teacher professional capability, support and administration of the education profession across the early childhood and schooling sectors and support for activities directed at raising the status of the teaching profession.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements

End of Year Performance Reporting

Performance information for this appropriation will be reported by the Minister of Education in a report appended to the Ministry of Education's annual report.

Current and Past Policy Initiatives

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

The $663,000 increase in this appropriation for 2017/18 is mainly due to the continued establishment of an Education Workforce Shared Platform that will enable Education Council core business functions to be done online ($580,000 increase).

Provision of Information and Advisory Services (M26)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses#

Comparators for Restructured Appropriation#

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation#

This appropriation is intended to achieve informed learning and decision-making through the provision of information and advisory services to individuals, education providers and organisations.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements#

Note 1 - Survey respondents are stakeholders including employers, education providers, students and families. Information received covers the full range of advice, data, communication and instruction that the New Zealand Qualifications Authority provides to its customers to support their relationship, business and interaction with the New Zealand Qualifications Authority.

End of Year Performance Reporting#

Performance information for this appropriation will be reported by the Minister of Education in a report appended to the Ministry of Education's annual report.

Service Providers#

The table above shows the main service providers for this appropriation.

Current and Past Policy Initiatives#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

The $1.160 million decrease in this appropriation for 2017/18 is mainly due to:

• transfer to Oversight of the Education System MCA of provision for Independent Advice on Government Priority Areas from 2017/18 ($500,000 decrease)

• provision for one-to-one career mentoring services to support priority group migrants ceasing from 2016/17 ($381,000 decrease), and

• provision to support sponsors approved through a third round of Partnership Schools applications in 2015/16 and 2016/17 only ($250,000 decrease).

Qualifications Support Structures (M26)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses#

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation#

This appropriation is intended to ensure that New Zealand qualifications are valued as credible, robust and they meet the needs of learners and employers.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements#

Note 1 - Scale is 1 to 4, where 1 is 'Strongly disagree', 2 is 'Disagree', 3 is 'Agree', and 4 is 'Strongly agree'.

End of Year Performance Reporting#

Performance information for this appropriation will be reported by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority in its annual report.

Quality Assurance (M26)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses#

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation#

This appropriation is intended to achieve high levels of trust and confidence in non-university tertiary education sector providers.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements#

Note 1 - A significant New Zealand Qualifications Authority intervention occurs in cases where compliance or quality issues have ultimately led (directly or indirectly) to the loss of a permission previously granted by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority, including:

• cancellation of registration
• withdrawal of programme approval or accreditation
• withdrawal of training scheme approval, or
• withdrawal of consent to assess against standards.

This category also includes cases where the New Zealand Qualifications Authority has had to intervene in relation to the award of qualifications or credits that were found to have been inappropriately awarded. The volume of this measure is demand-driven.

Note 2 - Investigations that result in a corrective action are cases where it was appropriate to allow the provider the opportunity to take corrective action in relation to identified compliance or quality issues, and where all required corrective action has been satisfactorily completed. The volume of this measure is demand-driven.

End of Year Performance Reporting#

Performance information for this appropriation will be reported by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority in its annual report.

School Managed Network Funding (M26)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses#

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation#

This appropriation is intended to achieve equitable access to a secure managed network for schools.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements#

Note 1 - Eligible schools are defined as State schools, integrated schools and partnership schools.

End of Year Performance Reporting#

Performance information for this appropriation will be reported by The Network for Learning Limited in its annual report.

Current and Past Policy Initiatives#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

The $2.400 million decrease in this appropriation for 2017/18 is mainly due to a one-off transfer from 2015/16 to cover the delay in the Managed School Network Upgrade project rollout scheduled to be completed in 2016/17.

School Transport (M26)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses#

Components of the Appropriation#

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation#

This appropriation is intended to achieve maximum attendance at schools by ensuring transport options are available.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements#

End of Year Performance Reporting#

Performance information for this appropriation will be reported by the Minister of Education in a report appended to the Ministry of Education's annual report.

Service Providers#

The table above shows the main service providers for this appropriation.

Current and Past Policy Initiatives#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

The $8.555 million increase in this appropriation for 2017/18 is due to a combination of increases in distances travelled, provision for new routes and movements in contract costs.

Conditions on Use of Appropriation#

Secondary School Assessments (M26)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses#

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation#

This appropriation is intended to achieve trust and confidence in robust and equitable secondary school level assessment.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements#

End of Year Performance Reporting#

Performance information for this appropriation will be reported by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority in its annual report.

Secondary-Tertiary Interface (M26)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses#

Components of the Appropriation#

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation#

This appropriation is intended to achieve an increase in school students' continuing education to a tertiary level.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements#

End of Year Performance Reporting#

Performance information for this appropriation will be reported by the Minister of Education in a report appended to the Ministry of Education's annual report.

Service Providers#

The table above shows the main service providers for this appropriation.

Current and Past Policy Initiatives#

Supporting Parenting (M26)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses#

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation#

This appropriation is intended to achieve improved support by parents, families and whanau for their children's education.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements#

Note 1 - The selection of priority areas is informed by data (eg, poor education outcomes/low engagement with education institutions), evidence of apparent distinct needs (eg, among Maori, Pasifika and other ethnic groups), and evidence of disadvantage (eg, geographic isolation or limited internet access).

End of Year Performance Reporting#

Performance information for this appropriation will be reported by the Minister of Education in a report appended to the Ministry of Education's annual report.

Service Providers#

The table above shows the main service providers for this appropriation.

Current and Past Policy Initiatives#

Teacher-Led Innovation Fund (M26)#

Scope of Appropriation and Expenses#

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation#

This appropriation is intended to achieve innovative practice in order to improve learning outcomes, particularly for Maori students, Pasifika students, those with additional learning needs and those from low socio-economic backgrounds.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements#

Note 1 - The Teacher-led Innovation Fund is set for a five year period with projects running over one, two and three year periods.

End of Year Performance Reporting#

Performance information for this appropriation will be reported by the Minister of Education in a report appended to the Ministry of Education's annual report.

Service Providers#

Current and Past Policy Initiatives#

3.2 - Non-Departmental Benefits or Related Expenses#

Boarding Allowances (M26)#

Scope of Appropriation

Expenses

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation

This appropriation is intended to achieve increased educational achievement for children and young people who are facing significant barriers to accessing education.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements

An exemption was granted under section 15D(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Finance Act 1989, as additional performance information is unlikely to be informative because this appropriation is solely for annual allowances paid under the Education Act 1989 for selected students studying away from home.

Conditions on Use of Appropriation

Home Schooling Allowances (M26)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses#

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation#

This appropriation is intended to achieve support for students engaged in education outside of the school system.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements#

An exemption was granted under section 15D(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Finance Act 1989, as additional performance information is unlikely to be informative because this appropriation is solely for payments of a supervision allowance for children who are home schooled under the Education Act 1989.

Conditions on Use of Appropriation#

National Study Awards (M26)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses#

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation#

This appropriation is intended to achieve better education by increasing the capability of teachers through targeted study assistance.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements#

An exemption was granted under section 15D(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Finance Act 1989, as additional performance information is unlikely to be informative because this appropriation is solely for teacher study awards, including sabbaticals and prestigious awards, under the Education Act 1989 and teachers' collective agreements.

Current and Past Policy Initiatives#

Puawaitanga Scholarships (M26)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses#

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation#

This appropriation is intended to achieve greater educational opportunities for Maori students with leadership potential.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements#

An exemption was granted under section 15D(2)(b)(iii) of the Public Finance Act 1989, as the amount of this annual appropriation for benefits or related expense is less than $5 million.

Conditions on Use of Appropriation#

Scholarships for Students to Attend Private Schools (M26)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses#

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation#

This appropriation is intended to achieve the provision of opportunities for private education to those who would otherwise not have access.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements#

An exemption was granted under section 15D(2)(b)(iii) of the Public Finance Act 1989, as the amount of this annual appropriation for benefits or related expense is less than $5 million.

Teacher Trainee Scholarships (M26)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses#

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation#

This appropriation is intended to achieve a high-quality workforce by supporting prospective teachers through their training.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements#

An exemption was granted under section 15D(2)(b)(iii) of the Public Finance Act 1989, as the amount of this annual appropriation for benefits or related expense is less than $5 million.

Current and Past Policy Initiatives#

United World Scholarships (M26)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses#

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation#

This appropriation is intended to achieve the provision of alternative learning environments.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements#

An exemption was granted under section 15D(2)(b)(iii) of the Public Finance Act 1989, as the amount of this annual appropriation for benefits or related expense is less than $5 million.

3.4 - Non-Departmental Other Expenses#

Early Childhood Education (M26)#

Scope of Appropriation

Expenses

Components of the Appropriation

Note - Targeted funding includes: targeted early childhood education (ECE) participation initiatives; equity funding; Annual Top-up for Isolated Services for licensed rural services and correspondence ECE.

Equity funding for the ECE sector provides additional support and it is for learners:

• from low socio-economic communities
• with special education needs and from non-English-speaking backgrounds
• with languages and cultures other than English, and
• who live in isolation.

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation

This appropriation is intended to achieve access to early childhood education for all young children.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements

The following information is an indication of expected numbers and is provided for context only.

End of Year Performance Reporting

Performance information for this appropriation will be reported by the Minister of Education in a report appended to the Ministry of Education's annual report.

Service Providers

The table above shows the main service providers for this appropriation.

Current and Past Policy Initiatives

Reasons for Change in Appropriation

The $31.690 million increase in this appropriation for 2017/18 is mainly due to:

• volume growth driven by increased migration, a higher-than-expected birth rate, and success of initiatives to improve awareness and engage more families to participate in early childhood education services ($23.939 million increase)

• additional funding targeted to early childhood education (ECE) services and nga kohanga reo with children at greater risk of educational under-achievement ($5 million increase), and

• settlement of collective employment agreements ($2.735 million increase).

Conditions on Use of Appropriation

Integrated Schools Property (M26)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses#

Components of the Appropriation#

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation#

This appropriation is intended to achieve a school property infrastructure that ensures a fit-for-purpose learning environment.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements#

The following information is an indication of expected numbers and is provided for context only.

End of Year Performance Reporting#

Performance information for this appropriation will be reported by the Minister of Education in a report appended to the Ministry of Education's annual report.

Service Providers#

The table above shows the main service providers for this appropriation.

Current and Past Policy Initiatives#

Reasons for Change in Appropriation#

The $2.838 million decrease in this appropriation for 2017/18 is mainly due to a combination of:

• full and final recognition for proprietors of State-integrated schools on the impact of property-related costs of past education policy changes ($10 million increase)

• contributions in 2016/17 to the cost of new schools and classrooms, particularly Takanini Primary ($6.510 million decrease), and
• provision in 2016/17 only to assist State-integrated schools in greater Christchurch to seismic strengthen their buildings ($6 million decrease).

Conditions on Use of Appropriation#

Interest Subsidy for Schools (M26)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses#

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation#

This appropriation is intended to achieve financial support for schools that supports fit-for-purpose learning environments.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements#

An exemption was granted under section 15D(2)(b)(iii) of the Public Finance Act as the amount of this annual appropriation for non-departmental other expenses is less than $5 million.

Service Providers#

The table above shows the main service providers for this appropriation.

Current and Past Policy Initiatives#

Conditions on Use of Appropriation#

Primary Education (M26)#

Scope of Appropriation#

Expenses#

Components of the Appropriation#

What is Intended to be Achieved with this Appropriation#

This appropriation is intended to deliver relevant curriculum for all Year 0 to 8 students in all schools, through the development of tailored programmes and resources to meet the needs of all students.

How Performance will be Assessed and End of Year Reporting Requirements#

Note - 2016/17 Estimated Actual figures are based on the latest results for the calendar year 2015.

The following information is an indication of expected numbers and is provided for context only.

Note 1 - This is calculated from the July School Roll returns.

Note 2 - This number includes English-medium and Maori-medium, but excludes Partnership Schools | Kura Hourua, Te Kura Correspondence School, private schools and composite schools or schools that pro-rata their roll. The calculation is based on a survey conducted in the first pay run of April.

End of Year Performance Reporting#

Performance information for this appropriation will be reported by the Minister of Education in a report appended to the Ministry of Education's annual report.

Service Providers#

The table above shows the main service providers for this appropriation.

Current and Past Policy Initiatives#