Supplementary estimates of appropriations

Vote Education - Supplementary estimates and supporting information 2009/10

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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
  2009/10
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.
226,442 (1,176) 225,266

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.
1,244,497 43,374 1,287,871

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.
31,147 129 31,276

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.
15,072 10 15,082

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.
82,876 (5,618) 77,258

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.
59,883 1,464 61,347

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.
14,484 8 14,492

Total Departmental Output Expenses

1,674,401 38,191 1,712,592

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.
34,562 - 34,562

Curriculum Support (M26)

Purchase of supplementary educational programmes for schools and communities to ensure wider access to these opportunities.
65,588 1,987 67,575

Education Research Initiatives (M26)

Purchase of research about teaching and learning in our educational institutions and independent research on education issues, policies and practices.
3,230 (100) 3,130

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.
41,877 - 41,877

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.
104,319 (5,230) 99,089

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.
22,739 260 22,999

Qualifications Support Structures (M26)

Provision for the New Zealand Qualifications Authority to oversee the setting of standards and standards based qualifications. This includes 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 21 6,070

Quality Assurance (M26)

Provision for the New Zealand Qualifications Authority to provide quality assurance services to support the New Zealand qualifications system.
7,700 - 7,700

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.
156,893 861 157,754

Secondary School Examinations (M26)

Provision for the New Zealand Qualifications Authority to oversee assessment for national secondary school qualifications and conduct examinations.
23,760 - 23,760

Service Academies (M26)

This appropriation is limited to providing military-focused programmes for disengaged or disengaging senior students in secondary schools.
- 360 360

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.
5,089 - 5,089

Tertiary and International Advisory Services (M68)

Providing information and advisory services in respect to tertiary education and international education policies and programmes to the public, community groups, industry, the education community, Crown entities and other government departments.
5,789 - 5,789

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.
5,737 - 5,737

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.
1,604,141 18,809 1,622,950

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.
308,310 (13,500) 294,810

Total Non-Departmental Output Expenses

2,398,350 3,468 2,401,818

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 (552) 7,517

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).
5,334 203 5,537

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.
3,100 (50) 3,050

Māori and Pacific Island Scholarships and Bursaries (M68)

Programmes to provide scholarships and bursaries to Māori and Pasifika students, according to established criteria. The programmes include Māori Education Trust and Polynesian and Pacific Island Education Foundation Scholarships, Ngarimu VC and 28th (Maori) Battalion Memorial Scholarship Fund and Māori and Polynesian Scholarships.
1,052 - 1,052

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.
3,250 552 3,802

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.
26,378 - 26,378

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.
- 1,213 1,213

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.
1,790 50 1,840

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.
80 - 80

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.
8,727 (7,869) 858

Tertiary Scholarships (M68)

Scholarships payable to tertiary students, including Enterprise, Top Achiever Doctoral, Learning for Living and Mathematics and Science scholarships; Trainee Medical Intern grants and School Achievers awards. The criteria and process for these awards are available from the Tertiary Education Commission.
21,119 - 21,119

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

79,249 (6,453) 72,796

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.
80,029 3,126 83,155

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.
1,105,642 50,979 1,156,621

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.
14,459 (615) 13,844

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.
44,378 2,529 46,907

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.
574 (181) 393

New Zealand Teachers Council (M26)

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

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.
2,494,446 57,205 2,551,651

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.
952 (60) 892

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. Most projects are developed in the context of a business case.
13,572 - 13,572

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.
1,867,613 39,413 1,907,026

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.
294,550 8,319 302,869

Tertiary Education Grants and Other Funding (M68)

This appropriation is limited to contributions for capability development initiatives for tertiary education organisations (where this is outside the formal Investment Plan process); support for international education providers through the Export Education Innovations Fund; and other miscellaneous tertiary education grants and programmes. Also included is funding for depreciation on Crown-owned tertiary assets.
67,584 (2,015) 65,569

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.
419,710 1,976 421,686

Tertiary Education Organisation Component - Performance Based Research Fund (M68)

This appropriation is limited to financial contributions for the cost of research and research-based teaching and learning in tertiary education organisations, to raise the quality and focus of research, and provide incentives for improved investment in basic research in the tertiary sector.
241,859 2,435 244,294

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 70 2,153

University of Auckland Starpath Project (M68)

Funding under the Partnerships for Excellence programme to support the Starpath initiatives at the University of Auckland.
1,750 (1,750) -

Total Non-Departmental Other Expenses

6,650,667 161,431 6,812,098

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.
637,683 44,600 682,283

Total Departmental Capital Expenditure

637,683 44,600 682,283

Non-Departmental Capital Expenditure

     

College of Education Mergers (M68)

Provision of support for transition and related costs of the mergers of Dunedin College of Education and University of Otago and Christchurch College of Education and University of Canterbury.
5,000 - 5,000

Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics Distinctive Contributions (M68)

Capital funding to support strategic change in the Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics sector. This includes capital funding for plant and equipment, information systems, and shared infrastructure amongst Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics to enhance the capability and distinctive contributions of the sector in line with the Tertiary Education Strategy.
4,500 600 5,100

Investment in Te Wananga o Aotearoa (M68)

To provide a suspensory loan to Te Wananga o Aotearoa, to further invest in institutional capability, provide short term liquidity or funding support, meet Treaty of Waitangi settlement obligations or purchase essential assets to facilitate educational delivery.
5,000 - 5,000

National Assessment Tool for Adult Literacy, Numeracy and Language (M68)

This appropriation is limited to development of an online national assessment tool for adult literacy, numeracy and language.
600 - 600

National Centre of Excellence in Wood Processing (M68)

Capital funding to complete the National Centre of Excellence in Wood Processing where a number of new programmes central to the Wood Processing Strategy will be delivered.
- 1,000 1,000

Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology Visual Arts and Media Block (M68)

This appropriation is limited to the construction of the Visual Arts and Media facility at the Nelson campus of Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology.
3,132 5,000 8,132

NZQA Technology (M26)

Investment in improved information systems for the New Zealand Qualifications Authority.
200 - 200

Property Disposal Incentives Scheme (M26)

Payments to schools of a share of the proceeds from the sale of their surplus school property assets.
5,700 (397) 5,303

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.
3,328 - 3,328

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 (1,080) -

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.
23,903 700 24,603

UCOL Whanganui Campus Redevelopment (M68)

Crown support for the development of the Universal College of Learning Whanganui Campus.
1,800 (1,800) -

University of Auckland Institute for Innovation in Biotechnology (M68)

Suspensory loan under the Partnerships for Excellence programme for the establishment of a biotechnology and innovation centre for graduate training and research at the University of Auckland.
2,000 1,000 3,000

Wananga and Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics Infrastructure Fund (M68)

This appropriation is limited to funding infrastructure development projects, including development of systems, by Wananga and Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics that fulfil legislative requirements, address government requirements applied to either sub-sector, or fulfil commitments under individual Investment Plans.
1,888 (200) 1,688

WelTec Financial Assistance (M68)

Restructuring of Crown assistance to Wellington Institute of Technology through the conversion of loans to equity to help secure its sustainability.
4,150 - 4,150

Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki (M68)

Financial assistance to the Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki to manage cash flow issues.
4,000 (4,000) -

Total Non-Departmental Capital Expenditure

68,161 823 68,984

Total Annual and Permanent Appropriations

11,508,511 242,060 11,750,571

Details of Projected Movements in Departmental
Net Assets#

Ministry of Education

Ministry of Education - Details of Projected Movements in Departmental Net Assets - Education
Details of Net Asset Schedule 2009/10
Main Estimates Projections
$000
2009/10
Supplementary Estimates Projections
$000
Explanation of Projected Movements in 2009/10
Opening Balance 10,705,081 10,992,545 Supplementary Estimates opening balance reflects the audited results as at 30 June 2009.
Capital Injections 183,633 228,133 Mainly owing to additional funding for school maintenance and improvement and investment in the Schools Network Upgrade Programme for introduction of ultra-fast broadband in schools. These are partly offset by transfers from capital to operating for managing work on defective buildings, extending the National Education Network trial and support for broadband initiatives.
Capital Withdrawals (5,217) (24,270) Mainly owing to repayment of surplus funding related to the school property works programme, after an increase in operating funding through additional depreciation arising from revaluation of school property assets at June 2009.
Surplus to be Retained (Deficit Incurred) - -  
Other Movements - -  

Closing Balance

10,883,497 11,196,408