The Associate Minister of Education Hon David Seymour established the Ministerial Advisory Group (MAG) on 19 June 2025 to review funding for early learning. The MAG is an independent body supported by ...

The published information includes key Budget documents and decisions. Other advice provided to Ministers can be found on our Advice seen by ministers' page. Where information in these documents has ...

SMART (Student Monitoring, Assessment and Reporting Tool) is a new online assessment tool that kura can start using with your mokopuna in 2026. The assessment will give you and kaiako clear, ...

Standard planning is a specific term for our planning process. It means things happen in a logical and predictable order, with consistent, good quality results. Planning starts with understanding and ...

Information and guidance about your child's learning and development from early learning to school and kura and tertiary education.

The education sector includes all early learning, schooling, and tertiary education provision. It sets out the goals we are seeking to achieve and provides a framework for coordinating our programmes ...

We give schools a staffing entitlement which funds 1 year of full-time teacher equivalents (FTTEs). It's up to your school board to work out how many staff you could employ based on the amount of ...

In some cases, a student may need to be removed from state or state-integrated school or kura. This is usually after the school has tried other measures. There is a very high bar for removing a ...

This calculator helps to work out the order amounts needed to make each recipe based on the school roll numbers. The quantity calculator should be used along with the provided recipes. The calculator ...

Under the Education and Training Act 2020, the school board must make sure school is a physically and emotionally safe place for all students and staff. An emergency plan for the workplace is required ...