Education Funding System Review background documents
The Review of Education Funding Systems has ended.
The following are background documents to the Education Systems Funding Review (for 0 to 18 year years). These papers show the history of the policy process from June 2016 to May 2018.
Independent research reports
Between 2015 and 2018, the following reports were commissioned to:
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support early scoping work to understand the current funding systems, and
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initially identify possible areas for improvement.
The Government has decided not to progress some of the ideas raised in these reports, such as ‘bulk funding’.
Full Report: Sapere Research Group — What is the cost of a good kiwi education? [PDF, 7.9 MB]
Full Report: Sapere Research Group — Perspectives on School Funding Model [PDF, 1.2 MB]
Note that no conclusions can be drawn from these documents as to the future of education funding systems.
Cabinet papers
Cabinet paper — Education Funding Review: Proposed new direction (May 2018) [PDF, 934 KB]
Cabinet paper — Review of Education Funding Systems [PDF, 1.5 MB]
Note that we are still in the early stages of the Review and no decisions have been made.
Ministry documents
Between January 2015 and May 2018 the following documents were prepared as part of the evolution of policy options and advice on the Review of Education Funding Systems and related issues.
These documents consider a range of funding options. No conclusions can be drawn from them as to the future of education funding systems.
Briefing notes
Briefing Note: Funding review — Proposed New Direction [PDF, 518 KB]
Briefing Note: Funding Review discussion [PDF, 162 KB]
Briefing Note: Review of Funding — Draft materials and next steps [PDF, 1.6 MB]
Briefing Note: Funding Review — Draft Terms of Reference for Independent Adviser [PDF, 1.4 MB]
Briefing Note: School resourcing formulae [PDF, 3.5 MB]
Presentations
Reports
Report: Funding review background information and next steps [PDF, 8.1 MB]
Report: Review of Funding Systems [PDF, 4.5 MB]
Report: independent advice on options for the scope of an education funding review [PDF, 1.2 MB]
Report: Funding review — draft stock-takes and next steps [PDF, 733 KB]
Reviews
A3: Review of funding systems [PDF, 187 KB]
A3: Review of Funding Systems — update for joint Finance Ministers [PDF, 87 KB]
A3: Review of Funding Systems: Problem definition [PDF, 810 KB]
A3: Education funding systems review — Education Work Programme [PDF, 330 KB]
Other documents
Strategy Session: Funding review and insights on Equity and Disadvantage [PDF, 368 KB]
Funding for Disadvantage Technical Reference Group handout: Rates and thresholds [PDF, 175 KB]
Internal Paper: Stocktake of funding system for school-age education in New Zealand [PDF, 1.2 MB]
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