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Ministry of Education New Zealand
$ per funded child hourRates from 1 January 2024
Under 22 and over20 Hours ECE
incl GSTexcl GST*incl GSTexcl GST*incl GSTexcl GST*
100% certificated teachers18.5316.1110.679.2816.7514.57
80-99% certificated teachers17.9215.589.868.5715.9813.90
50-79% certificated teachers16.4014.268.637.5014.6312.72
25-49% certificated teachers13.5811.817.066.1412.9111.23
0-24% certificated teachers11.8610.316.005.2211.8410.30
Sessional - 100% certificated teachers18.8616.409.468.2311.119.66
$ per funded child hourRates from 1 March 2024
Under 22 and over20 Hours ECE
incl GSTexcl GST*incl GSTexcl GST*incl GSTexcl GST*
100% certificated teachers18.5316.1110.679.2817.5315.24
80-99% certificated teachers17.9215.589.868.5716.7314.55
50-79% certificated teachers16.4014.268.637.5015.3213.32
25-49% certificated teachers13.5811.817.066.1413.5211.76
0-24% certificated teachers11.8610.316.005.2212.4010.78
Sessional - 100% certificated teachers18.8616.409.468.2311.6310.11
$ per funded child hourRates from 1 April 2024
Under 22 and over20 Hours ECE
incl GSTexcl GST*incl GSTexcl GST*incl GSTexcl GST*
100% certificated teachers18.9416.4710.879.4517.6715.37
80-99% certificated teachers18.3315.9410.068.7516.8714.67
50-79% certificated teachers16.8114.628.837.6815.4613.44
25-49% certificated teachers13.9912.177.266.3113.6611.88
0-24% certificated teachers12.2710.676.205.3912.5410.90
Sessional - 100% certificated teachers19.2716.769.668.4011.7710.23
$ per funded child hourRates from 1 June 2024
Under 22 and over20 Hours ECE
incl GSTexcl GST*incl GSTexcl GST*incl GSTexcl GST*
100% certificated teachers18.9416.4710.879.4517.6715.37
80-99% certificated teachers18.3315.9410.068.7516.8714.67
50-79% certificated teachers16.8114.628.837.6815.4613.44
25-49% certificated teachers13.9912.177.266.3113.6611.88
0-24% certificated teachers12.2710.676.205.3912.5410.90
Sessional - 100% certificated teachers19.2716.769.668.4011.7710.23
$ per funded child hourRates from 1 December 2024
Under 22 and over20 Hours ECE
incl GSTexcl GST*incl GSTexcl GST*incl GSTexcl GST*
100% certificated teachers19.7817.2011.309.8318.1015.74
80-99% certificated teachers19.1716.6710.499.1217.3015.04
50-79% certificated teachers17.6515.359.268.0515.8913.82
25-49% certificated teachers14.8312.907.696.6914.0912.25
0-24% certificated teachers13.1111.406.635.7712.9711.28
Sessional - 100% certificated teachers20.1117.4910.098.7712.2010.61
$ per funded child hourRates from 1 January 2025
Under 22 and over20 Hours ECE
incl GSTexcl GST*incl GSTexcl GST*incl GSTexcl GST*
100% certificated teachers20.1717.5411.5210.0218.4616.05
80-99% certificated teachers19.5517.0010.709.3017.6415.34
50-79% certificated teachers18.0015.659.448.2116.2114.10
25-49% certificated teachers15.1213.157.846.8214.3712.50
0-24% certificated teachers13.3711.636.765.8813.2311.50
Sessional - 100% certificated teachers20.5117.8310.298.9512.4410.82
$ per funded child hourRates from 1 January 2026 **
Under 22 and over20 Hours ECE
incl GST***excl GSTincl GST***excl GSTincl GST***excl GST
100% certificated teachers20.2717.6311.5810.0718.5516.13
80-99% certificated teachers19.6517.0910.759.3517.7315.42
50-79% certificated teachers18.0915.739.498.2516.3014.17
25-49% certificated teachers15.1913.217.886.8514.4412.56
0-24% certificated teachers13.4311.686.805.9113.2911.56
Sessional - 100% certificated teachers20.6117.9210.348.9912.5010.87

* Pourato uses a funding rate to 6.dp for this set of rates. We have rounded to 2.dp for ease of reading. (Note these GST exclusive rates are not effective until the 1 July payment.)

** Rates with an effective date from 1 July 2025 onwards are GST exclusive rates. These rates are 2.dp in Pourato.

*** GST inclusive rates for rates effective from 1 July 2025 are for comparison only.