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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 teachers18.24 15.86 10.53 9.16 16.61 14.44 
80-99% certificated teachers17.63 15.33 9.72 8.45 15.84 13.77 
50-79% certificated teachers16.11 14.01 8.49 7.38 14.49 12.60 
25-49% certificated teachers13.29 11.56 6.92 6.02 12.77 11.10 
0-24% certificated teachers11.57 10.06 5.86 5.10 11.70 10.17 
$ 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 teachers18.24 15.86 10.53 9.16 17.33 15.07 
80-99% certificated teachers17.63 15.33 9.72 8.45 16.53 14.37 
50-79% certificated teachers16.11 14.01 8.49 7.38 15.12 13.15 
25-49% certificated teachers13.29 11.56 6.92 6.02 13.32 11.58 
0-24% certificated teachers11.57 10.06 5.86 5.10 12.20 10.61 
$ 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 teachers18.60 16.17 10.74 9.34 17.68 15.37 
80-99% certificated teachers17.98 15.63 9.91 8.62 16.86 14.66 
50-79% certificated teachers16.43 14.29 8.66 7.53 15.42 13.41 
25-49% certificated teachers13.56 11.79 7.06 6.14 13.59 11.82 
0-24% certificated teachers11.80 10.26 5.98 5.20 12.44 10.82 
$ 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 teachers18.6916.25 10.809.39 17.7715.45 
80-99% certificated teachers18.0715.71 9.968.66 16.9414.73 
50-79% certificated teachers16.5114.36 8.717.57 15.5013.48 
25-49% certificated teachers13.6311.85 7.106.17 13.6611.88 
0-24% certificated teachers11.8610.31 6.015.23 12.5010.87 

* 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.