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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 teachers16.0013.919.318.1014.8912.95
80-99% certificated teachers15.3613.368.467.3614.0912.25
50-79% certificated teachers13.9912.177.366.4012.8711.19
25-49% certificated teachers11.469.975.965.1811.379.89
0-24% certificated teachers9.948.645.034.3710.409.04
$ 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 teachers16.0013.919.318.1015.5513.52
80-99% certificated teachers15.3613.368.467.3614.7212.80
50-79% certificated teachers13.9912.177.366.4013.4411.69
25-49% certificated teachers11.469.975.965.1811.8710.32
0-24% certificated teachers9.948.645.034.3710.869.44
$ 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 teachers16.3214.199.508.2615.8613.79
80-99% certificated teachers15.6713.638.637.5015.0113.05
50-79% certificated teachers14.2712.417.516.5313.7111.92
25-49% certificated teachers11.6910.176.085.2912.1110.53
0-24% certificated teachers10.148.825.134.4611.089.63
$ 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 teachers16.4014.269.558.3015.9413.86
80-99% certificated teachers15.7413.698.677.5415.0913.12
50-79% certificated teachers14.3412.477.546.5613.7811.98
25-49% certificated teachers11.7510.226.115.3112.1710.58
0-24% certificated teachers10.198.865.154.4811.139.68

* 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.