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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 teachers14.27 12.41 7.08 6.16 8.49 7.38 
80-99% certificated teachers13.32 11.58 6.08 5.29 7.70 6.70 
50-79% certificated teachers12.19 10.60 5.48 4.77 7.03 6.11 
25-49% certificated teachers10.10 8.78 4.77 4.15 6.26 5.44 
0-24% certificated teachers8.93 7.77 4.34 3.77 5.83 5.07 
$ 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 teachers14.27 12.41 7.08 6.16 8.86 7.70 
80-99% certificated teachers13.32 11.58 6.08 5.29 8.03 6.98 
50-79% certificated teachers12.19 10.60 5.48 4.77 7.33 6.37 
25-49% certificated teachers10.10 8.78 4.77 4.15 6.53 5.68 
0-24% certificated teachers8.93 7.77 4.34 3.77 6.08 5.29 
$ 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 teachers14.56 12.66 7.22 6.28 9.04 7.86 
80-99% certificated teachers13.59 11.82 6.20 5.39 8.19 7.12 
50-79% certificated teachers12.43 10.81 5.59 4.86 7.48 6.50 
25-49% certificated teachers10.30 8.96 4.87 4.23 6.66 5.79 
0-24% certificated teachers9.11 7.92 4.43 3.85 6.20 5.39 
$ 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 teachers14.6312.72 7.266.31 9.097.90 
80-99% certificated teachers13.6611.88 6.235.42 8.237.16 
50-79% certificated teachers12.4910.86 5.624.89 7.526.54 
25-49% certificated teachers10.359.00 4.904.26 6.695.82 
0-24% certificated teachers9.157.96 4.453.87 6.235.42 

* 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.