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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 teachers15.8913.827.896.869.468.23
80-99% certificated teachers14.8312.906.775.898.577.45
50-79% certificated teachers13.5611.796.095.307.836.81
25-49% certificated teachers11.229.765.304.616.976.06
0-24% certificated teachers9.898.604.804.176.485.63
$ 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 teachers15.8913.827.896.869.878.58
80-99% certificated teachers14.8312.906.775.898.947.77
50-79% certificated teachers13.5611.796.095.308.177.10
25-49% certificated teachers11.229.765.30 4.617.276.32
0-24% certificated teachers9.898.604.804.176.765.88
$ 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 teachers16.2114.108.057.0010.078.76
80-99% certificated teachers15.1313.166.916.019.127.93
50-79% certificated teachers13.8312.036.215.408.337.24
25-49% certificated teachers11.449.955.414.707.426.45
0-24% certificated teachers10.098.774.904.266.906.00
$ 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 teachers16.3014.178.107.0410.128.80
80-99% certificated teachers15.2013.226.956.049.177.97
50-79% certificated teachers13.9012.096.245.438.377.28
25-49% certificated teachers11.5010.005.444.737.456.48
0-24% certificated teachers10.148.824.924.286.936.03

* 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.