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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 teachers16.8714.678.377.289.958.65
80-99% certificated teachers15.8913.827.336.379.127.93
50-79% certificated teachers14.5712.676.635.778.347.25
25-49% certificated teachers12.1510.575.805.047.446.47
0-24% certificated teachers10.789.375.284.596.956.04
$ 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 teachers16.8714.678.377.2810.379.02
80-99% certificated teachers15.8913.827.336.379.508.26
50-79% certificated teachers14.5712.676.635.778.687.55
25-49% certificated teachers12.1510.575.805.047.746.73
0-24% certificated teachers10.789.375.284.597.236.29
$ 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 teachers17.2114.978.547.4310.589.20
80-99% certificated teachers16.2114.107.486.509.698.43
50-79% certificated teachers14.8612.926.765.888.857.70
25-49% certificated teachers12.3910.775.925.157.896.86
0-24% certificated teachers11.009.575.394.697.376.41
$ 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 teachers17.3015.048.587.4610.649.25
80-99% certificated teachers16.3014.177.526.549.748.47
50-79% certificated teachers14.9412.996.805.918.897.73
25-49% certificated teachers12.4510.835.955.177.946.90
0-24% certificated teachers11.059.615.424.717.416.44

* 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.