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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 teachers14.7412.827.326.378.787.63
80-99% certificated teachers13.7611.976.285.467.95 6.91
50-79% certificated teachers12.5910.955.674.937.27 6.32
25-49% certificated teachers10.439.074.944.306.48 5.63
0-24% certificated teachers9.208.004.483.906.03 5.24
$ 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 teachers14.7412.827.326.379.167.97
80-99% certificated teachers13.7611.976.285.468.297.21
50-79% certificated teachers12.5910.955.674.937.586.59
25-49% certificated teachers10.439.074.944.306.765.88
0-24% certificated teachers9.208.004.483.906.295.47
$ 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 teachers15.0313.077.476.509.348.12
80-99% certificated teachers14.0412.216.415.578.467.36
50-79% certificated teachers12.8411.175.785.037.736.72
25-49% certificated teachers10.649.255.044.386.906.00
0-24% certificated teachers9.388.164.573.976.425.58
$ 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 teachers15.1013.137.516.539.388.16
80-99% certificated teachers14.1112.276.445.608.507.39
50-79% certificated teachers12.9011.225.815.057.776.76
25-49% certificated teachers10.709.305.064.406.936.03
0-24% certificated teachers9.438.204.593.996.455.61

* 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.