Who can get funding#

We fund ākonga | students enrolled in Pacific bilingual and immersion programmes in immersion levels 1 and 2. Levels 3 and 4 are not funded.

To qualify for funding, students have to meet all the criteria for each level. These are set out in the school roll return guidelines on Education Counts.

School roll return guidelines – Education Counts

The guidelines also explain how to record the Pacific bilingual and immersion programme levels in your school's student management system (SMS) or roll template. We use this information to calculate your funding.

Funding rates#

Operational funding rates for Pacific bilingual and immersion programmes are set each year.

View your operational funding updates in Pourato.

Finding information in Pourato – Applications and Online Systems

How your school is funded#

We initially fund your school based on the number of students in the previous year's roll return.

We recalculate your funding based on the latest roll return once the year starts.

Payments are made through the usual operational grant payment processes.

Factsheet about the funding#

Our factsheet has more information about Pacific bilingual and immersion programme funding.