What the out-of-hours music and arts programme grant is for#

This is funding for schools and kura that run an out-of-hours music and art (OOHMA) programme.

The programme provides professional tuition for children in Years 1 to 8. Some secondary schools run this programme for primary aged students in their area.

The grant covers the costs of administrative support for the programme. We load payments to your school or kura by the end of November for the following year. Any adjustments needed on the initial payment will be made the following May.

How to apply and how the grant is administered#

How we work out the out-of-hours music and arts programme grant#

Each year, the regional offices allocate host schools and kura in the OOHMA programme a set number of funded teaching hours.  

We pay you an annual grant, based on your allocated hours, by 30 November for the following year.

The grant is for employing tutors and coordinators. School staff members can't provide tuition under this grant.

Our operational funding documents have the current rate.