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Vote Education#
The Budget 2025 education package totals $2.5 billion over the next 4 years. This year’s investments are focused on transforming learning supports to lift student achievement and attendance. The Budget builds on work already underway to deliver on the 6 education priorities and the Māori Education Action Plan.
This is the largest investment into learning support in a generation.
The funding includes $613.5 million reprioritised funding within Vote Education that is being reinvested into priority education initiatives in Budget 2025.
The Minister of Education has unveiled the Government’s education package - Beehive website
Minister's press release
The Minister of Education has unveiled the Government’s education package
Budget 2025 at a glance#
The brochure provides additional information about Vote Education key investments, highlighting the multi-tiered, systematic approach to learning support.
Budget 2025 brochureVote Tertiary#
The Budget 2025 package provides $398 million in operating funding over the next four years for tertiary education. This year’s investments will help tertiary education and training providers sustain the quality of provision and invest in priority areas that will support economic growth.
Budget 2025 also includes funding to support changes to the vocational education and training system during the transition to a redesigned system.
The Minister for Universities and the Minister for Vocational Education have announced the tertiary education package. Read the press release to find out more.
Tertiary study subsidy boost in priority subjects - Beehive website
Budget 2025 summary of initiatives#
For a list of Budget 2025 investments, which include Vote Education and Vote Tertiary, visit the Treasury website.
