Funding and financials
Resources and links to managing your school’s finances, operational and property funding, and staffing entitlements among other financial guidance.
- Managing school finances
- Resourcing – operational and staff funding
- Property funding
- Other types of funding
- Tax, insurance and local councils
- Resourcing audits
Boards are responsible for managing their school’s finances, and have many requirements to follow.
Managing school finances
We have guidance on best practice in financial governance, financial management and reporting. We also have information on how to prepare your school’s financial statements and how to manage general finances.
Resourcing – operational and staff funding
We calculate and deliver operational funding and staffing entitlements to state and state-integrated schools.
Resourcing – operational and staff funding
Property funding
We provide funding to schools to build new property and maintain existing property. We also give boards funding to furnish and equip buildings and to pay for vandalism damage.
Other types of funding
We have information about funding, including English for speakers of other languages (ESOL), the International Student Wellbeing Strategy, boarding allowances and other funding for schools and ākonga | students.
International Student Wellbeing Strategy 2019 funding
Tax, insurance and local councils
Our information about council rates and a range of insurance and taxation issues:
Risk Management Scheme: Contents and liability insurance
Resourcing audits
Our audits roll returns to make sure schools receive the correct funding and staffing entitlements.
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