Property, procurement and school transport
This directory page provides links and resources on a range of property and transport matters that apply to schools.
Overview
The Ministry is responsible for the management of the state school property portfolio of around 2,100 schools.
We provide advice and funding for around 330 state integrated schools in New Zealand.
We deliver school transport assistance to assist over 100,000 students to get to and from school each day.
Property
Te Rautaki Rawa Kura – The School Property Strategy 2030
Te Rautaki Rawa Kura – The School Property Strategy 2030 sets the long term direction for how we will manage school property to support all schools having quality learning environments by 2030. It will also provide the framework for any improvements the Ministry makes in our continued effort to support schools to manage school property effectively.
Emergencies
- Checking your property after a major incident
- Emergency response coordinators
- Ministry property advisors
Health and safety management
- Health and safety management
- Operating school construction projects safely during COVID-19 Alert Levels
- Managing contractor health and safety
- Managing asbestos in schools
- Safe use and testing of electrical equipment in schools
Procurement
- School supplies and services procurement
- School property construction procurement
- Contracts for school-led property projects and maintenance
- Contracts for Ministry-led property projects
- Insurance procurement for school property projects
Projects and design
- Projects and design
- School Design
- Designing quality learning spaces
- Weathertightness Design Requirements for new school buildings
- Structural and Geotechnical Requirements
Guidance for suppliers, contractors and consultants
- Information for infrastructure suppliers
- Project management forms
- Supplier panels
- Construction phase
- 10YPP tools and resources for consultants
Property funding
- Property funding and financials
- Sustainability Contestable Fund
- School Investment Package
- 5 Year Agreement (5YA) funding
- Furniture and equipment funding for state schools
School facilities
- School facilities
- Energy use and conservation in schools
- Playgrounds on school sites
- Billboards on school grounds
- Houses for teachers and caretakers
Property planning
- Property planning
- Surplus school property
- Space entitlement
- 10 Year Property Plan
- Integrated schools property planning
Sustainability
Maintenance, repairs and security
- Maintenance, repairs and security
- Property maintenance
- Building warrants of fitness for school facilities
- Security management
- Weathertightness remediation
Roles and responsibilities in property management
- Roles and responsibilities in property management
- Private schools
- Public private partnerships
- State-schools property management
Leasing and hiring land and buildings
- Leasing and hiring land and buildings
- Dental clinics at schools
- Legitimate use of surplus school property
- Treaty of Waitangi Settlements Property Redress Programme
- Civil defence emergency relief at schools
Digital technology
Training and events
School transport
Find out about eligibility for transport assistance, route design, safety and accidents and funding.
Construction Sector Accord
As one of the largest buyers of non-residential vertical infrastructure we are proud to be a part of the Accord’s shared commitment between government and industry to transform the construction sector.
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