This table outlines the New Zealand Government's planned education spending for the 2015/16 budget year.
Actual spending for the previous four years is on the left.
The numbers are drawn from Vote Education, Vote Tertiary Education and Vote Education Review
Links to the primary source used, from Treasury's website, can be found at the bottom of the page.
Please note that some of the allocation titles have been shortened for the sake of space. Also some of the previous items recorded under the heading of Education are no longer included in this section.
Figures for each allocation are in millions of NZ$.
Actual 2011/12
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Actual 2012/13
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Actual 2013/14
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Actual 2014/15 | Education and ERO: |
Budget 2015/16
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%
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NZ$m
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NZ$m
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NZ$m
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65.142
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0.000
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0.000
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0.000 | Adult and Community Education | ||
26.647
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21.893
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0.000
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0.000 | Early Childhood grants, support | ||
3.500
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3.650
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1.625
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0.000 | Mapihi Pounamu | ||
0.000
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0.000
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0.400
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0.000 | Reimbursement of fees to ComputerPower students | ||
33.739
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26.647
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0.000
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0.000 | Strategic Leadership in the Sector | ||
12.885
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7.863
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0.000
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0.000 | Strategic Leadership in the Tertiary System | ||
0.150
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0.000
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0.000
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0.000 | Support for Int'l students | ||
1.000
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1.000
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1.500
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0.000 | Tertiary education institutions merger support | ||
0.357
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0.156
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0.237
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0.116 | Interest subsidy for schools | ||
0.178
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0.178
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0.178
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0.178 | New Zealand Teachers Council | ||
1.600
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0.800
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1.040
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0.800 | International student scholarships | ||
0.000
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2.450
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1.192
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1.182 | University of Auckland Starpath project | ||
1.290
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1.290
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1.290
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1.290 | Study Abroad awards | ||
1.661
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1.500
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2.562
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1.549 | Property Disposal Incentives | ||
2.567
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2.567
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2.567
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2.567 | Monitoring tertiary institutions | ||
0.000
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5.500
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5.500
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3.000 | The Network for Learning | ||
3.008
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3.008
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3.008
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3.008 | Education Research | ||
2.419
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3.404
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3.640
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3.640 | Service academies | ||
0.000
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1.600
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26.611
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10.150 | Apprenticeships re-boot | ||
0.000
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0.000
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0.000
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15.763 | Payroll Services | ||
21.400
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22.392
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19.817
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19.027 | National Study Awards | ||
0.000
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0.000
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6.100
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22.200 | School Managed Network | ||
0.000 | 23.046 | 50.858 | 55.625 | Secondary-Tertiary interface | ||
0.050 | 0.050 | 0.050 | 0.050 | United World scholarships | 0.050 | 0.0 |
0.357 | 0.156 | 0.237 | 0.116 | Interest subsidy for schools | 0.119 | 0.0 |
1.880 | 1.880 | 0.000 | 1.880 | School support project | 0.500 | 0.0 |
0.754 | 0.689 | 0.645 | 0.535 | School transport bus controllers | 0.530 | 0.0 |
1.600 | 0.800 | 1.040 | 0.800 | International student scholarship | 0.800 | 0.0 |
0.000 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.920 | Literacy & Numeracy Assessment | 0.825 | 0.0 |
11.135 | 3.505 | 0.825 | 4.460 | Teacher Trainee Scholarships | 1.000 | 0.0 |
0.000 | 0.000 | 0.576 | 1.152 | Puawaitanga Scholarships | 1.152 | 0.0 |
1.288 | 1.288 | 1.288 | 1.288 | Remission of Fees | 1.288 | 0.0 |
1.290 | 1.290 | 1.290 | 1.290 | Study Abroad awards | 1.290 | 0.0 |
1.381 | 1.715 | 1.307 | 0.968 | Education Review Office - CapEx | 1.500 | 0.0 |
0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Teacher-Led Innovation Fund | 2.000 | 0.0 |
2.083
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2.083
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2.083
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2.083 | UNESCO | 2.083 | 0.0 |
0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Ed. Council of Aotearoa NZ | 2.178 | 0.0 |
0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | Ownership Monitoring of Tertiary institutions | 2.567 | 0.0 |
0.000 | 0.000 | 18.900 | 0.000 | Support for Apprentices | 3.000 | 0.0 |
3.008 | 3.008 | 3.008 | 3.008 | Education Research | 3.008 | 0.0 |
3.348 | 3.208 | 3.852 | 3.136 | Quality of Education Reports and Services | 3.149 | 0.0 |
2.419 | 3.404 | 3.640 | 3.640 | Service academies | 3.640 | 0.0 |
3.837 | 3.837 | 3.837 | 3.837 | Tertiary Ed. & training policy advice | 3.837 | 0.0 |
3.714 | 4.126 | 4.126 | 4.126 | Scholarships to attend private schools | 4.126 | 0.0 |
4.370 | 4.370 | 4.761 | 4.774 | Quality Assurance | 4.774 | 0.0 |
5.262 | 6.076 | 6.268 | 5.711 | Supporting Parenting | 4.861 | 0.0 |
5.564 | 5.577 | 4.882 | 5.128 | Home Schooling Allowances | 5.128 | 0.0 |
8.964 | 7.884 | 7.462 | 5.735 | Schooling Improvement | 5.715 | 0.0 |
6.049 | 6.076 | 6.049 | 6.049 | Qualifications Support | 6.049 | 0.0 |
7.819 | 7.669 | 8.514 | 11.319 | Boarding Alncs & Bursaries | 11.319 | 0.1 |
14.172 | 11.824 | 14.543 | 13.167 | Support and Resources for Parents and the Community | 13.127 | 0.1 |
14.242 | 11.545 | 12.754 | 12.919 | Tertiary Scholarships & Awards | 13.936 | 0.1 |
15.318 | 14.784 | 14.872 | 14.835 | Schools & Other Education Service Providers | 15.081 | 0.1 |
0.000 | 16.628 | 17.123 | 17.000 | Policy Advice | 16.848 | 0.0 |
21.400 | 22.392 | 19.817 | 19.027 | National Study Awards | 18.364 | 0.1 |
20.636 | 16.319 | 20.325 | 22.730 | Schools Furniture and Equipment | 21.864 | 0.2 |
9.910 | 9.627 | 28.378 | 24.895 | Early Childhood Ed.Services | 22.576 | 0.2 |
23.751 | 25.031 | 23.759 | 23.937 | Info & Advisory Serv. | 23.766 | 0.2 |
0.000 | 0.000 | 33.876 | 31.293 | Stewardship of the Ed.System | 25.672 | 0.2 |
26.480
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26.480
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26.480
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26.480 | Secondary School Assessments | 26.480 | 0.2 |
15.223
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25.622
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31.382
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31.122 | International Ed.Programmes | 30.122 | 0.2 |
0.000 | 0.000 | 6.100 | 22.200 | School Managed Network Funding | 31.750 | 0.2 |
37.754 | 29.127 | 24.296 | 24.217 | Tertiary Ed. Grants & Other Funding | 32.120 | 0.2 |
35.912
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33.882
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41.891
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40.845 | Managing Inv. in Tertiary Sector | 40.064 | 0.3 |
33.716 | 31.690 | 32.754 | 40.586 | Centres of Research Excellence | 50.705 | 0.4 |
62.922
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60.824
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59.039
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63.556 | Curriculum Support | 64.400 | 0.5 |
57.289
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58.251
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57.702
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65.679 | Integrated Schools Property | 65.538 | 0.5 |
67.126
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71.475
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68.214
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75.430 | Support & Resources for Teachers | 70.215 | 0.5 |
0.000 | 54.292 | 62.703 | 71.159 | Community Education | 72.923 | 0.5 |
0.000 | 0.000 |
9.690
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10.110 | Stewardship of Tertiary system | 74.382 | 0.5 |
0.000
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0.000
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110.000
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100.000 | Support for University of Canterbury | 100.000 | 0.7 |
87.982
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88.168
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94.909
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102.931 | Professional Develop. & Support | 100.392 | 0.7 |
81.743
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96.291
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112.842
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69.809 | Support & Resources for Ed. Providers | 102.519 | 0.7 |
171.749
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176.506
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176.383
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182.730 | School Transport | 186.172 | 1.3 |
255.192
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263.651
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275.037
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267.765 | Interventions for Target Student Groups | 283.286 | 2.0 |
250.000
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256.250
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268.750
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281.250 | Perf. Based Research Fund | 293.750 | 2.1 |
244.164
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253.356
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312.858
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334.411 | Training for Designated Groups | 321.080 | 2.3 |
321.443
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339.765
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335.771
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335.018 | Special Needs Support | 351.779 | 2.5 |
501.183
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550.511
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526.798
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662.962 | Capital Expenditure | 941.627 | 6.8 |
1,353.888
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1,416.162
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1,463.012
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1,441.060 | School Property Management | 1,537.786 | 11.1 |
1,312.418
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1,415.292
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1,515.337
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1,582.882 | Early Childhood Education | 1,663.427 | 12.0 |
2,004.862
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2,021.760
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2,028.418
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2,063.391 | Tertiary Education | 2,079.638 | 15.0 |
2,028.020
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2,056.493
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2,027.064
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2,060.909 | Secondary Education | 2,092.106 | 15.1 |
2,737.794
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2,785.758
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2,769.653
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2,884.314 | Primary Education | 3,001.251 | 21.7 |
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$12,028.10
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$12,406.60
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$12,800.41
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$13,182.6 | Totals: | $13,861.234 | 100.0 |
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Sources: http://www.budget.govt.nz/budget/2015/by/vote/index.htm
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