Waikato Region
Finances
New Zealand schools are funded primarily by the government. The three main components of government funding are school operations, teacher salaries, and property funding. In addition schools receive various forms of ‘in-kind’ resourcing from the government, including software licensing, laptops for principals, other ICT support and professional development.
State and state-integrated schools get funding from all three sources, while private schools only receive School Operations funding.
Identical information is available for the region's territorial authorities using the drop down menu above. For other territorial authorities first choose the appropriate region from the drop down menu above.
Identical information is available by school through the Find Your Nearest School pages.
| Year | School operations ($) | Teacher salaries ($) | Property funding ($) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 196,859,608 | 492,649,294 | 124,950,522 |
| 2022 | 215,245,820 | 502,399,193 | 89,040,309 |
| 2023 | 256,174,088 | 555,644,520 | 136,589,996 |
| 2024 | 279,415,699 | 575,321,723 | 113,932,983 |
| 2025 | 291,876,656 | 625,227,143 | 98,079,572 |
Notes:
- School Operations – This is the total grant and has had any manual adjustments removed for fees and levies, such as International Student, Foreign Fee Paying and the Risk Management Scheme.
- Property Funding – This includes the Five Year Agreement (5YA) funding programme. This funding is allocated to boards for modernising and upgrading school buildings. Schools can choose which projects to progress using the funding, but should prioritise those projects required to maintain health and safety standards, upgrade essential infrastructure and create modern learning environments.