School donations
Where schools and kura request donations, it is their responsibility to ensure the voluntary nature of these requests is clear to their parent community.
Last Updated: March 2024
Summary
If your school is eligible and chooses to opt-in to the Donations scheme, you cannot ask for donations, with the exception of overnight camps. State schools and kura cannot charge domestic students a fee for enrolment or attendance or for delivery of the curriculum (eg subject fees).
2023 Donations scheme for all schools and kura
Education Region | Schools Opting In | Roll Count of Participating Schools | Funding Going to Schools in 2023 | Average Roll Count | Average Amount Going to Schools in 2023 | Total Eligible Schools | % Opting In |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tai Tokerau | 146 | 29,351 | 4,523,870 | 201 | 30,985 | 146 | 100.0% |
Auckland | 341 | 140,199 | 21,608,872 | 411 | 63,369 | 375 | 90.9% |
Waikato | 233 | 53,745 | 8,283,717 | 231 | 35,552 | 244 | 95.5% |
Bay of Plenty/Waiariki | 162 | 47,139 | 7,265,534 | 291 | 44,849 | 173 | 93.6% |
Hawke's Bay/Tairawhiti | 158 | 33,454 | 5,156,265 | 212 | 32,635 | 162 | 97.5% |
Taranaki/Whanganui/Manawatu | 196 | 38,817 | 5,982,864 | 198 | 30,525 | 204 | 96.1% |
Wellington | 178 | 49,569 | 7,640,047 | 278 | 42,922 | 187 | 95.2% |
Nelson/Marlborough/West Coast | 103 | 23,752 | 3,660,896 | 231 | 35,543 | 105 | 98.1% |
Canterbury/Chatham Islands | 167 | 50,053 | 7,714,669 | 300 | 46,196 | 175 | 95.4% |
Otago/Southland | 146 | 20,684 | 3,188,025 | 142 | 21,836 | 167 | 87.4% |
Total | 1,830 | 486,763 | 75,024,758 | 266 | 40,997 | 1,938 | 94.4% |
School Type | Schools Opting In | Roll Count of Participating Schools | Funding Going to Schools in 2023 | Total Eligible Schools (Inc granparented) | % Opting In |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Composite | 68 | 25,522 | 3,933,683 | 70 | 97.1% |
Correspondence | 1 | 7,013.84 | 1,080,973.02 | 1 | 100% |
Intermediate | 90 | 40,535 | 6,247,660 | 93 | 96.8% |
Kura | 115 | 13,858 | 2,135,934 | 122 | 94.3% |
Primary | 1283 | 253,371 | 39,052,072 | 1310 | 97.9% |
Secondary | 207 | 149,286 | 23,009,451 | 265 | 78.1% |
Specialist | 34 | 3,962 | 610,663 | 35 | 97.1% |
Other | 33 | 229 | 35,296 | 43 | 76.7% |
Total | 1,830 | 486,763 | 75,024,758 | 1,938 | 94.4% |
Further information
- Schools that have opted in to the donations scheme in 2023[MS Excel 148 kB]
- Schools that have opted in to the donations scheme in 2022[MS Excel 86 kB]
- Schools that have opted in to the donations scheme in 2021 [MS Excel 103 kB]