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: July 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).

2024 Donations scheme for all schools and kura

Table 1: By Education Region
Education Region Schools Opting In Roll Count of Participating Schools Funding Going to Schools in 2024 Average Roll Count Average Amount Going to Schools in 2024 Total Number of Schools % of Eligible Schools Opting In
Tai Tokerau 143 30,001  $4,785,459.51 210  $33,464.75 148 97%
Auckland 339 148,698  $23,718,790.52 439  $69,966.93 533 64%
Waikato 235 56,984  $9,089,517.84 242  $38,678.80 275 85%
Bay of Plenty, Waiariki 161 50,438  $8,045,365.38 313  $49,971.21 190 85%
Hawke's Bay, Tairawhiti 160 34,298  $5,470,873.98 214  $34,192.96 177 90%
Taranaki, Whanganui, Manawatu 195 41,091  $6,554,425.41 211  $33,612.44 233 84%
Wellington 179 52,442  $8,364,946.86 293  $46,731.55 278 64%
Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast 103 24,426  $3,896,191.26 237  $37,827.10 124 83%
Canterbury, Chatham Islands 172 53,005  $8,454,827.55 308  $49,155.97 274 63%
Otago, Southland 147 22,240  $3,547,477.99 151  $24,132.50 230 64%
Total 1834 513,622  $81,927,876.30 262  $41,773.42 2462 74%
Table 2: By School Type
School Type Schools Opting In Roll Count of Participating Schools Funding Going to Schools in 2024 Average roll count Average amount going to schools Total Number of Schools % of Eligible Schools Opting In
Composite
(Year 1 -15)		 134 30,207 $4,818,291.11 225 $35,957.40 155 86%
Correspondence 1 7,546 $1,203,585.90 7,546 $1,203,585.90 1 100%
Intermediate
(Year 7 & 8)		 88 41,223 $6,575,480.73 468 $74,721.37 112 79%
Primary
(Year1 - 8)		 1331 261,695 $41,742,945.04 197 $31,362.09 1789 74%
Secondary
(Year 7 - 15)		 217 168,197 $26,829,103.47 775 $123,636.42 332 65%
Specialist 37 4,428 $706,310.28 120 $19,089.47 39 95%
Other 26 327 $52,159.77 13 $2,006.15 34 76%
Total 1834 513,622 $81,927,876.30 1,335 $212,908.40 2462 74%

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