Circular 2009/10 - Private School Subsidy Funding 2010
This circular is about Private School Subsidy Funding for 2010.
Date: 18 September 2009
Circular Number: 2009/10
Category: Resourcing
Resourcing for 2010
This circular is about: Private School Subsidy Funding for 2010.
This circular replaces: Circular 2008/12
The action required is: Please note the information.
It is intended for: Proprietors and principals of private schools.
For further information:
Enquiries about the private school subsidy should be directed to:
Contact Centre
Resourcing Division
Ministry of Education
PO Box 1666
Wellington
Phone 04-463 8383
Fax 04-463 8374
Email resourcing@minedu.govt.nz [no spam]
General information
Introduction
This circular provides private schools with information about funding for 2010.
School financial year and payment schedule
The 2010 funding year commences on 1 January 2010 and concludes on 31 December 2010. Quarterly funding instalments will be paid in advance, at the beginning of each funding period, as shown below.
Date Paid
(2010) |
Period covered |
Number of months funded |
Percentage paid of remaining grant |
| 5 January |
January - March |
3 months |
25.0% |
| 1 April |
April - June |
3 months |
33.3% |
| 1 July |
July - September |
3 months |
50.0% |
| 1 October |
October - December |
3 months |
100.0% |
This payment ensures that when an entitlement is adjusted, either up or down, the board of trustees will receive 100% of the school’s entitlement in the current year.
Remittance advices
The Ministry issues a remittance advice if an operational funding payment is made outside of the quarterly instalments.
Change of bank account number
If a school’s bank account number changes, a Change of Bank Account Form must be completed and sent directly to:
The Finance Division
Ministry of Education
PO Box 1666
Wellington.
Forms are available at www.minedu.govt.nz/resourcingforms.
GST
All operational funding provided by the Ministry is GST inclusive. Boards are required to account for GST on the full amount received. If you have questions about GST, or other tax obligations, please consult Education Centres: A Tax Guide for Organisations that Provide Education (IR253), available from the Inland Revenue Department’s website.
Rolls used to calculate funding payment
| School type |
January instalment |
April instalment |
July instalment |
October instalment |
| Primary |
Predicted roll submitted in July roll return |
Predicted roll submitted in July roll return |
Actual roll as submitted in March 1 roll return |
Actual roll as submitted in July 1 roll return |
Intermediate
Area/composite
Secondary |
Predicted roll submitted in July roll return |
Predicted roll submitted in July roll return |
Actual roll as submitted in March 1 roll return |
Actual roll as submitted in March 1 roll return |
Private schools per-student subsidy rates for 2010
The table below shows the per-student subsidy rates for private schools for the 2010 year. These rates reflect the Government’s decision to increase the resourcing to private schools.
| Year level |
2010 funding rate |
| Years 1-6 |
$1,133.32 |
| Years 7-8 |
$1,241.04 |
| Years 9-10 |
$1,588.27 |
| Years 11-15 |
$2,412.19 |
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Other grants and supplementary resources
NCEA grant
NCEA per-pupil funding rate will increase by 1.95% for 2010. This equates to $5.92 for each Year 11 - 13+ student.
ORRS
For students in the Ongoing and Reviewable Resourcing Scheme (ORRS), funding equivalent to the ORRS staffing entitlement will be paid.
Kiwisport funding
Schools with year 1-8 students will receive a half year entitlement for 2009 in their October instalment of operational funding. Schools with years 9-13+ students will receive this funding from 1 January 2010. This funding is available to all private schools. The Kiwisport component will be displayed on your Operation Grants Entitlement notice.
| Year level |
2010 funding rate |
| Years 1-8 |
$13.60 |
| Years 9-13 |
$24.56 |
Export Education Levy
Private schools that enrol international fee-paying students are required to pay an Export Education Levy. This levy goes to an export education fund used by the industry for the promotion, capability development, research and quality assurance of export education.
The Export Education Levy is made up of two components:
- an annual flat fee component of $185 (excl GST)
- a per-student component of 0.0045 x tuition fee.
Process for the collection of the Levy
The ENROL database is used to calculate the Export Education Levy. This means that all international fee-paying students must be recorded on ENROL regardless of the number of tuition weeks they are enrolled for. The only exception is for “Group” students who are in New Zealand on a Group Visa for culture or sporting purposes and receive no curriculum teaching.
Because ENROL is being used to calculate the Export Education Levy, schools are required to enter a “Weekly Tuition Fee (excl GST)” for each international student. This is because the Export Education Levy is based on tuition fees.
The Export Education Levy is collected on a trimester basis. This means that schools will have the deduction of the levy spread over 3 trimesters.
Trimester 1
Trimester 1 will total the tuition fees expended (weekly tuition fee x number of tuition weeks in Trimester) in the period 2 February to 30 April. Both the flat fee component and also the per-student component of the Export Education Levy will then be deducted from the July subsidy payment to private schools.
Trimester 2
Trimester 2 will total the tuition fees expended in the period 1 May to 30 July. The per-student component of the Export Education Levy will then be deducted from the October subsidy payment to private schools.
Trimester 3
Trimester 3 will total the tuition fees expended in the period 1 August to the end of December. The per-student component of the Export Education Levy will then be deducted from the subsidy payment to private schools in the January of the following year.
Further information
Please refer any queries to:
Administrator International Levies
Phone 04-463 8073
Email foreign.levy@minedu.govt.nz [no spam]
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Issued by
John Clark
Group Manager
Resourcing Division
Te Wāhanga Whakarato Rawa
National Office
45 – 47 Pipitea Street, Thorndon
P O Box 1666, Wellington, New Zealand
Phone 04-463 8383
Fax 04-463 8374
Email resourcing@minedu.govt.nz [no spam]