3-6 Eligibility conditions for sports leave
The following is a list of the eligibility conditions that must be met for additional relief teacher funding for sports leave to be approved.
Additional relief teacher funding will not be available for any event that is excluded under the exclusions for sports and cultural leave section of this chapter even if the event meets these eligibility conditions.
Eligible sports
The sport must be a current accredited sport for
competition in the Olympic or Commonwealth Games. The list
of current accredited sports for competition in the Olympic and
Commonwealth Games are determined by the IOC and Commonwealth
Games Federation respectively.
You can view the lists of current competition sports at:
Other sports
Additional relief teacher funding is not available for any other
sport lists, or other IOC and Commonwealth Games Federation
Recognised Sport lists. Boards should check these sports
lists, or check with the Resourcing Division, to confirm that the
sport is eligible for additional relief teacher funding prior to
making application.
National body
The sport must be formally constituted and recognised by a
national organising body that conducts regular tournaments in the
sport.
Representing New Zealand
The teacher must be a participant competing in an international
event where their participation as an individual or team member
is representative of ‘New Zealand’ on a national level. No
additional relief teacher funding is available for a teacher
representing a country other than New Zealand.
This condition excludes all events where the teacher is
participating as an individual or a member of a team which is
representative of a city, area, region, or island (North or
South) of New Zealand.
What is a participant?
A participant is a competitor or recognised accredited official.
Recognised accredited officials are coaches, managers, necessary
escorts for youth teams, umpires, referees and interpreters.
Selectors, touch judges, assistant referees, timekeepers,
other escorts and non-coaching analysts are not included.
International level competition
The teacher must be a participant competing at an international
event. No additional relief teacher funding is available for
events that take place in New Zealand unless it is an
international event.
Additional relief teacher funding for sports leave is provided
for the actual days of international level competition during any
tour. In some cases this will not be the same number of days of
the actual tour, or the same number of days that the teacher has
applied to the board for leave.
Open competition
The competition must be open to all age groups. Events that are
selected, competed or awarded solely in age restricted categories
or limited to a specific age group only, are not eligible for
additional funding, unless it can be clearly established by the
national body that the selection process and the event is ‘open
to all age groups’ despite being run in age grouped heats.
The only exception being nationally selected school, or school
aged youth teams, where the accompanying teacher is an accredited
recognised official, and the event meets all other criteria.
National selection
Selection must be on a national basis, normally by means of
‘open’ national competition, not by invitation or appointment.
This condition excludes all events where the selection has been
limited to a city, area, region, or island (North or South) of
New Zealand.