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Financial Information for Schools Handbook

The purpose of this guide is to provide a single reference point for school trustees, principals and administrators which is an easily accessible guide to financial management best practice in schools

Attendance dues accounts - integrated schools

Information on the preparation of annual attendance dues accounts for proprietors of state integrated schools.

Changes in GST rate: Implications for schools

Information for principals, administration staff and boards of trustees about how the new GST rate effects Crown-funded schools

Bank accounts and securities

A list of approved bank accounts and securities

Capital works - state schools

An explanation of how funds for capital works are managed in accordance with the school's five year capital funding programme (5YP)

Capital works expenditure by boards of trustees of integrated schools

This page outlines the process for obtaining approval from the Ministry and recording a board's interest in new capital works on proprietor's property after 1 January 2008

Conflict of interest information for school trustees

Information to assist school trustees when there is a conflict of interest

Fundraising advice (Boards of trustees of integrated schools)

To clarify the governance responsibilities of proprietors and boards in relation to fundraising

Model Annual Report (Kiwi Park School)

Model financial statements, updated for 2011, show how schools should prepare financial statements that will comply with New Zealand equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards

Model Liquidation Statement

The Kiwi Park Primary School Model illustrates the suggested format and content of schools model liquidation statement

Model School financial policies

Template school financial policies for use by school trustees

Related Parties - Integrated Schools

The model related party disclosure notes in this page are intended to cover the most common disclosures that an integrated school may need to make

School tax issues

Information about schools, school trusts and parent/teacher and the Charities Act 2005

School transport - direct resourcing

New funding mechanism for resourcing school transport

Accounting for Shared Funds

This page provides advice on how to account for the use of these resources when shared by two or more schools.

Accounting for locally raised donations and fundraising and other income

A summary of non-government grant income received by schools from the local community (local funds) and from trading activities (other income). This document provides a guide to assist with accounting for income and expenditure in each category