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. 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

Table 1: By Education Region

Education Region

Number of schools and kura opted-in

Roll Count of Opted-in Schools

Total Eligible Schools (Inc EQI impacted)

% Opting In

Estimated 2023 Donations Funding

Tai Tokerau

145

29351

145

100%

$4,523,870

Auckland

339

140191

375

90%

$21,607,639

Waikato

233

53745

244

96%

$8,283,717

Bay of Plenty/Waiariki

159

47130

173

92%

$7,264,147

Hawke's Bay/Tairawhiti

155

33454

162

96%

$5,156,265

Taranaki/Whanganui/Manawatu

194

38798

204

95%

$5,979,936

Wellington

176

42555

186

95%

$6,559,002

Nelson/Marlborough/West Coast

103

23752

105

98%

$3,660,896

Canterbury/Chatham Islands

167

50053

175

95%

$7,714,669

Otago/Southland

143

20534

167

86%

$3,164,905

TOTAL

1814

479563

1936

94%

$73,915,045

Table 2: By School Type

School Type

Number of schools and kura opted-in

Roll Count of Opted-in Schools

Total Eligible Schools (Inc EQI impacted)

% Opting In

Estimated 2023 Donations Funding

Composite

65

18358

68

96%

$2,829,519

Correspondence

0

0

0

0%

$-

Intermediate

90

40535

93

97%

$6,247,660

Kura

115

13858

122

94%

$2,135,934

Primary

1283

253371

1310

98%

$39,052,072

Secondary

207

149286

265

78%

$23,009,451

Specialist

34

3962

35

97%

$610,663

Other

20

193

43

47%

$29,747

TOTAL

1814

479563

1936

94%

$73,915,045

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