Tahua Taunaki Akonga – Learner Support Fund

Purpose

Tahua Taunaki Akonga/Learner Support Fund is a programme which offers tuition sessions to Ngāi Tahu tamariki.

It provides additional support for tamariki in all education settings.

General Criteria

For your child to be eligible for tuition funding, they must be:

• Registered on the Ngāi Tahu (Whakapapa) register.

• Attending school*; and

• Aged between 5 and 21.

*Must be enrolled at a New Zealand Primary or Secondary school, or be in a Ministry of Education approved New Zealand Home School Programme, or be enrolled through the correspondence school and be a resident in New Zealand, or if the applicant resides outside of New Zealand, he/she must be enrolled in an equivalent educational setting that is approved by the government in the applicant’s country of residence.

Please note: Learner Support Fund is utilised to compliment what is offered already within the classroom. It is important to note that a Teacher Aide will not be funded.

The amount of funding available (per financial year) for tuition support is as follows:

• $470 (+ GST where applicable) is available to tamariki who meet the eligibility criteria above

• $940 (+ GST where applicable) is available to tamariki who meet the eligibility criteria above, and one of the following criteria:

• is seeking remedial support (the child must be at a remedial level in the subject area where tuition is sought as evidenced by the pre-tuition assessment report)

• is studying at NCEA level (or equivalent) and needs support in two or more subject areas (a pre-tuition assessment report must be completed for each subject where tuition is sought).

Overseas residents are eligible for the equivalent amount of NZ$470 (incl. GST) or NZ$940 (incl. GST) depending on which criteria are met.