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Tahua Taunaki Akonga/Learner Support Fund is a programme which offers tuition sessions to Ngāi Tahu children. It provides additional support for Ngāi Tahu children in all education settings.
For your child to be eligible for tuition funding, they must be:
*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 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 Teacher Aide will not be funded.
Learner Support Fund (Out of School Tuition) is available once per financial year. The funding round commences with Term 3 every year and finishes with Term 2 of the following year, e.g. Term 3, 2021 to Term 2, 2022. A new application and supporting documents (pre-tuition report) needs to be submitted each funding round. The Learner Support Fund – Out of School Tuition is solely for tuition – please see Special Assessment funding for learning assessments.
The amount of funding available (per financial year) for tuition support is as follows:
Overseas residents are eligible for equivalent NZ$470 (incl. GST) or NZ$940 (incl. GST) depending on which
criteria are met.
Applications are open all year round. Funding once per financial year still applies.
Apply online via the Tahua Taunaki Akonga Learner Support Fund application form.
If you are experiencing issues completing the online Learner Support Fund application form during the close down period, please download and complete the manual application form found here. Please send through the completed form along with the pre-tuition report to [email protected] Please note: no applications will be processed over the Kirihimete break.
If you have any questions regarding tuition support, please contact the Funds Team at [email protected].
Funds are available to provide support for whānau of children with special educational needs. The fund will pay the cost of specialist learning assessments.
The maximum amount of funding available for a specialist learning assessment is $940 +GST (where applicable) per child per financial year.
Funding for specialist learning assessments will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
If you are experiencing issues completing the online Learner Support Fund application form during the close down period, please download and complete the Apply via the manual application form found here. . Please send through the completed form along with the pre-tuition report to [email protected] Please note: no applications will be processed over the Kirihimete break.
If you have any questions regarding tuition support, please contact the Funds Team at [email protected].