Addendum to the Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu Enrolment and Dual-Tuition Policy

Pursuant to section 68 of the Education and Training Act 2020, and acting under the delegated authority of the Minister of Education, I hereby fix the following additional enrolment criteria for Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu.

This policy comes into effect on 9 October 2020.

Introduction

This document sets out the criteria for additional government-funded dual-tuition access at Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu in order to provide education support for students in Auckland impacted by COVID-19.

It also sets out the criteria for additional government-funded enrolment at Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu for overseas domestic students who are unable to access local education because of impacts relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Eligibility for Government-funded Enrolment Under the “Overseas Domestic Students: COVID-19 Emergency Access” Gateway

The new full-time gateway for overseas domestic students in Year 1–15 enables emergency access to students who are residing overseas and cannot access local education because of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. This gateway is for overseas domestic students who would otherwise be eligible for government-funded access but do not meet the time-based criteria of the existing overseas domestic student gateway.

This gateway will be in place until such time as the Minister of Education deems that it is no longer necessary.

Year 1-15 Students
Education Type	Enrolment category		Entry Criteria	Subject Limit	Funding
Education Type	Category	Gateway	Entry Criteria	Subject Limit	Funding
All	Access	COVID-19 emergency access (overseas domestic students)	This temporary gateway is for overseas domestic students (Y1–15) who: have been significantly impacted by COVID-19 and cannot access education in their country of residence; and have not lived in New Zealand for two consecutive years or more prior to the first application; and/or did not make the initial application within 12 months of departure from New Zealand; and would otherwise be eligible for the Overseas domestic students (government funded) gateway. Parents / caregivers must demonstrate that their children otherwise meet the criteria as set out in the overseas domestic students (government-funded) gateway and provide detail as to why the student is unable to access education in their country of residence.	None	Government funded

Eligibility for Government-funded Dual-tuition Under the “Big Picture” and “Auckland Teaching Support” Gateway

Year 10-15 Students
Education Type	Enrolment category		Entry Criteria	Subject Limit	Funding
Education Type	Category	Gateway	Entry Criteria	Subject Limit	Funding
All	Curriculum capability – Ministry Referral	Big Picture	This gateway is to enable Ministry of Education Auckland Office staff to refer Year 10–15 students who are disengaged from education (i.e. displaying chronic non-attendance or low attendance) for registration in Big Picture. Referred students must: be enrolled in schools within the boundaries of Auckland as determined by the Local Government (Auckland Boundaries) Determination 2010. This gateway is available for Term 4, 2020 only and has a limit of 400 students.	None	Government funded

Year 11–15 Students
Education Type	Registration		Entry Criteria	Subject Limit	Funding
Education Type	Category	Gateway	Entry Criteria	Subject Limit	Funding
All	Curriculum capability	Auckland teaching support	This gateway is to enable Ministry of Education Auckland Office staff to refer students who need additional teaching support to achieve their NCEA goals. Referred students must: be enrolled in schools within the boundaries of Auckland as determined by the Local Government (Auckland Boundaries) Determination 2010; and continue to attend their enrolling school while completing the component of their education programme provided by Te Kura. Schools must explain how this additional teaching support will help the student to achieve their NCEA goals. This gateway has a limit of 3000 places. This gateway is available for Term 4, 2020 only. All unused places as at the end of Term 4, 2020 will be made available for students in Auckland, during the 2020/21 summer school period, to register through the Summer School dual-tuition gateway.	2	Government funded

Dated this 5th day of October 2020.

IONA HOLSTED, Te Tumu Whakarae mō te Mātauranga, Secretary for Education.