10/06/2024
Edward Minnell
[FYI request #26640 email]
Tēnā koe Edward
OIA: 1328103 – Spend on gifted and talented education
Thank you for your email of 6 May 2024 to the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) requesting the
following information:
Can you please tell me how much was spent on gifted and talented education in
New Zealand last year and how much are you spending this year?
Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).
As advised in our letter to you on 4 June 2024,
part one of your request has been refused under
section 18(d) of the Act, as the 2022-2023 spend was published in an Official Information
Response on the Ministry’s website on 12 December 2023 and is therefore publicly available. The
response is titled “Information in relation to Priority Five, Learning Support Action Plan”. You can
find the financial figures in 1318502 Appendix A at the following weblink:
https://www.education.govt.nz/our-work/information-releases/responses-to-official-information-act-
requests/responses-to-official-information-act-requests-2023/
So that you can compare the 2023-2024 financial year data with what is publicly available for prior
years, we have compiled the information in the same table format as the response noted above
(1318502 Appendix A). This information is provided in
Table One below. The figures may vary
slightly when we receive final invoices for 2023-2024 from providers.
Please note, we may publish this response on our website after five working days. Your name and
contact details will be removed.
Thank you again for your email. You have the right to ask an Ombudsman to review my decision
on your request, in accordance with section 28 of the Act. You can do this by writing to
[email address] or to Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington 6143.
Nāku noa, nā
Julia Novak
General Manager, New Zealand Curriculum & Te Whāriki
Te Mahau | Te Poutāhū (Curriculum Centre)
Wellington National Office, 1 The Terrace, Levels 5 to 14, Wellington 6011
PO Box 1666, Wellington 6140, DX SR51201 Phone: +64 4 463 8000
Table One: Spend on Gifted education.
Financial Year
2023-2024
1
Access to One day Schools (2023)
$239,130
Targeted Additional Supports (2024)
$436,441
2
Events and Opportunities
$463,559
3
Gifted Learner Awards
$445,584
4
Awards for Teachers of Gifted Leaners
$57,950
5
Support to ECE Services
$191,688
6
Reviews and Evaluations
$31,160
7
Teacher Study Awards (Specialist Teaching PG Diploma)
$166,619
8
Gifted Expert Group and evaluation panel for awards
$21,450
9
Gifted identification Advice
$37,050
10
Managing TKI Gifted Website
$22,500
11
Lifting the profile of giftedness
$19,500
12
Meeting the needs of gifted Māori medium learners
$420,420
13
Webinars for Learning Support Coordinators
$50,000
Total
$2,603,051
OIA: 1328103