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About the Google for Education Agreement
The Ministry funds Google licences for software that includes Google's productivity tools with extra functionality, enhanced security, and Chrome device management. This agreement started on 1 July 2024 and runs until 30 June 2027.
Eligible schools
New Zealand state and state-integrated schools can get Ministry-funded Google licences through approved Google for Education partners.
Independent and charter schools can get a discount on licence costs through a Google for Education partner.
Included software licences
The following licences are available at no cost to eligible schools through approved providers.
Google Workspace for Education Plus (GWfE+)
An annual subscription licence that includes:
- Google Classroom for assignments and communication
- Gmail and Google Calendar
- Google Meet for virtual classes with recording, 500 participants, breakout rooms, polling, and attendance tracking
- collaborative tools like Docs, Sheets, and Slides
- unlimited originality reports
- secure cloud storage with Drive (20 GB per user)
- advanced security tools like a security dashboard and malware detection.
Licences are allocated per student, with a free faculty licence for every four student licences.
For more details, download the guide:
Google Workspace for Education Plus overview
Chrome Education Upgrade
The Chrome Education Upgrade (CEU) is an annual subscription licence that allows school-owned ChromeOS devices, such as Chromebooks, to be enrolled into the school domain, enhancing their management, security, and deployment capabilities.
Features include:
- customisable policies
- automatic updates
- 24/7 IT support
- remote device management from a cloud-based console.
Licences are allocated per device and can be reused when a device is removed or unenrolled from the school domain, offering flexibility when replacing devices.
For more details, download the guide:
Choose Google or Microsoft software
To manage costs effectively and avoid unnecessary costs to the education sector:
- only order the Google or Microsoft licences you need – you can order more licences quickly and easily if your requirements change
- we encourage you to use either Google or Microsoft software, not both.
We are exploring ways to collect data on licence use. This may include an application and/or authorisation from kura and schools to collect anonymised, non-personal data.
How to get the software
For Ministry-funded Google for Education licences, or products not covered by the agreement, contact a Google for Education partner.
Licence allocation
The number of students on your school roll determines the number of licences you receive.
Licences must be used within 3 months of being assigned to your school or they may be reassigned to other schools.
Google for Education support
Courses and training
View slides decks and webinars at:
Google for Education NZ Educator Training Resources
Enrol in online training courses for Workspace for Education administration:
Workspace for Education administration
Support for teachers
Access free resources at the Teacher centre:
Find documentation and troubleshooting at the help centre:
Connect with other users, search for topics, and join conversations at the help forums:
Stay up to date with the Google for Education blog:
Find experts for training, implementation, and best practices with a Google for Education partner:
Learn about managing students’ Chromebook devices with the Chrome Education Upgrade from the Tauranga Girls' College case study:
Tauranga Girls' College case study
Support for IT administrators
Access guides, tips, and tutorials for managing Google Workspace for Education and Chrome devices:
Google Workspace administrator help centre
Chrome Device Management help centre
For Google Cloud support, connect with developer communities, access product guides and documentation, or contact technical support, visit the Google Cloud support centre:
