What heat, light and water funding covers
Operational funding for heat, light and water is for:
- electricity supply and line charges
- energy costs for sewage schemes and water supply (self-supply schools)
- gas – reticulated and portable – including delivery and canister hire
- coal and wood, including delivery costs
- water supply rates.
Heat, light and water costs covered by the base and per-pupil component of the operational funding are:
- school staff costs – for example, time spent on energy-related work such as firing up the school boiler
- costs for community and commercial activities outside operational funding – for example, continuing education classes, hostels, and using a swimming pool out of school hours
- consumables for heat, light and water – for example, light bulbs, elements and toilet paper
- repairs and maintenance of heating and lighting equipment
- energy audits
- local authority sewage disposal charges.
You can apply for a funding review if your costs have increased by more than 10% over your current allocation because:
- your school has added a new building
- your school is new, has relocated or has merged with another school
- there has been a change in your school's type of energy generation or fuel use because of a change made by us.
A general increase in use, prices or rates is not considered enough reason for a review. For individual costs that exceed $5,000, contact your property advisor.
How to apply
To apply for a review, supply 12 months of heat, light and water invoices from when the building was completed. We can accept invoices up to 1 year from the date on the invoice. For example, a request to review 2024 costs from January to December must be received by December 2025 at the latest.
To apply for a heat light and water funding allocation review, fill in the application form below.
Heat, light and water allocation review applicationEmail the application form to us along with:
- copies of your school's heat, light and water invoices
- a spreadsheet showing heat, light and water payments from your accounting or banking system.
Email: [email protected]
Funding for one-off self-supply costs
If your school isn't connected to a town water supply, we may reimburse you for:
- servicing a water system, for example, the filtration plant (except by school staff)
- consumables such as filters
- water system repairs and maintenance
- water testing.
If your school is not on a district sewage disposal scheme, we may reimburse you for:
- servicing a septic tank (except by school staff)
- consumables
- septic tank repairs and maintenance
- removing waste.
We do not fund local authority charges for sewage disposal or wastewater testing and disposal. This is covered in your operational funding. For individual costs that exceed $5,000, contact your property advisor.
How to apply
Applications for one-off funding reimbursements for self-supply schools must be made within 12 months of the date on the invoice. Claims for reimbursements can be made when a cost occurs and as often as needed. For example, monthly or every few months.
Fill in the application form below.
Heat, light and water one-off costs applicationEmail it to us along with copies of your heat, light and water invoices.
Email: [email protected]
