Responses to Official Information Act requests 2019

We publish some responses to Official Information Act (OIA) requests where they release substantive information and are of public interest. This is part of our commitment to openness and accountability.

The Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) allows eligible persons to request and receive information held by Ministers or departments, including the Ministry of Education. The Ministry often receives requests for information about issues and topics of significant public interest. We publish selected responses to OIA requests so that information is more readily available to the public, as part of our ongoing commitment to openness and accountability.

Responses are published where they release substantive information and are of public interest. Note that the personal details of requesters have been removed.

If you need any additional information or want to lodge a request for official information, email: info@education.govt.nz

OIA responses by date for 2019

The following documents are listed in latest release date order.

Response date Details of the request Download/View
20 December 2019 ECE centres

ECE Centres 1213591 [PDF, 461 KB]

Appendix A [PDF, 760 KB]

19 December 2019 Assessments and monitoring team

Assessments and monitoring team 1211256 [PDF, 975 KB]

Appendices 1-4 1211256 [PDF, 1.9 MB] [PDF, 1.9 MB]

19 December 2019 Manurewa West Kindergarten 

Manurewa West Kindergarten 1213367
[PDF, 1.8 MB]

Manurewa West Kindergarten 1213662 [PDF, 250 KB]

19 December 2019 Schools with buildings labelled as 'marae', 'wharenui', or 'whara nui' Schools with buildings labelled as 'marae', 'wharenui', or 'whara nui' 1214188 [PDF, 1 MB]
17 December 2019 Board appointments and vacancies  Board appointments and vacancies 1214184 [PDF, 1.3 MB]
10 December 2019 Communications between the Ministry and Tuturumuri School Tuturumuri School 1212122 [PDF, 5.8 MB]
6 December 2019 Education services Education services 1209598 [PDF, 1.7 MB]
29 November 2019 Russley School Fire Russley School Fire 1207966 [PDF, 19 MB]
28 November 2019 Early Childhood Education Staff - Vaccination Requirements

Early Childhood Education Staff - Vaccination Requirements 1211148 [PDF, 958 KB]

27 November 2019 Overseas Recruitment Advertising Costs

Overseas Recruitment Advertising Costs 1208184 [PDF, 1.2 MB]

26 November 2019 Referrals to Behaviour Services

Referrals to Behaviour Services 1210673 [PDF, 1.8 MB]

19 November 2019 Stand-downs, Suspensions, Exclusions and Expulsions

Stand-downs, Suspensions, Exclusions and Expulsions 1209330 [PDF, 3.6 MB]

7 November 2019 Community Owned Centre-Based ECE Service Openings and Closures

Community Owned Centre-Based ECE Service Openings and Closures 1216013 [PDF, 1.8 MB]

4 November 2019 Attempted Access of Restricted Sites

Attempted Access of Restricted Sites 1208096 [PDF, 787 KB]

1 November 2019 ECE Teacher Workforce

ECE Teacher Workforce 1206261 [PDF, 1.4 MB]

1 November 2019 Learning Support for Neurodiverse Students

Learning Support for Neurodiverse Students 1208086 [PDF, 881 KB]

1 November 2019 Physical Restraint Statistics

Physical Restraint Statistics 1204764 [PDF, 2.5 MB]

1 November 2019 School Closures and Mergers

School Closures and Mergers 1207805 [PDF, 2.2 MB]

1 November 2019 Stand-downs, suspensions, exclusions and expulsions

Stand-downs, suspensions, exclusions and expulsions 1208499 [PDF, 1.6 MB]

30 October 2019 Learning Support Facilitators

Learning Support Facilitators 1203658 [PDF, 827 KB]

29 October 2019 Psychometric testing

Psychometric testing 1205889 [PDF, 161 KB]

29 October 2019 Limited Authority to Teach (LAT)

Limited Authority to Teach (LAT) 1203850 [PDF, 686 KB]

25 October 2019 Inclusiveness and Safety of Rainbow Students

Inclusiveness and Safety of Rainbow Students 1205941 [PDF, 2.2 MB]

24 October 2019 Voter turnout in Board of Trustees elections

Voter turnout in Board of Trustees election 1207041 [PDF, 329 KB]

Appendix A [XLSX, 673 KB] [XLSX, 673 KB]

18 October 2019 Stonefields School's Fence

Stonefields School's Fence 1206066 [PDF, 8.1 MB]

16 October 2019 ECE Teacher to Child Ratios

ECE Teacher to Child Ratios 1203610 [PDF, 270 KB]

Appendix 1203610 [XLSX, 892 KB]

11 October 2019 Staff training on dealing with historic claims

Staff training on dealing with historic claims 1202589 [PDF, 1.5 MB]

8 October 2019 Suspensions and Expulsions from Private Schools

Suspensions and Expulsions from Private Schools 1203595 [PDF, 1.8 MB]

4 October 2019 Co-location of Avonside Girls' High and Shirley Boys' High Schools 

Co-location of Avonside Girls' High and Shirley Boys' High Schools  1203424 [PDF, 1 MB]

Appendix 1203424 [PDF, 848 KB]

2 October 2019 Minimum Wage

Minimum Wage 1205305 [PDF, 445 KB]

30 September 2019 Oral Language and Literacy Initiative Process Evaluation Report

Oral Language and Literacy Initiative Process Evaluation Report 1206753 [PDF, 6.7 MB]

25 September 2019 Teaching of the Treaty of Waitangi in schools

Teaching of the Treaty of Waitangi in schools 1202781 [PDF, 4.4 MB]

10 September 2019 Truancy in Rotorua

Truancy in Rotorua 1200171 [PDF, 1.6 MB]

2 September 2019 Boarding Allowances

Boarding Allowances 1198784 [PDF, 5.5 MB]

2 September 2019 Samuel Marsden Collegiate School - Whitby

Samuel Marsden Collegiate School - Whitby 1198506 1198551 1198571 [PDF, 4.9 MB]

29 August 2019 Submissions on the Reform of Vocational Education (ROVE)

ROVE Submissions 119577 [PDF, 17 MB]

28 August 2019 Physical Restraint Guidelines

Physical Restraint Guidelines 1198132 [PDF, 12 MB]

27 August 2019 Learning Support Statistics

Learning Support Statistics 1198897 [PDF, 5.9 MB]

20 August 2019 Early Learning Service Closures

Early Learning Service Closures 1199159 [PDF, 2.2 MB]

19 August 2019 New Zealand Land Wars

New Zealand Land Wars 1200133 [PDF, 3.5 MB]

16 August 2019 Bullying Prevention Advisory Group

Bullying Prevention Advisory Group 1197224 [PDF, 7.3 MB]

16 August 2019 Wairarapa College

Wairarapa College 1199419 [PDF, 14 MB]

14 August 2019 Leave entitlement 

Leave entitlement 1204009 [PDF, 181 KB]
Appendix [PDF, 893 KB]

2 August 2019 Sexuality and Sexual Health Education

Sexuality and Sexual Health Education 1199244 [PDF, 7.6 MB]

29 July 2019 Funding or resourcing of Te Papapa School, Oranga Primary School and One Tree Hill College

Funding or resourcing of Te Papapa School, Oranga Primary School and One Tree Hill College 1193353 [PDF, 2 MB]

24 July 2019 School Visit in Australia

School Visit in Australia 1197728 [PDF, 2.2 MB]

23 July 2019 A review of the Ministry of Education's management of and processes for early learning complaints and incidents 

A review of the Ministry of Education's management of and processes for early learning complaints and incidents  1197057 [PDF, 4.9 MB]

22 July 2019 Review of Physical Restraint Guidelines 

Review of Physical Restraint Guidelines 1195664 [PDF, 5.3 MB]

27 June 2019 Hacking

Hacking 1193006 [PDF, 213 KB]

17 June 2019 Communities of Learning Funding

Communities of Learning Funding 1187464 [PDF, 9.8 MB]

14 June 2019 Fees Free Students not returning for a second year

Fees Free Students not returning for second year, 1189545 [PDF, 2 MB]

11 June 2019 Relocatable Buildings

Relocatable Buildings 1194820 [PDF, 2.3 MB]

7 June 2019 Bay of Plenty Teachers

Bay of Plenty Teachers 1187874 [PDF, 826 KB]

7 June 2019 Ineligible Students

Ineligible Students 1189231 [PDF, 8.1 MB]

27 May 2019 Learning Support SSEE

Learning Support SSEE 1183823 [PDF, 1.1 MB]

14 May 2019 Aranui High School Catchment Area

Aranui High School Catchment Area 1182918 [PDF, 1.3 MB]

13 June 2019 Ethnic pay gap

Ethnic pay gap 1186575 [PDF, 1.4 MB]

10 May 2019 Support for Students with Disabilities

Support for Students with Disabilities 1185962 [PDF, 7.2 MB]

8 May 2019 Gender in Leadership Roles

Gender in Leadership Roles [PDF, 152 KB]

6 May 2019 PLD Funding

PLD Funding 1184735 [PDF, 1.3 MB]

6 May 2019 Parental leave

Parental leave 1186258 [PDF, 1.3 MB]

30 April 2019 Campbell Park

Campbell Park 1184142 [PDF, 1.9 MB]

30 April 2019 Growth in New Plymouth

Growth in New Plymouth 1182109 [PDF, 2 MB]

26 April 2019 Van Asch Deaf Education Centre and Kelston Deaf Education Centre Merge

1183685 Response [PDF, 965 KB]

Appendix Part 1 [PDF, 19 MB]

Appendix Part 2 [PDF, 18 MB]

23 April 2019 Learning support to students at Paraparaumu Beach School by external providers

Paraparaumu Beach School 1183288 [PDF, 3.2 MB]

18 April 2019 Sikh Education

Sikh Education 1182514 [PDF, 404 KB]

16 April 2019 Stand-downs, suspensions, exclusions and expulsions over the last four years at Waitaki Boys' High School, Waitaki Girls' High School, St Kevin's College, East Otago High School and Waimate High School.

Stand-downs of High schools 1182701  [PDF, 5.9 MB]

15 April 2019 Office and furniture costs

Office and furniture costs 1178297 [PDF, 255 KB]

15 April 2019 Furniture costs

Furniture costs 1179557 [PDF, 224 KB]

11 April 2019 Hastings and Napier Information

Hastings and Napier Information 1179536 [PDF, 2.9 MB]

11 April 2019 Proposed land exchange involving Thorndon School land and Turnbull St, Wellington

Response letter 1174456 [PDF, 3.3 MB]
Response to question 1 1174456 [PDF, 4.7 MB]
Response to question 2 - part 1 1174456 [PDF, 7.6 MB]
Response to question 2 - part 2 1174456 [PDF, 4.5 MB]
Response to question 2 - part 3 1174456 [PDF, 6.6 MB]
Response to question 2 - part 4 1174456 [PDF, 4.8 MB]
Response to question 2 - part 5 1174456 [PDF, 4.9 MB]
Response to question 2 - part 6 1174456 [PDF, 7.8 MB]
Response to question 2 - part 7 1174456 [PDF, 7.7 MB]
Response to question 3 1174456 [PDF, 1.2 MB]

8 April 2019 Cost of responding to OIAs Cost of responding to OIAs 1181283 [PDF, 214 KB]
25 March 2019 Greendale Pool Engineering Greendale Pool Engineering 1179997 [PDF, 8.1 MB]
19 March 2019 Reports and minutes regarding student allowance ammendment for students aged 40+ 1175275 Response and Appendix One [PDF, 10 MB]
18 March 2019 Teacher Supply Teacher Supply 1175209 [PDF, 1.7 MB]
14 March 2019 The Tu Kotahi pilot programme Tu Kotahi pilot programme 1174813 [PDF, 2 MB]
12 March 2019 Essential Skills Visa Essential Skills Visa 1176774 [PDF, 2.5 MB]
7 March 2019 Population data for Linwood College, Mairehau High School, Shirley Boys High School and Avonside High School Population Data 1177014 [PDF, 731 KB]
6 March 2019 Home zone boundaries Home zone boundaries 1175116 [PDF, 9.4 MB]
5 March 2019 ECE Information ECE Information 1176634 [PDF, 4 MB]
1 March 2019 Classrooms with water-tight issues Classrooms with water-tight issues 1176727 [PDF, 1.4 MB]
28 February 2019 Boarding Allowance Boarding Allowance 1174178 [PDF, 862 KB]
28 February 2019 Religious Instruction Draft Guideline Submissions Religious Instruction Draft Guideline Submissions 1176098 [PDF, 6.3 MB]
28 February 2019 Annual Spend Advertising Annual Spend Advertising 1176099 [PDF, 668 KB]
27 February  2019 Meetings prior to compiling of report regarding Tomorrow's Schools Meetings prior to compiling of report regarding Tomorrow's Schools 1176119 [PDF, 2.3 MB] [PDF, 6.3 MB]
27 February 2019 Tomorrow Schools Stakeholder Engagement

Tomorrow Schools Stakeholder Engagement 1176119 [PDF, 2.3 MB]

25 February 2019 Traumatic Incidents

Traumatic Incidents 1175910 [PDF, 602 KB]

Spreadsheet [XLSX, 16 KB]

19 February 2019 ECE services reported by ERO ECE services reported by ERO 1174582 [PDF, 3.3 MB]
14 February 2019 ECE service breaches Letter to requestor - 1144852 and 1174583 [PDF, 1.4 MB]
Appendices 1 and 2 [PDF, 2.7 MB]
[PDF, 3.3 MB]
14 February 2019 Vandalism Stats

Vandalism Stats 1174842 [PDF, 766 KB]

Stats Spreadsheet [XLSX, 202 KB]

12 February 2019 Advanced Classroom Expertise Teacher Advanced Classroom Expertise Teacher 1175210 [PDF, 636 KB]
29 January 2019 Invoice transition for Professional Learning and Development providers Invoice transition for Professional Learning and Development providers 1167812 [PDF, 785 KB] [PDF, 1.7 MB]
29 January 2019 School Property Budget School Property Budget 1171541 [PDF, 1.7 MB]
28 January 2019 International approaches for funding for disadvantage International approaches for funding for disadvantage 1174457 [PDF, 1.3 MB]
28 January 2019 Protecting young people's information Protecting young people's information 1172205 [PDF, 708 KB]
25 January 2019 ECE and learning support ECE and learning support 1164878 [PDF, 1.4 MB]
25 January 2019 Local Curriculum Design Toolkit Local Curriculum Design Toolkit 1170243 [PDF, 20 MB]
25 January 2019 Koha donations Koha donations 1168667 [PDF, 1.6 MB]
22 January 2019 EI Referrals EI Referrals 1171172 [PDF, 6.3 MB]

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