Vote Tertiary Education Summary of Initiatives - Budget 2018
Vote Tertiary Education Initiatives | Description |
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First Year Fees Free
Four year total $1,703.447 million |
This initiative funds the Coalition Government’s 100-Day tertiary education commitment to make tertiary education more affordable by making the first year of tertiary education and training fees-free for eligible students from 1 January 2018. Note: The funding figures at left is the additional funding appropriated into Vote Tertiary Education in December 2017 to implement the fees-free policy from 1 January 2018 – it does not include:
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Education Portfolio Work Programme – Vote Tertiary Education
Four year total $0.350 million |
This funding will support a coherent package of work that aims to facilitate discussion and action on new and innovative directions for the education system. The package includes a number of strategies, regional follow-up hui and the formation of advisory groups for a number of work streams. Note: This funding is the tertiary education component of a broader Education Portfolio Work Programme Budget initiative; in total, $6.75 million is appropriated in Budget 2018 to support the delivery of the Education Portfolio Work Programme. |
* The five year total is from 2017/18 to 2021/22.
For more information about fees-free tertiary education and training, please visit the Tertiary Education Commission’s dedicated fees-free website(external link). Information relating to the decisions made with regard to implementing the Government’s two 100-day Making Tertiary Education More Affordable commitments.
Vote Tertiary Education Reprioritisation | Description |
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Reprioritisation - 2017/18 Underspends and Recoveries in Tertiary Tuition and Training Multi-Category Appropriation
Five year total ($47.500) million* |
Savings were identified in the current year under the Tertiary Tuition and Training Multi-Category Appropriation (MCA) due to lower demand for programmes for the current financial year. |
Reprioritisation - Tertiary Tuition and Training Multi-Category Appropriation
Four year total ($86.450) million |
Savings were identified in the Tertiary Tuition and Training Multi-Category Appropriation due to lower projected demand for programmes across the forecast period. |
Reprioritisation - Education New Zealand Contribution to the Kea Network, New Zealand Story and Chair of Malay Studies
Four year total ($1.000) million |
This saving is due to Education New Zealand reducing its contribution to the Kea Network, the New Zealand Story, and the Chair of Malay Studies. The Kea Network connects New Zealanders overseas, and the New Zealand Story promotes New Zealand and its businesses. The Chair of Malay Studies is a fellowship at Victoria University of Wellington (VUW). |
Reprioritisation - Prime Minister’s Scholarships for Asia
Four year total ($2.000) million |
This saving is due to forgoing the planned $0.5 million per annum increase in appropriated funding for the Prime Minister’s Scholarships for Asia. The Prime Minister’s Scholarships for both Latin America and Asia will continue to be funded at $3.75 million per annum. |
* The five year total is from 2017/18 to 2021/22.
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