Insurance

You need to arrange contents insurance to cover your school for damage or loss to school contents. The Ministry’s School Building Insurance Funding Programme covers your school buildings for damage after an incident.

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  • Boards
  • Principals and Tumuaki
  • Proprietors
  • Administrators

Contents insurance

As a board you need to arrange contents insurance to cover your school for damage or loss to school contents.

Contents insurance for schools

Join the Ministry of Education’s Risk Management Scheme to get comprehensive contents and liability insurance for your school, or you can arrange your own cover.

Risk Management Scheme — contents and liability insurance

School Building Insurance Funding Programme

The Ministry's School Building Insurance Funding Programme covers your school buildings for damage after an incident.

You must always contact your Ministry property advisor before starting any repairs and to find out if you're eligible for programme funding.

 School Building Insurance Funding Programme

Insurance for school property projects

Insurance for school property projects includes contract works insurance, professional indemnity insurance for consultants, public liability insurance for contractors and cover for school buildings that might be damaged during the project work.

Insurance for school property projects

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