The region that a child lives in impacts hugely on the help provided by the Ministry of Education
Pat Newman, President of Te Tai Tokerau Principals Association says that the figures he has obtained from the Ministry
show the average amount allocated for Interim Relief of a child with severe behavioural needs was $993.59 over all of
New Zealand.
However depending upon which region in NZ the school was, the allocation ranged from $613.85 to 1529.16 pe child, and
more mystifying, a child in Te Tai Tokerau, an area that is known for massive need for such help, only receives an extra
$896.17!
How the Ministry can justify this occurring is mind boggling. Our child in Te Tai Tokerau gets $100 less than the
average paid out across NZ!
How the Ministry can justify this occurring is mind boggling. Our child in Te Tai Tokerau gets only about 50% of a child
in the highest paying area in NZ!
Now this has been brought to the notice of everyone, Te Tai Tokerau Principals is insistent that this iniquitous
situation affecting our children in need detrimentally, is remedied urgently.