11/04/2024
Sal y Kidd
[FYI request #26038 email]
Tēnā koe Sal y
OIA: 1324541 – ORS Funding Review 2023
Thank you for your email of 9 March 2024 to the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) requesting the
fol owing information:
The Ministry of Education was undertaking a review of ORS funding which was due for
completion/release in July 2023.
Could you please provide information on whether this was completed and the document if
this occurred.
Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).
I can advise that no review of ORS funding was undertaken and set for release in July 2023, as
outlined in your request. I am therefore refusing your request under section 18(e) of the Act, as the
information requested does not exist.
However, there is information available on the Ministry’s website about the Learning Support
Action Plan that may be of interest to you.
Learning Support Action Plan:
A key action of the Learning Support Action Plan was to “review supports for children and young
people with the highest levels of need, including the Ongoing Resourcing Scheme, to ensure they
are meeting needs of children and young people, and delivering the intended outcome.”
Access to this plan can be found by using the fol owing link: https://conversation-live-storagesta-
assetstorages3bucket-jsvm6zoesodc.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/public/DLSAP/Learning-
Support-Action-Plan-2019-to-2025-English-V2.pdf.
Wel ington National Office, 1 The Terrace, Levels 5 to 14, Wel ington 6011
PO Box 1666, Wellington 6140, DX SR51201 Phone: +64 4 463 8000
Highest Needs Review:
The Learning Support Action Plan led to the Highest Needs Review. The purpose of the Highest
Needs Review was to understand how the system was enabling children and young people with
the highest needs to achieve their ful potential in an inclusive education system that delivers fair
and excel ent outcomes.
Information on this review can be found by using the fol owing link:
https://www.education.govt.nz/our-work/changes-in-education/response-highest-needs-review/.
Information on the response to the findings of the Highest Needs Review can be found using the
fol owing link: https://www.education.govt.nz/our-work/information-releases/issue-specific-
releases/highest-needs-review/.
The Highest Needs Review, and report back to Cabinet on the results and recommendations for
change have been completed. Progress on the Learning Support Action Plan, including the
Highest Needs Review, is publicly available and an update on the Highest Needs Review can be
found in the Priority 4 section on page 5 of the fol owing document:
https://assets.education.govt.nz/public/Documents/our-work/information-releases/Advice-Seen-by-
our-Ministers/May-2023/9.-1309431-Learning-Support-Action-Plan-Quarterly.pdf.
The Ministry is in the process of providing an update to the Government on the performance of the
education system for children and young people with learning support needs. This wil include how
to address the findings of the Highest Needs Review and wil inform options for the next steps on
addressing the known issues.
Further information about the decision and next steps can be found using the fol owing link:
https://assets.education.govt.nz/public/Documents/our-work/information-releases/Advice-Seen-by-
our-Ministers/May-2023/10.-1310069-HN-Change-report-and-prog-business-case.pdf.
Thank you again for your email. You have the right to ask an Ombudsman to review my decision
on your request, in accordance with section 28 of the Act. You can do this by writing to
[email address] or to Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wel ington 6143.
Nāku noa, nā
Cindy McDonald
Principal Advisor
Te Pou Rangatōpū | Communications, Engagement and Ministerials
OIA: 1324541
