10/06/2024 
Edward Minnell 
[FYI request #26640 email] 
 
Tēnā koe Edward 
 
OIA: 1328103 – Spend on gifted and talented education 
Thank you for your email of 6 May 2024 to the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) requesting the 
following information:  
Can you please tell me how much was spent on gifted and talented education in 
New Zealand last year and how much are you spending this year? 
Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).  
As advised in our letter to you on 4 June 2024, part one of your request has been refused under 
section 18(d) of the Act, as the 2022-2023 spend was published in an Official Information 
Response on the Ministry’s website on 12 December 2023 and is therefore publicly available. The 
response is titled “Information in relation to Priority Five, Learning Support Action Plan”. You can 
find the financial figures in 1318502 Appendix A at the following weblink: 
https://www.education.govt.nz/our-work/information-releases/responses-to-official-information-act-
requests/responses-to-official-information-act-requests-2023/ 
 
So that you can compare the 2023-2024 financial year data with what is publicly available for prior 
years, we have compiled the information in the same table format as the response noted above 
(1318502 Appendix A). This information is provided in Table One below. The figures may vary 
slightly when we receive final invoices for 2023-2024 from providers.  
Please note, we may publish this response on our website after five working days. Your name and 
contact details will be removed. 
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, Wellington 6143. 
Nāku noa, nā 
 
Julia Novak 
General Manager, New Zealand Curriculum & Te Whāriki 
Te Mahau | Te Poutāhū (Curriculum Centre) 
Wellington National Office, 1 The Terrace, Levels 5 to 14, Wellington 6011 
PO Box 1666, Wellington 6140, DX SR51201 Phone: +64 4 463 8000  

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Table One: Spend on Gifted education.  
 
Financial Year 
2023-2024 
1 
Access to One day Schools (2023) 
$239,130 
Targeted Additional Supports (2024) 
$436,441 
2 
Events and Opportunities  
$463,559 
3 
Gifted Learner Awards 
$445,584 
4 
Awards for Teachers of Gifted Leaners 
$57,950 
5 
Support to ECE Services 
$191,688 
6 
Reviews and Evaluations 
$31,160 
7 
Teacher Study Awards (Specialist Teaching PG Diploma) 
$166,619 
8 
Gifted Expert Group and evaluation panel for awards 
$21,450 
9 
Gifted identification Advice 
$37,050 
10 
Managing TKI Gifted Website 
$22,500 
11 
Lifting the profile of giftedness 
$19,500 
12  
Meeting the needs of gifted Māori medium learners 
$420,420 
13 
Webinars for Learning Support Coordinators 
$50,000 
 
Total 
$2,603,051 
 
OIA: 1328103 

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