New Zealand Ministry of Education : Apply For Boarding Allowances 2015

Name of the Organization : New Zealand Ministry of Education
Type of Facility : Apply For Boarding Allowances
Country : New Zealand

Website : http://www.minedu.govt.nz/parents/yourteen/boardingallowances.aspx

Apply For Boarding Allowances :

The Ministry provides boarding allowances to help school students facing barriers to attending school and achieving at least level 2 in the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) or equivalent. Boarding away from home can remove the barriers for these students.

Related : New Zealand Ministry of Education Ongoing Resourcing Scheme : www.statusin.org/6916.html

Boarding allowances guidelines and eligibility information:
The boarding allowance is one of a suite of access options to achieve this, along with:
** school transport assistance
** Te Aho o te Kura Pounamu – The Correspondence School
** e-learning
** Youth Guarantee
** home schooling.

Boarding Allowances help meet the Government’s commitment to improve educational outcomes for priority groups: Maori, Pasifika, students from low socio-economic backgrounds, and students with special education needs.

Eligibility:
Students are eligible to apply for a Boarding Allowance if they can demonstrate they are facing barrier(s) to achieving educational success, and that boarding away from home will remove those barriers.

Students may be facing one or more of the following barriers:
Access barrier – geographical isolation:
Students are eligible to apply for a boarding allowance if they live too far away from an appropriate school, and the Ministry’s School Transport Assistance programme does not provide a solution.

For the purposes of the boarding allowance, geographical isolation is defined as living at an unreasonable distance from a the nearest appropriate school (e.g.60km), and:
** the closest school transport service to get to their nearest appropriate school is unreasonable (e.g.20km), or
** having to travel longer than 60 minutes, one way, to their nearest appropriate school each day, or
** having to drive an unreasonable distance (e.g.60km) to the nearest appropriate school.

Significant barriers:
Achievement barrier:
A student shows significantly low attainments (lower than same age peers) in literacy, numeracy, oral language and other subjects.

Participation barrier:
A student has difficulty engaging in everyday classroom learning, completing schoolwork, keeping up adequate attendance and engaging in extra-curricular activities.

Behaviour barrier:
A student is disruptive, harms others or themself, participates in criminal activities, or has a history of stand-downs, suspensions or expulsions.

Relationships barrier:
A student is socially isolated or lacks respect for others.

Environment barrier:
A student has multi-agency involvement, lacks family and community support, has poor or negative role models, or is exposed to physical/psychological harm.

Note: Students with Child, Youth and Family custody status under sections 78, 101,102, 110 or 141 of the Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act 1989 are not eligible for a Boarding Allowance (as their boarding fees would normally be met by Child, Youth and Family or the Ministry of Health).

Proposed school:
Students can choose to enrol with and attend any school. This includes all state, state-integrated and private schools.

Students are still subject to their chosen school’s usual enrolment and acceptance criteria, and to hostel space availability.

Boarding type:
Students and their families may choose between accommodation at a boarding hostel or a private board situation.

Boarding hostels are licensed premises that comply with health and safety regulations.

Parents/caregivers must arrange private board and are responsible for the safety and well-being of students in private boarding situations.

Funding for private board will not be granted to students living away from home with another legal guardian.

Contact:
All enquiries can be made to the Ministry of Education at the contact details below:
Phone: 04 439 5425
Email: Boarding.Allowances@minedu.govt.nz