Tahua Taunaki Ākonga | Learner Support Fund

Funded one-to-one tuition outside school hours for Ngāi Tahu tamariki and rangatahi in years 1 to 13.

Closes

Grant programmes are being reevaluated. Funding was due to reopen 1 July 2026 but has not opened, and no date is given for when it will resume

Who can apply

Tamariki and rangatahi registered on the Whakapapa Ngāi Tahu register who are enrolled at a New Zealand primary or secondary school, in a Ministry of Education approved home school programme, or through the correspondence school and resident in New Zealand. Tamariki living overseas qualify if enrolled in an equivalent setting approved by the government of that country.

Whakapapa

Registered on the Whakapapa Ngāi Tahu register. Registration is what unlocks these, not descent alone.

Study level

Primary, Secondary

Amount

Up to $450 per child each financial year — roughly one term, about 10 tuition sessions

Funding route

Grant

Applicants

Individuals & whānau, Tauira & researchers

Before you apply

Applied for by the parent or caregiver, not the child. The fund complements what is already happening in the classroom and pays for tuition outside school hours — a teacher aide is explicitly not funded. Whānau choose their own accredited provider, and tuition can be delivered online anywhere in the motu. On the form, an accredited tutoring organisation is not the same thing as a private tutor, so check which box applies before ticking. Running since 1994, when it began as after-school maths tuition in Ōtautahi and Ōtepoti.

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Checked 16 September 2026

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