Consultation on schools' planning and reporting draft Regulations

Overview

Welcome to the consultation on draft Regulations and support material to implement the new planning and reporting framework for schools and kura.

On 1 January 2023, the new planning and reporting framework for schools and kura in the Education and Training Act 2020 (the Act) came into effect.  The Act set out the new requirements for planning and reporting, however, it left the details to be set out in regulations. 

There are currently transitional arrangements in place until the new Regulations take effect from mid-2023.

The key changes set out in the Act are:

• School charters are replaced by a three-year strategic plan and an annual implementation plan
• Boards must consult with their communities when they create their strategic plans
• Strategic plans must set out the strategic goals and strategies they intend to use to achieve their primary objectives set out in the Act and any other identified community priorities
• Annual implementation plans must set out how the school intends to implement the strategies in their strategic plan for that year, and
• An annual report (including a statement of variance) that sets out the school’s performance for the year which includes the audited financial statements
• Boards must publish all planning and reporting documents on an internet site.

How you can provide feedback

The consultation will run from 13 March to 6 April.  You can provide feedback by clicking on the 'Provide your comments on the draft Regulations' link at the bottom of this page. 

You can read a draft of the Education (Schools Planning and Reporting) Regulations 2023 here:

• The Education (Schools’ Planning and Reporting) Regulations 2023 

Background information on the new law, what the Regulations seek to achieve, and what they say, can be found in the accompanying consultation guide Te Whakangārahu Ngātahi: Planning Together for Ākonga Success – Our School, Our Community, below:

• Consultation guide (English)
• Consultation guide (te reo Māori)
• Consultation guide (Samoan)
• Consultation guide (Tongan)
• Consultation guide (Simplified Chinese)

Planning and reporting requirements for 2023

Information on schools’ planning and reporting requirements for 2023 can be found on the Ministry’s Schools' planning and reporting page for school boards and principals.

Related Planning and Reporting Supports consultations

We are also consulting on the draft supports for schools, whānau and communities. You can provide feedback on these through the links below:

• Consultation on Planning and Reporting Supports – for boards, principals, and school staff) 
• Consultation on Planning and Reporting Supports – for whānau and communities)