Summary
This article provides information on how schools can decrease their Gateway funding for the current year or the following year.
How do we decrease our funding for the current year?
If your school wishes to decrease its Gateway funding for this year, email customerservice@tec.govt.nz with the subject line 'Gateway [Year]: Request to decrease places'.
The email should include:
1. How many places your school wishes to reduce the allocation by.
2. The year the decrease applies to (ie, this year).
3. Evidence that the school principal has confirmed the request. 'Evidence' could be:
- the email has been sent by the principal, or
- the lead contact/Gateway coordinator has forwarded an email from the principal, or
- the lead contact/Gateway coordinator has attached an email from the principal.
When should schools advise us by?
If your school knows it won't use all of its Gateway places for the current year, please contact us as soon as possible to let us know.
How do we decrease our funding for next year?
If your school wishes to decrease its Gateway funding for next year (below the number proposed in your indicative allocation letter), email customerservice@tec.govt.nz with the subject line ''[School name] - Gateway [Year] - Request to decrease places'.
The email should include:
1. How many places your school wishes to reduce the allocation by.
2. The year the decrease applies to (ie, next year).
3. Evidence that the school principal has confirmed the request. Evidence could be:
- the email has been sent by the principal, or
- the lead contact/Gateway coordinator has forwarded an email from the principal, or
- the lead contact/Gateway coordinator has attached an email from the principal
When should schools advise us by?
Please let us know before 31 August, as we assess applications in September for funding for the following calendar year.
Applications to decrease funding received after 31 August will still be accepted, but the process time may be longer than usual.
What if our school wants to decrease its funding for both the current year and the following year?
If your school wishes to decrease its Gateway funding for the current year and the following year, please send two separate emails.
Further information
For more information, please contact us on 0800 601 301 or customerservice@tec.govt.nz using the subject line '[School name] - Gateway query'.