Our agreement with each Dual Provider
The 2026 Dual Provider Partnership Agreement (DPPA) outlines the respective responsibilities between Te Kura and Dual Provider organisations and schools.
Your school will need to digitally accept this DPPA through Te Pou, our dual onboarding tool, before proceeding with ākonga registrations for 2026.
Te Kura, as an education partner, provides an online learning platform for curriculum adaptation and curriculum capability. The Dual Provider, whether organisation or school, retains all legislative accountability for their dual-registered (dual-enrolled) ākonga.
The Dual Provider retains responsibility for the attendance and pastoral care of their dual-registered ākonga, and is obligated to provide educational support such as learning programmes and support for sustainable engagement within their Te Kura courses.
Te Kura will provide continuous reporting through kaiako feedback and feedforward on engagement and mahi submitted by ākonga in the online learning platform, My Te Kura.
Ākonga are required to meet expectations for sustainable engagement every calendar month for each Te Kura course they are registered in. These expectations are set by the Ministry of Education.
Ākonga engagement could be:
- submitting at least one piece of assessable mahi through their My Te Kura dropbox each month, for every course they are registered in
- and/or: having at least one learning conversation with their Te Kura kaiako to share and discuss evidence of their progress in learning each month
- providing other evidence of progress, such as mahi towards portfolios and engagement in third party platforms offered by Te Kura.
The Dual Provider will appoint a Pou Whakarite and/or kaiwhakarite (support coordinators, supervisors) who will be the liaison and will need sufficient time allocated within their workday to effectively carry out the tasks associated with the role. Te Kura will provide a Kairuruku Hononga who will work with and support local Dual Providers.
Te Kura has also ensured there are Kairuruku Hononga o Te Aka Taumatua to support Ngā Kura a Iwi, Kura Kaupapa Māori, Wharekura and Iwi Dual Providers, to allow provisions for reorua and rūmaki settings.
All who work alongside and support dual-registered ākonga should be provided with access to this DPPA.
This includes, but is not limited to, the Tumuaki | Principal, Te Tautapa a te Tumuaki | Principal's Nominee, Pou Whakarite, kaiwhakarite (support coordinators, supervisors, kaimahi), kaiako, and parents or guardians.
Dual Provider Partnership Agreement
The Dual Provider Partnership Agreement (DPPA) outlines the respective responsibilities between Te Kura and Dual Provider organisations and schools. Your school will need to digitally accept this DPPA through Te Pou, our dual onboarding tool, before proceeding with ākonga registrations.
Read the DPPA