Recognising supervised learning
If you are a registered supervisor of a full-time ākonga, you may be eligible for a support payment twice a year. Please follow the chart below to see if you qualify.
Frequently asked questions
On behalf of the Ministry of Education, Te Kura administers a payment to eligible supervisors of full-time ākonga which recognises supervised learning at home.
Payments are made twice a year by direct credit into your nominated bank account. If all the requirements are met, payments for the first half of the 2026 school year will be made in July (Cycle 1), and for the second half in December (Cycle 2).
The next payment for Cycle 1 will be on Thursday, 16 July 2026.
If all the requirements are met, the half-year payments are as follows:
- First child – $398.00
- Second child – $338.50
- Third child – $278.50
- Fourth child – $199.00
The payment will be made to the current supervisor of eligible ākonga at the time the payment is run. We are unfortunately unable to split any payments if there has been a change in supervisor during the payment period.
When you enrol your ākonga at Te Kura, you will receive an email with a secure link to add your bank account details into a secure bank account portal. If you haven't received this email or you have deleted it, please ask your kaimanaaki to resend it to you.
To change either of these details, please contact our friendly Student and Whānau Support team.
Phone: 0800 65 99 88 option 2 (Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm)
Email: hub@tekura.school.nz
The following enrolment types do not qualify for a payment:
- young adult ākonga
- overseas ākonga
- Early Childhood ākonga
- individual ākonga whose supervisor is paid by another agency such as the Ministry of Education or Oranga Tamariki
- adult ākonga
- fee-paying ākonga