45925 (2025). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Minister of Education

45925 (2025). Hon Willow-Jean Prime to the Minister of Education: How much, if any, of the $413 million she recently announced for school infrastructure improvements will be allocated before the coming summer holidays and what projects, if any, does she expect to be completed before the end of summer holidays?

Hon Erica Stanford: Over 2,400 schools can access the $58 million operating maintenance funding immediately, and are required to complete projects with this funding by the 2026 Term 1 holidays. The $100 million for urgent and essential infrastructure work is spread over five years and is available for schools to access starting this financial year. The Nga Iti Kahurangi Programme will complete the new scope of upgrades at 12 schools prior to Term 1, 2026