Ministry of Education literacy and numeracy course subsidies
The Tertiary Fees Funding Support Scheme supports teachers and leaders in primary and intermediate schools to undertake tertiary study in priority areas for teacher professional learning and development.
This scheme enables primary and intermediate teachers, leaders and principals in state and state-integrated schools to complete a tertiary course (paper) that:
- Responds to student achievement and engagement challenges, particularly in years 5-8.
- Addresses issues of equity related to outcomes for Māori and Pacific students and students with special education needs.
- Builds subject content knowledge in tandem with effective pedagogies for all learners.
- Strengthens Communities of Learning.
Individuals or schools can apply to the Ministry of Education for reimbursement of up to 50% of the tuition fees.
2018 courses
Ministry subsidies are available for the courses below.
If you would like to receive information on courses eligible for subsidies in 2018, please register through the online form Ministry of Education Literacy and Numeracy Courses Subsidies.
Language and literacy course subsidies
- EDCURRIC 345 Literacy in the Primary School
- EDPROFST 226 Introduction to Bilingual Education
- EDPROFST 375 TESSOL: Assessment
- EDPROFST 380 Teacher Research Design
- EDPROFST 381 Teacher Research Implementation
- EDPROFST 378 TESSOL: Critical Approaches to Literacy
- EDPROFST 220 Introduction to Samoan Language for Teaching
- EDCURRM 301 Teaching and Te Reo Māori
- EDPROFST 379 TESSOL: Materials Design
- EDPROFST 700 Literacy Education: Research and Practice
- EDPROFST 701 Issues in Literacy Education
- EDPROFST 705 Issues in Literacy Teaching and Learning
- EDPROFST 706 Language Analysis for Teachers
- EDPROFST 707 Children’s Literature in Education
- EDPROFM 702 Special Topic: Māori Language Teachers: Teaching Te Reo Māori
- EDUC 711 Gifted learners: Who are they?
- EDUC 738 Gifted learners: Meeting their needs
- EDPROFST 782 Educational Change
- EDCURRIC 720 Teaching with Digital Pedagogies
- EDPROF 702 The Twenty-first Century Classroom/Centre
- EDPROF 704 Advanced Study of Education Practice
- EDCURRIC 729 Special Study: Changing practices using Digital Technologies
- EDUC 755 Social Psychology of the Classroom
- EDUC 741 Educational Psychology
- EDUC 706 Measurement and Advanced Statistics
- EDPROFST 738 Educational Leadership
- EDCURRIC 740 Accelerating Learning in a Digital World
- EDUC 733 Teaching in Bilingual/Immersion Settings
- EDPROFST 757 Undertaking Research for School Improvement
- EDCURRIC 718 Special Topic: Leadership for Learning
- EDCURRIC 728 Special Topic: Theory and Research on Literacy and Literacy Interventions
- EDPROFST 769 Developing Professional Expertise
- EDPROFST 734 Inclusive Classroom Contexts
- EDCURRIC 706 Researching Practice in the Second Language School Classroom
- EDPROFST 377 Bilingual Education
- EDCURRIC 700 Contemporary Pedagogies
- EDPROFST 703 The Inquiring Teacher: Literacy Education
- EDUC 734 Maori-Indigenous Language Revitalisation
- EDPROFST 360 Teaching Languages in Schools
- EDPROF 703 Practitioner Inquiry Techniques
Numeracy course subsidies
- EDCURRIC 369A Mathematical Literacy for Lower-achieving Students
- EDCURRIC 369B Mathematical Literacy for Lower-achieving Students
- EDCURRIC 715 Understanding Difficulties in Number Learning
- EDPROFST 787 Special Topic: Issues in mathematics education
- EDCURRIC 760 Special Topic: Making a Difference - Mathematics and Statistics
- EDPROFST 782 Educational Change
- EDPROFST 738 Educational Leadership
- EDCURRIC 720 Teaching with Digital Pedagogies
- EDPROF 702 The Twenty-first Century Classroom/Centre
- EDPROF 704 Advanced Study of Education Practice
- EDCURRIC 729 Special Study: Changing practices using Digital Technologies
- EDUC 765 Critical Inquiries in Educational Settings
- EDUC 755 Social Psychology of the Classroom
- EDUC 741 Educational Psychology
- EDUC 706 Measurement and Advanced Statistics
- EDCURRIC 740 Accelerating Learning in a Digital World
- EDCURRIC 718 Special Topic: Leadership for Learning
- EDCURRIC 717 Development of Numeracy Practice
- EDPROFST 769 Developing Professional Expertise
- EDPROFST 734 Inclusive Classroom Contexts
- EDCURRIC 349A Understanding and Extending Mathematical Thinking
- EDCURRIC 349B Understanding and Extending Mathematical Thinking
- EDCURRIC 350 Teaching Mathematics Investigations
- EDCURRIC 714 (previously taught as EDPROFST 784A/B)
Exploring Mathematical Thinking - MATHS 707 Special Topic in Mathematics Education*
- STATS 708 Topics in Statistical Education*
- EDCURRIC 700 Contemporary Pedagogies
- MATHS 712 Teaching and Learning Algebra*
*These courses are offered by the Faculty of Science. For enquiries please contact the Faculty of Science Student Centre.
Thesis, dissertation or project
For these courses, students need to have a numeracy or literacy focus to their assignment work.
- EDPRAC 751 Practitioner Inquiry
- EDUC 735 Researching Educational Settings
- EDCURRIC 797 MEd Dissertation
- EDPROFST 790 Dissertation
- EDPROFST 759 Research Portfolio BEd(Tchg)(Hons)
- EDPROFM 797 MEd Dissertation
- EDPROFST 793 MEd Dissertation
- EDPROFST 795A Research portfolio and EDPROFST 795B Research portfolio
- EDUC 794A MEd Thesis and EDUC 794B MEd Thesis
- EDPROFM 796A MEd Thesis and EDPROFM 796B MEd Thesis
- EDCURRIC 796A MEd Thesis and EDCURRIC 796B MEd Thesis
- EDPROFST 796A MEd Thesis and EDPROFST 796B MEd Thesis
- EDPROFST 798A Thesis in Educational Leadership and EDPROFST 798B Thesis in Educational Leadership
- EDPROFST 799 MEd Thesis (Part-time)
- EDCURRIC 799 MEd Thesis (Part-time)
- EDPROFM 799 MEd Thesis (Part-time)
- EDPROFST 781 Special Topic: A Literacy Research Project
- EDPROF 792 Education Practice project
- MATHS 792 Research in Mathematics Education*
- MATHS 797A Advanced Research in Mathematics Education* and MATHS 797B Advanced Research in Mathematics Education*
- MATHS 785A Dissertation in Mathematics Education* and MATHS 785B Dissertation in Mathematics Education*
- STATS 792A Dissertation in Statistics Education* and STATS 792B Dissertation in Statistics Education*
- EDPRAC 751 Practitioner Inquiry
- EDUC 735 Researching Educational Settings
- EDPROFST 784 Special Study
- EDPROFST 757 Undertaking Research for School Improvement
- EDCURRIC 797 MEd Dissertation
- EDPROFST 790 Dissertation
- EDPROFST 759 Research Portfolio BEd(Tchg)(Hons)
- EDPROFM 797 MEd Dissertation
- EDPROFST 793 MEd Dissertation
- EDPROFST 795A Research portfolio and EDPROFST 795B Research portfolio
- EDUC 794A MEd Thesis and EDUC 794B MEd Thesis
- EDPROFM 796A MEd Thesis and EDPROFM 796B MEd Thesis
- EDCURRIC 796A MEd Thesis and EDCURRIC 796B MEd Thesis
- EDPROFST 796A MEd Thesis and EDPROFST 796B MEd Thesis
- EDPROFST 798A Thesis in Educational Leadership and EDPROFST 798B Thesis in Educational Leadership
- EDPROFST 799 MEd Thesis (Part-time)
- EDCURRIC 799 MEd Thesis (Part-time)
- EDPROFM 799 MEd Thesis (Part-time)
- EDPROFST 789A Dissertation in Mathematics Education and EDPROFST 789B Dissertation in Mathematics Education
- EDPROF 703 Practitioner Inquiry Techniques
- EDPROF 792 Education Practice project
Tertiary Fees Funding Support application
Applications for subsidies are through the Ministry of Education. For detailed information on the Ministry of Education fees subsidies including application forms and course information, visit: