“.. But it will not identify which schools are being considered for a Public-Private Partnership (PPP).
Under the plan, a private company will build and own the school but the Crown will own the land and its board of trustees will retain governance and operational responsibility.
However, according to official papers, the school’s owners could use the school outside normal school hours and school boards would have to negotiate an “occupancy agreement” with the private owner.
Teachers’ unions say they have not been told about the project and want to be consulted before it is formally announced.
Education Minister Anne Tolley signalled last year that the Education Ministry was exploring using private sector capital to build new schools.
Just released Official Information Act papers show the ministry and Treasury have plans well advanced for the construction of a trial PPP school.
Others are planned if it is a success.
The ministry spends $500 million a year on school buildings, and must build three new secondary schools over the next four years to cater for roll growth.
The average secondary school costs around $70m.
Cabinet appears to have earmarked one of the three schools for a PPP .. but sections of the report have been blanked out..”
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