Information for Candidates

 

Parent representative election

Share or print this leaflet to find out more about how to stand, where to get the voting roll, and your candidate statement.    

2025 More information for parents and caregivers

Staff election

Share or print this leaflet about whether you are eligible to stand on the parent roll (if you have a child at the school); where to get the voting roll; etc.  

More information for staff elections

 

Te Reo Māori

The nomination form is available in te reo Māori. Further information notices for staff and parents is also available in Māori.  

 

Do you need our helpful Vocabulary List to upgrade your use of te reo for this election?  

Pōtitanga Poari Rārangi Kupu

 

 

Common date

The Ministry will advise the common date for the upcoming mid-term elections 2023.  

By-elections may be called from time to time to fill one or more casual vacancies.

The election timeline can be calculated from the calculator on the NZSTA website

 

Pacific communities

Thanks to the Otara Citizens Advice Bureau for checking our online nomination form in Samoan and Tongan. 

 

Smart Online Elections

Unique dashboard for every school. Manage your parent staff, student election from one place.

Secure. Confidential.  

Upload your electoral roll to your dashboard to automate communications, data management, monitoring, and results.

 

Communicate your Call for Nominations via email. Link directly to an approved nomination form. 24/7 access.   

   

Six email templates.  Call for nominations, contact authentication, reminder call, Call to vote (issue access), declaration of result.  Amend as required. 

 

Easy-to-publish candidate statements and voting papers at the push of a button.

 

The only system that allows your school Returning Officer to manage electronic voting (accreditation approval pending)

 

The Returning Officer gets his/her usual fee.

Includes User Guide, Helpdesk, and free seminar during triennial and mid-term election periods. 

 

Available here 

 

 

 

 

We prepare the Electoral Roll

We apply an electronic cross-checking system to authenticate contact details on the electoral roll.

We Call for Nominations via email 

This offers cost savings to you. 

We keep you in the loop by providing the board chair and/or principal with regular updates on who has been nominated.

Nominations are online

Candidates know their nomination has been received because we give them an immediate receipt.

Voting via postal method or online voting method.

We are awaiting accreditation for our three-step online voting platform (not available for mid-term elections 2023)

We tally and declare the result

We count your votes (including arranging the process if scrutineers are called for).  

We Declare the Result with a pdf that can be published in your school newsletter or online, according to your wishes.  

Complete documentation

We submit the Ministry of Education return for you.

We also file papers with the District Court, as required by legislation.

Estimates and Bookings

Estimates are based on your electoral roll.  Calculate your estimate at the bottom of this page.  

Booking form is at the bottom of this page. 

 

SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS

Election Manager

Kaiwhakahaere pōti.

A cloud-based solution for Manage-Your-Own or Full-Service school board elections in Aotearoa New Zealand.

 

Bookings

NOTE: estimates will be revised once the Ministry of Education releases 2025 funding rates. 

 

 

 


NOTE: The Ministry of Education requires providers who offer online voting to be accredited.

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HOW TO STAND

Nominate online / Whakaingoa ipurangi

(Access available for licensed schools only).

NOTE

 

You may nominate yourself if you are already on the electoral roll.

 

 

Next triennial elections: September, 2025

Latest News

12.11.2024

2025 Election Savings

Wait for it!

 

Our revised calculator, based on funding provided by the Ministry of Education, will be available as soon as 2025 funding rates are announced, and will offer cost savings to schools.

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MANAGE YOUR OWN ELECTION

E-solutions for Returning Officers

 

  •  No new bookings available for 2024.
  • Accreditation application in preparation for 2025. 

 

 

 

Full Service Package

Running your election for you.

 

We are an experienced provider of inclusive Returning Officer Services. 

 

  • No new bookings available from 1 September 2024.
  • 2025 bookings will open in Term 1 2025.
  • Contact: office@myschoolelection.nz

 

Estimate Here

Calculator

*GST excl

Estimated Electoral roll

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manage your own

$0

Full service

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The discount applied for 2024 elections in this calculator has expired.

NEW ESTIMATES will be available in February 2025 for the triennial elections, once the Ministry of Education has released funding rates.
Considerable savings will apply for Manage-Your-Own elections. WE GUARANTEE our full-service costs will be within the funding schools receive.

Estimated Ministry Funding

$0

Note: Your fee is adjusted based on the actual Electoral Roll (ER) when it closes. If your ER is higher than calculated, you will be invoiced the balance. If your ER is lower than calculated, you will receive a refund.

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