{ "properties":{ "school": {"columnType": "text", "valueType": "text", "order": 0, "label": "School"}, "regional_council": {"columnType": "text", "valueType": "text", "order": 1, "label": "Regional Council"}, "ecucation_region": {"columnType": "text", "valueType": "text", "order": 2, "label": "Education Region"}, "year": {"columnType": "year", "valueType": "number", "order": 3, "label": "Year"}, "type": {"columnType": "text", "valueType": "text", "order": 4, "label": "Type"}, "audit_report": {"columnType": "text", "valueType": "text", "order": 5, "label": "Audit report"}, "description": {"columnType": "text", "valueType": "text", "order": 6, "label": "Description"}, "territorial_authority": {"columnType": "text", "valueType": "text", "order": 7, "label": "Territorial Authority"}, "longitude": {"columnType": "longitude", "valueType": "text", "order": 8, "label": "Longitude"}, "latitude": {"columnType": "latitude", "valueType": "text", "order": 9, "label": "Latitude"} }, "items": [ { "ecucation_region": "Auckland", "label": 1, "type": "Financial difficulty", "school": "Albany Junior High School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-36.749098", "description": "We drew attention to disclosures about the school's serious financial difficulties. It has incurred several deficits over recent years and relies on support from the Ministry of Education to meet its obligations as they fall due.", "regional_council": "Auckland Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Auckland - Upper Harbour", "longitude": "174.692581" }, { "ecucation_region": "Canterbury/Chatham Islands", "label": 2, "type": "Securities\nConflicts of interest", "school": "Amuri Area School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-42.771117", "description": "The school failed to comply with legislation in two instances. Firstly, the school failed to comply with section 73 of the Education Act 1989 and section 161 of the Crown Entities Act by holding shares in Amuri Irrigation Company without the authority of the Ministers of Education and Finance. Secondly, the school failed to comply with section 103(A) of the Education Act 1989 because the Board of Trustees entered into a contract exceeding $25,000 in value with a company partially owned by a member of the Board.", "regional_council": "Canterbury Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Hurunui District", "longitude": "172.848257" }, { "ecucation_region": "Taranaki/Whanganui/Manawatu", "label": 3, "type": "Conflicts of interest", "school": "Aokautere School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-40.363624", "description": "The school failed to comply with section 103(3) of the Education Act 1989 because it had two permanent members of staff on the school board.", "regional_council": "Manawatu-Wanganui Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "Palmerston North City", "longitude": "175.664470" }, { "ecucation_region": "Otago/Southland", "label": 4, "type": "Uncertainty about cyclical maintenance", "school": "Arthur Street School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-45.872617", "description": "We drew attention to disclosures outlining that the school had reversed its provision for cyclical maintenance. There was uncertainty about the property maintenance the school is obliged to carry out due to significant issues about how the Ministry of Education's full rebuild of the school will affect the school and the property maintenance it is obliged to carry out.", "regional_council": "Otago Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Dunedin City", "longitude": "170.495150" }, { "ecucation_region": "Canterbury/Chatham Islands", "label": 5, "type": "Disestablishment", "school": "Avondale School (Christchurch)", "year": 2016, "latitude": "-43.510230", "description": "We drew attention to disclosures in the financial statements about the Board using a disestablishment basis of accounting to prepare its financial statements because the school closed on 27 January 2017.", "regional_council": "Canterbury Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Christchurch City", "longitude": "172.692060" }, { "ecucation_region": "Waikato", "label": 6, "type": "Borrowing", "school": "Berkley Normal Middle School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-37.802516", "description": "The school failed to comply with the Education Act 1989. This is because the school did not get permission from the Ministers of Education and Finance before it borrowed money, which, in aggregate, involves repayments of more than 10% of the school's operational activities grant for the year. The borrowing limit was breached by $86,192. ", "regional_council": "Waikato Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "Hamilton City", "longitude": "175.327495" }, { "ecucation_region": "Otago/Southland", "label": 7, "type": "Limitation - prior year expenditure", "school": "Blue Mountain College", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-45.939858", "description": "Our audit of the comparative information in the financial statements was limited. In the prior year we had been unable to get enough assurance about $52,000 of the $306,113 that was spent on an overseas trip. However, for the current year, we could get enough assurance that expenses under the direct control of the Board were not materially misstated. ", "regional_council": "Otago Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Clutha District", "longitude": "169.258764" }, { "ecucation_region": "Canterbury/Chatham Islands", "label": 8, "type": "Borrowing", "school": "Breens Intermediate", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-43.487498", "description": "The school failed to comply with the Education Act 1989. This is because the school did not get permission from the Ministers of Education and Finance before it borrowed money, which, in aggregate, involves repayments of more than 10% of the school's operational activities grant for the year. ", "regional_council": "Canterbury Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "Christchurch City", "longitude": "172.577254" }, { "ecucation_region": "Waikato", "label": 9, "type": "Financial difficulty", "school": "Cambridge East Primary School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-37.884048", "description": "We drew attention to disclosures outlining that the school is experiencing serious financial difficulties. It has incurred several deficits over recent years and relies on support from the Ministry of Education to meet its obligations as they fall due. ", "regional_council": "Waikato Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Waipa District", "longitude": "175.471247" }, { "ecucation_region": "Canterbury/Chatham Islands", "label": 10, "type": "Securities", "school": "Christchurch Boys' High School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-43.524811", "description": "The school failed to comply with section 73 of the Education Act 1989 because it had failed to get permission from the Ministers of Education and Finance before it acquired securities. The school holds shares in Foodstuffs South Island and during the year held other shares that were transferred to the Te Kura Trust. \n", "regional_council": "Canterbury Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "Christchurch City", "longitude": "172.598420" }, { "ecucation_region": "Auckland", "label": 11, "type": "Limitation - expenditure", "school": "Combined Board South Auckland Middle School and Middle School West Auckland", "year": 2018, "latitude": "-37.040239", "description": "Our audit was limited because we could not get enough assurance about expenditure of $467,391 the Board paid for services from Villa Education Trust, the previous sponsor of the schools when they were charter schools, before their transition to state designated character schools. The Combined Board has the same members as the board of trustees of the Villa Education Trust, with the addition of the Principals of both schools. We also highlighted that the Board of Trustees breached the law by failing to submit its financial statements to the Ministry of Education by 31 May 2019.", "regional_council": "Auckland Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Auckland - Manurewa", "longitude": "174.883530" }, { "ecucation_region": "Canterbury/Chatham Islands", "label": 12, "type": "Borrowing", "school": "Dunsandel School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-43.667584", "description": "The school failed to comply with the Education Act 1989. This is because the school did not get permission from the Ministers of Education and Finance before it borrowed money, which, in aggregate, involves repayments of more than 10% of the school's operational activities grant for the year. The breach of the borrowing limit amounted to $21,298 in 2019.\n", "regional_council": "Canterbury Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "Selwyn District", "longitude": "172.197107" }, { "ecucation_region": "Auckland", "label": 13, "type": "Borrowing", "school": "Elm Park School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-36.910383", "description": "The school failed to comply with the Education Act 1989. This is because the school did not get permission from the Ministers of Education and Finance before it borrowed money, which, in aggregate, involves repayments of more than 10% of the school's operational activities grant for the year. ", "regional_council": "Auckland Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "Auckland - Howick", "longitude": "174.889952" }, { "ecucation_region": "Waikato", "label": 14, "type": "Borrowing", "school": "Forest View High School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-38.220079", "description": "The school failed to comply with the Education Act 1989. This is because the school did not get permission from the Ministers of Education and Finance before it borrowed money, which, in aggregate, involves repayments of more than 10% of the school's operational activities grant for the year. Total borrowing costs at the end of the year were $108,973, and the operational activities grant was $103,395.", "regional_council": "Waikato Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "South Waikato District", "longitude": "175.842948" }, { "ecucation_region": "Hawke's Bay/Tairawhiti", "label": 15, "type": "International student tuition fees", "school": "Gisborne Boys' High School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-38.658874", "description": "The school failed to comply with section 4B of the Education Act 1989, which requires international students to have paid for fees before receiving tuition. Two international students (brothers) attended the school in 2018 and the first term of 2019. The fees for the 2019 school year are still outstanding. ", "regional_council": "Gisborne Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "Gisborne District", "longitude": "178.009033" }, { "ecucation_region": "Nelson/Marlborough/West Coast", "label": 16, "type": "Limitation - cyclical maintenance\n", "school": "Golden Bay High School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-40.848048", "description": "Our audit was limited because we were unable to obtain enough appropriate evidence to determine whether the provision for cyclical maintenance was complete. Due to the absence of evidence, it is possible that this provision could be materially misstated. ", "regional_council": "Tasman Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Tasman District", "longitude": "172.808357" }, { "ecucation_region": "Otago/Southland", "label": 17, "type": "Financial difficulty", "school": "Green Island School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-45.904770", "description": "We drew attention to disclosures outlining the fact that the school is experiencing serious financial difficulties. The school has incurred several deficits over recent years and relies on support from the Ministry of Education to meet its obligations as they fall due. ", "regional_council": "Otago Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Dunedin City", "longitude": "170.429455" }, { "ecucation_region": "Bay of Plenty/Waiariki", "label": 18, "type": "Financial difficulty", "school": "Greerton Village School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-37.728178", "description": "We drew attention to disclosures about the school's serious financial difficulties. It has incurred several deficits over recent years and relies on support from the Ministry of Education to meet its obligations as they fall due. \n", "regional_council": "Bay of Plenty Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Tauranga City", "longitude": "176.133809" }, { "ecucation_region": "Canterbury/Chatham Islands", "label": 19, "type": "Uncertainty about cyclical maintenance", "school": "Hagley Community College", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-43.537243", "description": "We drew attention to disclosures outlining the uncertainties over the possible effects of the lockdown response to Covid-19 on the school. We also drew attention to disclosures about the provision for cyclical maintenance being reversed in 2019. There was much uncertainty about the property maintenance the school should have, because the school is part of Christchurch Schools Rebuild Programme.", "regional_council": "Canterbury Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Christchurch City", "longitude": "172.623008" }, { "ecucation_region": "Otago/Southland", "label": 20, "type": "Financial difficulty", "school": "Halfway Bush School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-45.857001", "description": "We drew attention to disclosures outlining that the school is experiencing serious financial difficulties. The school has incurred several deficits over recent years and relies on support from the Ministry of Education to meet its obligations as they fall due. We also drew attention to disclosures outlining the uncertainties over the possible effects of the lockdown response to Covid-19 on the school. ", "regional_council": "Otago Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Dunedin City", "longitude": "170.465985" }, { "ecucation_region": "Waikato", "label": 21, "type": "Borrowing", "school": "Hamilton Seventh-Day Adventist School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-37.806791", "description": "The school failed to comply with the Education Act 1989. This is because the school did not get permission from the Ministers of Education and Finance before it borrowed money, which, in aggregate, involves repayments of more than 10% of the school's operational activities grant for the year. As well as the existing finance leases, the school entered into a 5-year unsecured bank loan so it could buy a school bus. ", "regional_council": "Waikato Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "Waikato District", "longitude": "175.338495" }, { "ecucation_region": "Nelson/Marlborough/West Coast", "label": 22, "type": "Borrowing", "school": "Havelock School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-41.280887", "description": "The school failed to comply with the Education Act 1989. This is because the school did not get permission from the Ministers of Education and Finance before it borrowed money, which, in aggregate, involves repayments of more than 10% of the school's operational activities grant for the year. ", "regional_council": "Marlborough Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "Marlborough District", "longitude": "173.766556" }, { "ecucation_region": "Canterbury/Chatham Islands", "label": 23, "type": "Borrowing", "school": "Heaton Normal Intermediate", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-43.510414", "description": "The school failed to comply with the Education Act 1989. This is because the school did not get permission from the Ministers of Education and Finance before it borrowed money, which, in aggregate, involves repayments of more than 10% of the school's operational activities grant for the year. ", "regional_council": "Canterbury Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "Christchurch City", "longitude": "172.615408" }, { "ecucation_region": "Otago/Southland", "label": 24, "type": "Borrowing", "school": "Hillside Primary School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-46.149181", "description": "The school failed to comply with the Education Act 1989. This is because the school did not get permission from the Ministers of Education and Finance before it borrowed money, which, in aggregate, involves repayments of more than 10% of the school's operational activities grant for the year. (The school entered into a long-term painting contract that involves deferred payments.) ", "regional_council": "Southland Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "Southland District", "longitude": "168.422707" }, { "ecucation_region": "Bay of Plenty/Waiariki", "label": 25, "type": "Borrowing", "school": "Hilltop School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-38.700817", "description": "We highlighted that the school failed to comply with the Education Act 1989. This is because the school did not get permission from the Ministers of Education and Finance before it borrowed money, where the amount to be repaid, in total, was more than 10% of the school's operational activities grant for the year. ", "regional_council": "Waikato Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Taupo District", "longitude": "176.092077" }, { "ecucation_region": "Auckland", "label": 26, "type": "Disestablishment", "school": "Homai Early Childhood Centre", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-37.012430", "description": "We drew attention to disclosures outlining that the Centre was wound up with effect from 1 January 2020. We highlighted that the previous audit report was replaced because it incorrectly included a breach of statutory reporting deadline of 31 May 2020 when the Centre's reporting deadline was 30 June 2020.", "regional_council": "Auckland Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Auckland - Manurewa", "longitude": "174.880252" }, { "ecucation_region": "Auckland", "label": 27, "type": "Financial difficulty", "school": "Howick College", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-36.906570", "description": "We drew attention to disclosures explaining that the school anticipates that it may experience a significant reduction in revenue because of Covid-19 and may not be able to reduce its costs as quickly. The school has obtained a letter of support from the Minstry of Education to ensure that it can meet its obligations as they fall due.", "regional_council": "Auckland Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Auckland - Howick", "longitude": "174.939278" }, { "ecucation_region": "Taranaki/Whanganui/Manawatu", "label": 28, "type": "Conflicts of interest", "school": "Inglewood School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-39.159220", "description": "The school failed to comply with section 103A of the Education Act 1989. This section requires the Board to obtain approval from the Secretary of the Ministry of Education for any Board Member who enters into contracts with the school in any one financial year that are in excess of $25,000. During the year, the school entered into contracts worth $64,239 with a company that a board member is a shareholder of.", "regional_council": "Taranaki Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "New Plymouth District", "longitude": "174.200311" }, { "ecucation_region": "Auckland", "label": 29, "type": "Financial difficulty", "school": "Kadimah School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-36.855598", "description": "We drew attention to disclosures outlining the fact that the school is experiencing serious financial difficulties because the school has incurred several deficits over recent years. As a result, the school relies on support from the Ministry of Education to meet its obligations as they fall due. ", "regional_council": "Auckland Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Auckland - Waitemata", "longitude": "174.759746" }, { "ecucation_region": "Tai Tokerau", "label": 30, "type": "Financial difficulty", "school": "Kaihu Valley School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-35.799333", "description": "We drew attention to disclosures outlining that the school is experiencing serious financial difficulties. The school has incurred several deficits over recent years and relies on support from the Ministry of Education to meet its obligations as they fall due. ", "regional_council": "Northland Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Kaipara District", "longitude": "173.738754" }, { "ecucation_region": "Tai Tokerau", "label": 31, "type": "Loans to staff", "school": "Kaikohe West School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-35.407063", "description": "The school failed to comply with the Education Act 1989 because it paid advances to its employees without authority from the Minister of Education.", "regional_council": "Northland Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "Far North District", "longitude": "173.791741" }, { "ecucation_region": "Tai Tokerau", "label": 32, "type": "Financial difficulty", "school": "Kerikeri High School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-35.228354", "description": "We drew attention disclosures outlining that the School is experiencing serious financial difficulties as it has a working capital deficit of $303,958. These financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis. The Ministry of Education has confirmed it will support the school to meet its obligations.", "regional_council": "Northland Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Far North District", "longitude": "173.955389" }, { "ecucation_region": "Otago/Southland", "label": 33, "type": "Financial difficulty", "school": "Logan Park High School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-45.861858", "description": "We drew attention to disclosures outlining that the school is experiencing serious financial difficulties. It has incurred several deficits over recent years and relies on support from the Ministry of Education to meet its obligations as they fall due. ", "regional_council": "Otago Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Dunedin City", "longitude": "170.528807" }, { "ecucation_region": "Otago/Southland", "label": 34, "type": "Transfer of funds to a Trust", "school": "Lumsden School", "year": 2017, "latitude": "-45.740712", "description": "We drew attention to disclosures in the financial statements outlining that the Board of Trustees transferred maintenance funding provided to maintain the school buildings to a trust without approval from the Ministry of Education. We also drew attention to a conflict of interest because the Principal was involved in the decision to transfer the funds and he is also a trustee of the Trust.", "regional_council": "Southland Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Southland District", "longitude": "168.448531" }, { "ecucation_region": "Otago/Southland", "label": 35, "type": "Uncertainty about cyclical maintenance", "school": "Maniototo Area School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-45.125268", "description": "We drew attention to disclosures outlining that the school had reversed its provision for cyclical maintenance. There was uncertainty about the property maintenance the school is obliged to carry out because it is part of the Schools Rebuild Programme.", "regional_council": "Otago Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Central Otago District", "longitude": "170.099776" }, { "ecucation_region": "Waikato", "label": 36, "type": "Disestablishment", "school": "Mapiu School", "year": 2018, "latitude": "-38.564270", "description": "We drew attention to disclosures about the Board using a disestablishment basis of accounting to prepare its financial statements because the school closed on 27 January 2019.", "regional_council": "Waikato Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Waitomo District", "longitude": "175.199936" }, { "ecucation_region": "Wellington", "label": 37, "type": "Borrowing", "school": "Martinborough School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-41.218711", "description": "The school failed to comply with the Education Act 1989. This is because the school did not get permission from the Ministers of Education and Finance before it borrowed money, which, in aggregate, involves repayments of more than 10% of the school's operational activities grant for the year. ", "regional_council": "Wellington Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "South Wairarapa District", "longitude": "175.452717" }, { "ecucation_region": "Taranaki/Whanganui/Manawatu", "label": 38, "type": "Banking", "school": "Marton Junction School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-40.087932", "description": "The school failed to comply with the Crown Entities Act 2004 by holding funds in a bank account not under the name of the School Board of Trustees.", "regional_council": "Manawatu-Wanganui Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "Rangitikei District", "longitude": "175.387880" }, { "ecucation_region": "Hawke's Bay/Tairawhiti", "label": 39, "type": "Borrowing", "school": "Mata School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-38.099202", "description": "The school failed to comply with the Education Act 1989. This is because the school did not get permission from the Ministers of Education and Finance before it borrowed money, which, in aggregate, involves repayments of more than 10% of the school's operational activities grant for the year. The repayments were equivalent to 11.53% of the operational activities grant.", "regional_council": "Gisborne Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "Gisborne District", "longitude": "178.053310" }, { "ecucation_region": "Waikato", "label": 40, "type": "Financial difficulty", "school": "Mercury Bay Area School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-36.841247", "description": "We drew attention to disclosures about the school's serious financial difficulties. It has incurred several deficits over recent years and relies on support from the Ministry of Education to meet its obligations as they fall due. ", "regional_council": "Waikato Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Thames-Coromandel District", "longitude": "175.698102" }, { "ecucation_region": "Tai Tokerau", "label": 41, "type": "Analysis of variance", "school": "Moerewa School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-35.393283", "description": "The school failed to comply with section 87(2)(e) of the Education Act 1989 by not providing an Analysis of of Variance, explaining the school?s performance against its aims, objectives, directions, priorities, or targets set out in the school charter.", "regional_council": "Northland Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "Far North District", "longitude": "174.008975" }, { "ecucation_region": "Taranaki/Whanganui/Manawatu", "label": 42, "type": "Conflicts of interest", "school": "Monrad Intermediate", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-40.362752", "description": "The school failed to comply with section 103(3) of the Education Act 1989 because it had two permanent members of staff on the school board. Both the Deputy and Assistant Principal were members of the Board of Trustees. ", "regional_council": "Manawatu-Wanganui Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "Palmerston North City", "longitude": "175.592658" }, { "ecucation_region": "Canterbury/Chatham Islands", "label": 43, "type": "Limitation - prior year expenditure", "school": "Mountainview High School", "year": 2018, "latitude": "-44.376707", "description": "Our audit of the comparative information in the financial statements was limited because for 2017 we were unable get enough assurance for some of the Board's expenditure. We could verify expenditure on the payroll, notional lease costs of buildings owned by the Ministry of Education, and depreciation.", "regional_council": "Canterbury Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Timaru District", "longitude": "171.219535" }, { "ecucation_region": "Otago/Southland", "label": 44, "type": "Borrowing", "school": "Myross Bush School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-46.372830", "description": "The school failed to comply with the Education Act 1989. This is because the school did not get permission from the Ministers of Education and Finance before it borrowed money, which, in aggregate, involves repayments of more than 10% of the school's operational activities grant for the year. The annual cost of the borrowing was going to be $36,348, when 10% of the operational activities grant was $26,013.\n\n", "regional_council": "Southland Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "Invercargill City", "longitude": "168.417815" }, { "ecucation_region": "Nelson/Marlborough/West Coast", "label": 45, "type": "Borrowing", "school": "Nelson Christian Academy", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-41.316280", "description": "The school failed to comply with the Education Act 1989. This is because the school did not get permission from the Ministers of Education and Finance before it borrowed money, which, in aggregate, involves repayments of more than 10% of the school's operational activities grant for the year. ", "regional_council": "Nelson Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "Nelson City", "longitude": "173.244053" }, { "ecucation_region": "Nelson/Marlborough/West Coast", "label": 46, "type": "Financial difficulty", "school": "Nelson Christian Academy", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-41.316280", "description": "We drew attention to disclosures about the school's serious financial difficulties. It has incurred several deficits over recent years and relies on support from the Ministry of Education to meet its obligations as they fall due.", "regional_council": "Nelson Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Nelson City", "longitude": "173.244053" }, { "ecucation_region": "Nelson/Marlborough/West Coast", "label": 47, "type": "Financial difficulty\nNon-compliance with Kiwi Park", "school": "Nelson College", "year": 2018, "latitude": "-41.285573", "description": "We drew attention to the fact that the school faced serious financial difficulties, and has incurred several deficits over recent years. The school relies on support from the Ministry of Education to meet its obligations as they fall due.We also highlighted that the Board of Trustees breached the law by failing to submit its financial statements to the Auditor-General by 31 March 2019 and to the Ministry of Education by 31 May 2019, and not preparing its financial statements in keeping with the format required by the Ministry of Education.", "regional_council": "Nelson Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Nelson City", "longitude": "173.275569" }, { "ecucation_region": "Tai Tokerau", "label": 48, "type": "Payroll", "school": "Northland College", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-35.413889", "description": "The school failed to comply with section 89(2) of the Education Act 1989, which requires the Board to use the payroll service to calculate salaries and wages.", "regional_council": "Northland Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "Far North District", "longitude": "173.809917" }, { "ecucation_region": "Tai Tokerau", "label": 49, "type": "Securities", "school": "Northland College", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-35.413889", "description": "We highlighted that the school failed to comply with section 73 of the Education Act 1989. It failed to get permission from the Ministers of Education and Finance before it acquired securities (shares in Fonterra, Balance and LLC) of $395,591. Shares have been owned for many years and authority has been sought from the Ministry.", "regional_council": "Northland Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Far North District", "longitude": "173.809917" }, { "ecucation_region": "Tai Tokerau", "label": 50, "type": "Financial difficulty", "school": "Omanaia School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-35.456578", "description": "We drew attention to disclosures outlining that the school is experiencing serious financial difficulties. The school has incurred several deficits over recent years and relies on support from the Ministry of Education to meet its obligations as they fall due. ", "regional_council": "Northland Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Far North District", "longitude": "173.524334" }, { "ecucation_region": "Auckland", "label": 51, "type": "Borrowing", "school": "Orere School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-36.977936", "description": "We drew attention to the fact that the school failed to comply with Regulations 12 of the Crown Entities (Financial Powers) Regulations 2005. The school did not get permission from the Ministers of Education and Finance before it borrowed money, where the amount to be repaid, in total, was more than 10% of the school's operational activities grant for the year. The extent of the unauthorised borrowing is assessed at $1,101.", "regional_council": "Auckland Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Auckland - Franklin", "longitude": "175.226160" }, { "ecucation_region": "Canterbury/Chatham Islands", "label": 52, "type": "Uncertainty about cyclical maintenance", "school": "Oxford Area School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-43.294200", "description": "We drew attention to disclosures about the provision for cyclical maintenance being reversed in 2019. There was much uncertainty about the property maintenance the school should have, because the school is part of Christchurch Schools Rebuild Programme.", "regional_council": "Canterbury Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Waimakariri District", "longitude": "172.187986" }, { "ecucation_region": "Waikato", "label": 53, "type": "Conflicts of interest", "school": "Paeroa College", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-37.385437", "description": "The school failed to comply with section 103A of the Education Act. This section requires the Board to obtain approval from the Secretary of the Ministry of Education for any Board Member who enters into contracts with the school in any one financial year that are in excess of $25,000. The Board entered into a contract worth $26,570 with a related party. ", "regional_council": "Waikato Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "Hauraki District", "longitude": "175.669282" }, { "ecucation_region": "Waikato", "label": 54, "type": "Limitation - prior year expenditure and revenue", "school": "Pekerau School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-38.003318", "description": "Our audit of the comparative information was limited because in the prior year we had been unable to get enough assurance about the completeness of the locally raised funds revenue, and the completeness of appropriate supporting documents for some expenditure under the direct control of the Board. However, for the year ended on 31 December 2019, we were able to obtain sufficient assurance that the locally raised funds revenue and the expenditure under the direct control of the Board were not materially misstated.", "regional_council": "Waikato Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Waipa District", "longitude": "175.338816" }, { "ecucation_region": "Auckland", "label": 55, "type": "Borrowing", "school": "Ponsonby Primary School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-36.842089", "description": "The school failed to comply with the Education Act 1989. This is because the school did not get permission from the Ministers of Education and Finance before it borrowed money, which, in aggregate, involves repayments of more than 10% of the school's operational activities grant for the year. ", "regional_council": "Auckland Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "Auckland - Waitemata", "longitude": "174.738996" }, { "ecucation_region": "Hawke's Bay/Tairawhiti", "label": 56, "type": "Borrowing", "school": "Pukehamoamoa School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-39.547143", "description": "The school failed to comply with the Education Act 1989. This is because the school did not get permission from the Ministers of Education and Finance before it borrowed money, which, in aggregate, involves repayments of more than 10% of the school's operational activities grant for the year. ", "regional_council": "Hawke's Bay Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "Hastings District", "longitude": "176.682763" }, { "ecucation_region": "Waikato", "label": 57, "type": "Financial difficulty", "school": "Pukemiro School", "year": 2018, "latitude": "-37.622886", "description": "We drew attention to serious financial difficulties because the school has incurred several deficits over recent years. The school relies on support from the Ministry of Education to meet its obligations as they fall due.", "regional_council": "Waikato Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Waikato District", "longitude": "175.033744" }, { "ecucation_region": "Waikato", "label": 58, "type": "Financial difficulty", "school": "Pukemiro School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-37.622886", "description": "We drew attention to disclosures outlining that the school is experiencing serious financial difficulties. It has incurred several deficits over recent years and relies on support from the Ministry of Education to meet its obligations as they fall due. ", "regional_council": "Waikato Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Waikato District", "longitude": "175.033744" }, { "ecucation_region": "Wellington", "label": 59, "type": "Borrowing", "school": "Rathkeale College", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-40.898298", "description": "We drew attention to the school failing to comply with the Education Act 1989. This is because the school did not get permission from the Ministers of Education and Finance before it borrowed money, which, in aggregate, involves repayments of more than 10% of the school's operational activities grant for the year. The extent of the unauthorised borrowing is assessed at $14,240. ", "regional_council": "Wellington Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Masterton District", "longitude": "175.687565" }, { "ecucation_region": "Otago/Southland", "label": 60, "type": "Borrowing", "school": "Ravensbourne School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-45.864944", "description": "The school failed to comply with the Education Act 1989. This is because the school did not get permission from the Ministers of Education and Finance before it borrowed money, which, in aggregate, involves repayments of more than 10% of the school's operational activities grant for the year. ", "regional_council": "Otago Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "Dunedin City", "longitude": "170.555576" }, { "ecucation_region": "Auckland", "label": 61, "type": "Borrowing", "school": "Remuera School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-36.881603", "description": "The school failed to comply with the Education Act 1989. This is because the school did not get permission from the Ministers of Education and Finance before it borrowed money, which, in aggregate, involves repayments of more than 10% of the school's operational activities grant for the year. ", "regional_council": "Auckland Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "Auckland - Orakei", "longitude": "174.793116" }, { "ecucation_region": "Bay of Plenty/Waiariki", "label": 62, "type": "Borrowing", "school": "Rotorua Boys' High School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-38.137270", "description": "We highlighted that the school failed to comply with the Education Act 1989. This is because the school did not get permission from the Ministers of Education and Finance before it borrowed money, which, in aggregate, involves repayments of more than 10% of the school's operational activities grant for the year. The extent of the unauthorised borrowing is assessed at $27,270. ", "regional_council": "Bay of Plenty Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Rotorua District", "longitude": "176.237477" }, { "ecucation_region": "Canterbury/Chatham Islands", "label": 63, "type": "Uncertainty about cyclical maintenance", "school": "Russley School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-43.517895", "description": "The School reversed part of its provison for cyclical maintenance because there is significant uncertainty about what property maintenance the School is obliged to carry out because it is part of the Christchurch Schools Rebuild Programme. ", "regional_council": "Canterbury Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Christchurch City", "longitude": "172.544704" }, { "ecucation_region": "Auckland", "label": 64, "type": "Conflicts\nHospitality\nMissed statutory deadlines", "school": "Sacred Heart College (Auckland)", "year": 2017, "latitude": "-36.868894", "description": "We drew attention to several disclosures in the financial statements. The first was about close relationships between the school and its related organisations, which are not public entities. They all have trustees in common, which may give rise to conflicts of interest. The second matter that we highlighted was the inappropriate use of public money for fundraising and hospitality without a clear benefit to the school. In one instance, the school used public funds to enable the Sacred Heart Foundation, which is a private entity, to maintain its relationships with old boys and to raise revenue from them, without any clear expectation that the school would receive any benefits from this spending. Finally, we highlighted that the school breached the law by failing to submit its audited financial statements to the Ministry of Education by 31 May 2018.", "regional_council": "Auckland Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Auckland - Orakei", "longitude": "174.872413" }, { "ecucation_region": "Otago/Southland", "label": 65, "type": "Borrowing", "school": "Saint Leonard's School (Dunedin)", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-45.846739", "description": "The school failed to comply with the Education Act 1989. This is because the school did not get permission from the Ministers of Education and Finance before it borrowed money, which, in aggregate, involves repayments of more than 10% of the school's operational activities grant for the year. ", "regional_council": "Otago Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "Dunedin City", "longitude": "170.578318" }, { "ecucation_region": "Auckland", "label": 66, "type": "Payroll", "school": "Saint Peter's College (Epsom)", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-36.867787", "description": "The school failed to comply with section 89(2) of the Education Act 1989, which requires the Board to use the payroll service to calculate salaries and wages. Instead, lump-sum payments of $30,000 were made to teaching staff through the school's own payroll system for additional school duties. \n", "regional_council": "Auckland Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "Auckland - Waitemata", "longitude": "174.769673" }, { "ecucation_region": "Waikato", "label": 67, "type": "Limitation - locally raised funds", "school": "Saint Pius x Catholic School (Melville)", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-37.813160", "description": "The Board of Trustees had limited controls over the revenue from fundraising, which limited our audit work. There were no other satisfactory audit procedures that we could perform to confirm that all revenue from fundraising was properly recorded. ", "regional_council": "Waikato Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Hamilton City", "longitude": "175.288082" }, { "ecucation_region": "Taranaki/Whanganui/Manawatu", "label": 68, "type": "Borrowing", "school": "Stratford School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-39.339603", "description": "We highlighted that the school failed to comply with the Education Act 1989. This is because the school did not get permission from the Ministers of Education and Finance before it borrowed money, which, in aggregate, involves repayments of more than 10% of the school's operational activities grant for the year. ", "regional_council": "Taranaki Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Stratford District", "longitude": "174.278697" }, { "ecucation_region": "Auckland", "label": 69, "type": "Disestablishment", "school": "Sunnydene Special School", "year": 2016, "latitude": "-36.905450", "description": "We drew attention to disclosures in the financial statements about the Board using a realisation basis of accounting to prepare its financial statements because the school was disestablished as at 11 June 2016.", "regional_council": "Auckland Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Auckland - Puketapapa", "longitude": "174.751960" }, { "ecucation_region": "Bay of Plenty/Waiariki", "label": 70, "type": "Borrowing", "school": "Tauhara Primary School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-38.691376", "description": "The school failed to comply with the Education Act 1989. This is because the school did not get permission from the Ministers of Education and Finance before it borrowed money, which, in aggregate, involves repayments of more than 10% of the school's operational activities grant for the year. The school breached this threshold by $7,680.", "regional_council": "Waikato Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "Taupo District", "longitude": "176.100389" }, { "ecucation_region": "Bay of Plenty/Waiariki", "label": 71, "type": "Financial difficulty", "school": "Tauhara Primary School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-38.691376", "description": "We drew attention to disclosures about the school's serious financial difficulties. The school has a working capital deficit of $88,960. The Ministry of Education has confirmed it will continue to provide the school with resources so it may meet its obligations as they fall due.", "regional_council": "Waikato Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Taupo District", "longitude": "176.100389" }, { "ecucation_region": "Waikato", "label": 72, "type": "Overseas travel", "school": "Taumarunui High School", "year": 2017, "latitude": "-38.863298", "description": "We drew attention to disclosures about the Principal incurring expenditure of $60,475 for two trips. The Principal went to Europe in March 2017 to market the school to overseas students and to the USA in April and May 2017 to learn about Big Picture schooling. We could not find sufficient evidence for $10,904 of the total expenditure incurred by the Principal, which was significantly above the amount that was formally approved by the Board.", "regional_council": "Manawatu-Wanganui Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Ruapehu District", "longitude": "175.248127" }, { "ecucation_region": "Waikato", "label": 73, "type": "Limitation - locally raised funds", "school": "Taumarunui High School & Community Trust", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-38.863298", "description": "We could not get enough assurance over the amount of revenue recorded in the financial statements for the Trust, because the Trust has limited controls over the recording of revenue. ", "regional_council": "Manawatu-Wanganui Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Ruapehu District", "longitude": "175.248127" }, { "ecucation_region": "Bay of Plenty/Waiariki", "label": 74, "type": "Borrowing", "school": "Taupo Intermediate", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-38.697620", "description": "We highlighted that the school failed to comply with the Education Act 1989. This is because the school did not get permission from the Ministers of Education and Finance before it borrowed money, where the amount to be repaid, in total, was more than 10% of the school's operational activities grant for the year. The extent of unauthorised borrowing is assessed at $118,665.", "regional_council": "Waikato Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Taupo District", "longitude": "176.096893" }, { "ecucation_region": "Taranaki/Whanganui/Manawatu", "label": 75, "type": "Borrowing", "school": "Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Manawatu", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-40.328271", "description": "The school failed to comply with the Education Act 1989. This is because the school did not get permission from the Ministers of Education and Finance before it borrowed money, which, in aggregate, involves repayments of more than 10% of the school's operational activities grant for the year. ", "regional_council": "Manawatu-Wanganui Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "Palmerston North City", "longitude": "175.645745" }, { "ecucation_region": "Hawke's Bay/Tairawhiti", "label": 76, "type": "Overseas travel\nMissed statutory deadline", "school": "Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Mangatuna", "year": 2017, "latitude": "-38.293878", "description": "We drew attention to disclosures in the financial statements outlining the school spending $36,200 on overseas travel. The expenditure included $18,077 for a professional development trip to Calgary for three staff members and $18,133 by staff members for a nine day-trip to the USA, including Disneyland and other major resorts. It is inappropriate for the school to pay for the USA trip, which did not have an educational purpose. We also highlighted that the Board of Trustees breached the law by failing to submit its financial statements to the Auditor-General within 90 days after the end of the financial year by 31 March 2018 and the Ministry of Education by 31 May 2018.", "regional_council": "Gisborne Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Gisborne District", "longitude": "178.272582" }, { "ecucation_region": "Hawke's Bay/Tairawhiti", "label": 77, "type": "Limitation - locally raised funds\nMissed statutory deadlines", "school": "Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Mangatuna", "year": 2018, "latitude": "-38.293878", "description": "Our audit was limited because we could not get enough assurance for overseas travel and activities revenue (the Board had limited controls over that revenue). We highlighted that the Board of Trustees breached the law by failing to submit its financial statements for audit by 31 March 2019 and audited financial statements to the Ministry of Education by 31 May 2019.", "regional_council": "Gisborne Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Gisborne District", "longitude": "178.272582" }, { "ecucation_region": "Hawke's Bay/Tairawhiti", "label": 78, "type": "Limitation - locally raised funds\nMissed statutory deadlines", "school": "Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Mangatuna", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-38.293878", "description": "Our audit was limited because we could not get enough assurance about receipts of fundraising and activities revenue. The Board had limited controls over that revenue. We drew attention to disclosures outlining the uncertainties over the possible effects of the lockdown response to Covid-19 on the school. We also highlighted that the Board of Trustees breached the law by failing to submit its financial statements for audit by 31 March 2020.", "regional_council": "Gisborne Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Gisborne District", "longitude": "178.272582" }, { "ecucation_region": "Taranaki/Whanganui/Manawatu", "label": 79, "type": "Financial difficulty\nBorrowing", "school": "Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Ngati Ruanui", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-39.592044", "description": "We drew attention to disclosures outlining that the school is experiencing serious financial difficulties. The school has a working capital deficit of $39,269 and equity of $591. The Ministry has confirmed that it will provide the school with resources so it can continue to meet its obligations as they fall due. We highlighted that the school failed to comply with the Education Act 1989. This is because the school did not get permission from the Ministers of Education and Finance before it borrowed money, where the amount to be repaid, in total, was more than 10% of the school's operational activities grant for the year. The extent of the unauthorised borrowing is assessed at $6,171.", "regional_council": "Taranaki Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "South Taranaki District", "longitude": "174.269906" }, { "ecucation_region": "Taranaki/Whanganui/Manawatu", "label": 80, "type": "Loans to staff\nMissed statutory deadline", "school": "Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Te Atihaunui-A-Paparangi", "year": 2017, "latitude": "-39.946844", "description": "We highlighted that the Board breached the law by acquiring securities (a loan to a staff member) without the authority of the Board of Trustees and the Ministers of Education and Finance. We also highlighted that the Board failed to submit its financial statements to the Ministry of Education by 31 May 2018.", "regional_council": "Manawatu-Wanganui Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Whanganui District", "longitude": "175.049331" }, { "ecucation_region": "Taranaki/Whanganui/Manawatu", "label": 81, "type": "Loans to staff\nMissed statutory deadline", "school": "Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Te Atihaunui-A-Paparangi", "year": 2018, "latitude": "-39.946844", "description": "We highlighted that the Board breached the law by acquiring securities (a loan to a staff member) without the authority of the Board of Trustees and the Ministers of Education and Finance. We also highlighted that the Board failed to submit its financial statements to the Ministry of Education by 31 May 2019.", "regional_council": "Manawatu-Wanganui Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Whanganui District", "longitude": "175.049331" }, { "ecucation_region": "Bay of Plenty/Waiariki", "label": 82, "type": "Limitation - expenditure\nUnusual expenditure\nMissed statutory deadlines", "school": "Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Te Kura Kokiri", "year": 2014, "latitude": "-37.723435", "description": "Our audit was limited because we could not verify spending that was under the direct control of the Board of Trustees, due to inadequate supporting documentation for payments or evidence of approval. (This limitation did not include the payroll, notional lease, and depreciation expentiture incurred by the school.) Similar to the previous year, we also outlined that the school spent unusally large amounts on fuel, repairs and maintenance for cars not owned by the school, marae rentals, Te Hopapa Kohatu Motiti, Motiti expenses, and other general expenses. Again, some of this spending was not supported by appropriate documentation. Finally, we drew attention to disclosures in the financial statements outlining that the Board breached the law by failing to submit its audited financial statements to the Ministry of Education by 31 May 2015.", "regional_council": "Bay of Plenty Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Tauranga City", "longitude": "176.283679" }, { "ecucation_region": "Bay of Plenty/Waiariki", "label": 83, "type": "Limitation - expenditure\nUnusual expenditure\nMissed statutory deadlines", "school": "Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Te Kura Kokiri", "year": 2015, "latitude": "-37.723435", "description": "Our audit was limited because we could not verify some spending that was under the direct control of the Board. This limitation arose because the Board of Trustees did not maintain adequate supporting documentation for payments or evidence of approval. Similar to the previous year, we also outlined that the school spent large amounts on fuel, repairs, and maintenance for cars not owned by the school, marae rentals, Rehohu expenses, and other general expenses. We also drew attention to disclosures outlining that the Board breached the law by failing to submit its audited financial statements to the Ministry of Education by 31 May 2016.", "regional_council": "Bay of Plenty Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Tauranga City", "longitude": "176.283679" }, { "ecucation_region": "Tai Tokerau", "label": 84, "type": "Fraud\nMissed statutory deadlines", "school": "Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Tonga o Hokianga", "year": 2016, "latitude": "-35.473084", "description": "We drew attention to disclosures outlining two matters. Firstly the Kura suffered some significant frauds over a number of years. Secondly, the Board of Trustees breached the law by failing to submit its financial statements to the Ministry of Education by 31 May 2017. ", "regional_council": "Northland Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Far North District", "longitude": "173.406341" }, { "ecucation_region": "Tai Tokerau", "label": 85, "type": "Fraud\nMissed statutory deadlines", "school": "Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Tonga o Hokianga", "year": 2017, "latitude": "-35.473084", "description": "We drew attention to two disclosures in the school's financial statements. The first outlined that the Kura suffered significant frauds over a number of years. The second outlined the the Board of Trustees breached the law by failing to submit its financial statements to the Ministry of Education by 31 May 2018. ", "regional_council": "Northland Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Far North District", "longitude": "173.406341" }, { "ecucation_region": "Nelson/Marlborough/West Coast", "label": 86, "type": "Limitation - cyclical maintenance\n", "school": "Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Tuia Te Matangi", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-41.334764", "description": "Our audit was limited because we were unable to obtain enough appropriate evidence to determine whether the provision for cyclical maintenance was complete. Due to the absence of evidence, it is possible that this provision could be materially misstated. ", "regional_council": "Tasman Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Tasman District", "longitude": "173.190247" }, { "ecucation_region": "Tai Tokerau", "label": 87, "type": "Disestablishment", "school": "Te Kura O Hata maria (Pawarenga)", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-35.337097", "description": "We drew attention to disclosures in the financial statements about the Board using a disestablishment basis of accounting to prepare its financial statements because the school closed on 29 April 2020. ", "regional_council": "Northland Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Far North District", "longitude": "173.289595" }, { "ecucation_region": "Wellington", "label": 88, "type": "Securities", "school": "Te Ra School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-40.937769", "description": "We drew attention to the Board failing to comply with the Education Act 1989. It acquired securities (funds advanced to the Proprietor) of $110,805 without the authority of the Ministers of Education and Finance. ", "regional_council": "Wellington Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Kapiti Coast District", "longitude": "174.984668" }, { "ecucation_region": "Wellington", "label": 89, "type": "Limitation - locally raised funds", "school": "Tinui School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-40.877917", "description": "Our audit was limited because we could not get enough assurance about receipts from fundraising revenue because the Board of Trustees had limited controls over that revenue. We drew attention to disclosures outlining uncertainties over the possible effects of the lockdown response to Covid-19 on the school. We highlighted that the Board breached the law by failing to submit its financial statements to the Ministry of Education by 31 May 2020.", "regional_council": "Wellington Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Masterton District", "longitude": "176.072881" }, { "ecucation_region": "Waikato", "label": 90, "type": "Securities", "school": "Turaki School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-38.886258", "description": "The school failed to comply with the Education Act 1989 in that it has lent money to parents in selling chromebooks on deferred payment terms. \n", "regional_council": "Manawatu-Wanganui Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "Ruapehu District", "longitude": "175.268344" }, { "ecucation_region": "Wellington", "label": 91, "type": "Disestablishment", "school": "Tuturumuri School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-41.414430", "description": "Because the the school closed on 28 February 2020, we drew attention to disclosures about the Board of Trustees appropriately using a disestablishment basis of accounting to prepare its financial statements. ", "regional_council": "Wellington Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "South Wairarapa District", "longitude": "175.487310" }, { "ecucation_region": "Auckland", "label": 92, "type": "Limitation - inventory", "school": "Vanguard Military School", "year": 2018, "latitude": "-36.751681", "description": "We have been unable to determine whether the value of inventories recorded in the financial statements of $45,453 is materially correct. We were unable to observe the physical count of inventories at 31 December 2018 because we were not appointed as auditors of the school until 2019.", "regional_council": "Auckland Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Auckland - Upper Harbour", "longitude": "174.698673" }, { "ecucation_region": "Taranaki/Whanganui/Manawatu", "label": 93, "type": "Financial difficulty", "school": "Waitara Central School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-39.004424", "description": "We drew attention to disclosures outlining that the school is experiencing serious financial difficulties. The school has a working capital deficit of $7,851 and negative equity of $15,970. The school relies on support from the Ministry of Education to meet its obligations as they fall due.", "regional_council": "Taranaki Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "New Plymouth District", "longitude": "174.233298" }, { "ecucation_region": "Nelson/Marlborough/West Coast", "label": 94, "type": "Borrowing", "school": "Waitaria Bay School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-41.158283", "description": "The school failed to comply with the Education Act 1989. This is because the school did not get permission from the Ministers of Education and Finance before it borrowed money, which, in aggregate, involves repayments of more than 10% of the school's operational activities grant for the year. ", "regional_council": "Marlborough Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "Marlborough District", "longitude": "174.044022" }, { "ecucation_region": "Taranaki/Whanganui/Manawatu", "label": 95, "type": "Banking", "school": "Wanganui City College", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-39.931369", "description": "We highlighted that the school failed to comply with the Crown Entities Act 2004 by holding funds in a bank account not under the name of the School Board of Trustees. ", "regional_council": "Manawatu-Wanganui Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Whanganui District", "longitude": "175.046397" }, { "ecucation_region": "Auckland", "label": 96, "type": "Borrowing", "school": "Wellsford School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-36.284045", "description": "The school failed to comply with the Education Act 1989. This is because the school did not get permission from the Ministers of Education and Finance before it borrowed money, which, in aggregate, involves repayments of more than 10% of the school's operational activities grant for the year. ", "regional_council": "Auckland Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "Auckland - Rodney", "longitude": "174.515608" }, { "ecucation_region": "Taranaki/Whanganui/Manawatu", "label": 97, "type": "Borrowing", "school": "West End School (Palmerston North)", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-40.369605", "description": "The school failed to comply with the Education Act 1989. This is because the school did not get permission from the Ministers of Education and Finance before it borrowed money, which, in aggregate, involves repayments of more than 10% of the school's operational activities grant for the year. ", "regional_council": "Manawatu-Wanganui Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "Palmerston North City", "longitude": "175.599880" }, { "ecucation_region": "Auckland", "label": 98, "type": "Disestablishment", "school": "Westlake Boys' High School Foundation", "year": 2018, "latitude": "-36.777366", "description": "We drew attention to disclosures in the financial statements about the Board of Trustees using a disestablishment basis of accounting to prepare its financial statements because the Board of Trustees intended to dissolve the Foundation.", "regional_council": "Auckland Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Auckland - Devonport-Takapuna", "longitude": "174.749491" }, { "ecucation_region": "Taranaki/Whanganui/Manawatu", "label": 99, "type": "Financial difficulty", "school": "Westown School", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-39.072672", "description": "We drew attention to disclosures outlining that the school is experiencing serious financial difficulties. It has incurred several deficits over recent years and relies on support from the Ministry of Education to meet its obligations as they fall due. ", "regional_council": "Taranaki Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "New Plymouth District", "longitude": "174.063478" }, { "ecucation_region": "Bay of Plenty/Waiariki", "label": 100, "type": "Limitation - expenditure\n", "school": "Whangamarino School", "year": 2017, "latitude": "-38.026681", "description": "We drew attention to the fact that we were not able to verify about $22,000 of the school's expenditure. Either the documentation was inadequate or the expenditure did not appear to relate to the school.", "regional_council": "Bay of Plenty Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Rotorua District", "longitude": "176.344225" }, { "ecucation_region": "Hawke's Bay/Tairawhiti", "label": 101, "type": "Replacement of our audit opinion\nDisagreement - non consolidation of a controlled entity", "school": "William Colenso College", "year": 2018, "latitude": "-39.506065", "description": "We disagreed with the Board of Trustees not preparing group financial statements that included its subsidiary, the William Colenso College Charitable Trust Board. This is a departure from generally accepted accounting practice, which requires the Board of Trustees to present consolidated financial statements. We drew attention to disclosures that the 2018 financial statements and the audit report dated 28 May 2019 were replaced because the previous financial statements incorrectly included a breach of borrowing. ", "regional_council": "Hawke's Bay Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Napier City", "longitude": "176.895837" }, { "ecucation_region": "Hawke's Bay/Tairawhiti", "label": 102, "type": "Disagreement - non consolidation of a controlled entity", "school": "William Colenso College", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-39.506065", "description": "We disagreed with the Board of Trustees not preparing group financial statements that included its subsidiary, the William Colenso College Charitable Trust Board. This is a departure from generally accepted accounting practice, which requires the Board of Trustees to present consolidated financial statements. We drew attention to disclosures outlining the uncetainties over the possible effects of lockdown response to Covid-19 on the school.", "regional_council": "Hawke's Bay Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Napier City", "longitude": "176.895837" }, { "ecucation_region": "Auckland", "label": 103, "type": "Borrowing", "school": "Zayed College for Girls", "year": 2019, "latitude": "-36.978829", "description": "The school failed to comply with the Education Act 1989. This is because the school did not get permission from the Ministers of Education and Finance before it borrowed money, which, in aggregate, involves repayments of more than 10% of the school's operational activities grant for the year. ", "regional_council": "Auckland Region", "audit_report": "No", "territorial_authority": "Auckland - Mangere-Otahuhu", "longitude": "174.792663" }, { "ecucation_region": "Auckland", "label": 104, "type": "Winding up of a related entity", "school": "Westlake Boys' High School ", "year": 2018, "latitude": "-36.777366", "description": "During the year, the Westlake Boys' High School Foundation was wound up and the remaining assets ($349,000) transferred to a new trust. The Foundation had been assessed as a public entity so the school prepared group financial statements (which included the transactions and balances of the Foundation). The new trust is not a public entity, so the school will no longer prepare group financial statements.", "regional_council": "Auckland Region", "audit_report": "Yes", "territorial_authority": "Auckland - Devonport-Takapuna", "longitude": "174.749491" } ] }