School High Health Needs Fund

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Status:
Embedded
Lead agency:
Ministry of Education
Action timeframe:
From May 2020

The School High Health Needs Fund (SHHNF) will be increased, boosting teachers’ aide support for students with high health needs who need care and supervision for more than six weeks so they can attend school safely. Since 2014 the number of students supported through the SHHNF has grown by an average of 16.3 per cent each year.

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