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What was the average cost of lunches before the Healthy School Lunches programme was revised in October, and what is the average meal cost after the Healthy School Lunches programme was revised in 2024?

Answered Question 29624 (2026)
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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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  • What was the average cost of lunches before the Healthy School Lunches programme was revised in October, and what is the average meal cost after the Healthy School Lunches programme was revised in 2024?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

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I am advised by the Ministry of Education that in Term 4, 2024, school lunches cost up to $8.68 per student. In Term 4, 2025, the weighted average meal cost across all suppliers is $3.58.