New Zealand parents wanting to send their children to school, enjoy the choice of sending them to a State School, a State Integrated School or a private school. The main differences between the three are funding and ownership of the property.
All three schools receive operational funding from the Government for their day to day operations, and as well both State and State Integrated Schools receive staff salary funding.
State school properties are owned and funded by the Government, however the State Integrated and private school properties are privately owned, and to supplement Government funding, parents make contributions towards property development and upkeep.
To get a better idea of how Integrated Schools came about and operate, here is a brief 11 minute summary of their history.