The increase saw Makahu School lose around $2000 in funding, which Chris says would have been paid for by a cut back in extra circular activities.
While the appeal process saw Makahu School drop down to a decile of 8, Chris says it will still impact the school. He adds it is not a matter of penny pinching, "but everything will have to be reviewed to be the absolute best use of funding, taking away some of our flexibility".
Another school to successfully appeal their decile rating review was Avon School, which had risen from a decile 1 to a decile 3.
Principal Denise Hendren says appealing the revised rating was necessary to look after her students.
"At Avon School we receive a lot of support from outside agencies such as KidsCan, KickStart Breakfast Programme and Duffy Books to support our pupils and with the increased decile we would have lost out on a lot of that." Denise adds it's these agencies that help look after the pupils and the Avon School community as a whole.
The appeal was a success and Avon School is now a decile 1 school again. "I take pride in looking after my pupils and will do anything I can to ensure they get the support they need".
Now having to choose between "necessities and niceties", another school hurt by the decile review was Kaponga School which went from a decile 4 to a decile 6 school in the rating review.
Principal Shane Downs equates this to a $6000 loss in funding by July this year meaning a cut back in IT equipment this year.
"While the decrease in funding is not ideal, we will not be cutting down on support for our students in the way of teaching or support staff."