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See your funding gap and how leasing bridges it — so your project can start sooner
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We understand what this project means to your school
Capital projects at schools aren't routine purchases — they involve boards of trustees, Ministry of Education processes, procurement guidelines, and years of community effort. We know that, and we respect it.
Shade Systems has designed and installed outdoor structures for schools across New Zealand. Quadrent has structured the financing for many of them. Together, we've walked the full path from first conversation to ribbon-cutting — and we understand every step in between. When you're ready to explore whether leasing works for your project, we'll meet you where you are.
Beyond the Budget
Leasing bridges the funding gap — and the value your community gains goes well beyond the numbers
Have Your Canopy Now
Your students don't need to wait for the next grant round. With lease to own, your canopy goes up this year — and every cohort from Term 1 gets full use of it. The kids in your school right now deserve it just as much as the ones who'll arrive years down the track.
Generational Fairness
Every year you wait is a year an entire cohort misses out. Leasing means the tamariki walking through your gate this year, next year, and the year after all get the same outdoor experience — not just the lucky ones who happen to arrive after funding finally comes through.
Your Price, Locked In Today
Construction costs don't wait for grant cycles. Every year you delay, the same project costs more to build. Proceeding now locks in today's price — not tomorrow's inflated one. That's the kind of budget certainty your board can plan around.
We Know How Schools Work
Board approvals, Ministry of Education processes, procurement guidelines, community consultation — we've worked through every step of a school capital project before, many times over. We won't rush you. We'll work through the process with you, at your pace, and we know what's coming before you do.
Your Vision, Finally Real
You've been working towards this project for years — the planning, the fundraising, the grant applications, the school community that's backed it the whole way. Leasing bridges the remaining gap so all of that effort becomes something your students can actually stand under. Not a slide in a presentation. The real thing.
A Milestone, Not Just a Purchase
These are landmark investments in your school environment and your community's wellbeing — and we treat them that way. Shade Systems has designed and built structures for schools across New Zealand. Quadrent has structured the financing for many of them. Together, we understand what it takes to get a project like this across the line.
Bridge the gap — benefit sooner
Applying for funding is the right approach — leasing simply fills the gap so your community doesn't have to wait 7 years to see the result. That's 7 cohorts of students, 7 summers of events, and 7 years of benefit, starting from day one.
Jan from Quadrent will be in touch to walk through the options with you — no obligation