The Waikouaiti Coast Community Board recently approved an application for $500 intended to buy the teaching materials.
Board members were sympathetic about supporting the school, however some were concerned that it was an unusual request.
This is because it covered curriculum matters, which were usually funded by the State.
Board chairman Alasdair Morrison said after initial misgivings, he was happy to support the school.
Members acknowledged the school's fundraising group was raising about half of the $974.05 total project cost.
On the application form, school principal John Prescott said further educational resources were required to ''raise achievement in maths.''
''Sadly, funding is insufficient to enable schools to purchase these resources,'' Mr Prescott wrote.
But the benefits to pupils would be ''huge'', and ''therefore we seek to obtain these resources in other ways''.
Mr Prescott, who has been principal since the start of last year, later said gaining the funds was ''fantastic''.
The teaching materials could be used throughout the school but were focused mainly at more senior pupils.
The community board also approved a funding request for $516 to support advertising for the Blueskin A&P Show day, on April 9.
