Get your first year for FREE*

If you are about to leave OR have recently left school

You can get Fees Free if you:

• are a domestic student; AND
• were enrolled in school in 2017 or later (other than as an adult student).

If you have never done any tertiary study OR have done less than half a year of tertiary study

You can get Fees Free if you:

• are a domestic student; AND
• have not studied at an institute of technology, polytechnic, private training establishment, university, wānanga or industry/workplace-based training; OR
• have not studied more than half a year of equivalent full-time tertiary education (0.5 equivalent full-time student (EFTS) or 60 credits) at level 3 or above on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework (NZQF) at an institute of technology, polytechnic, private training establishment, university, wānanga or industry/workplace-based training.

If you are unsure if this applies to you, you can go to feesfree.govt.nz and enter your National Student Number.
If you can’t remember your NSN, you can request it from NZQA here.

For full eligibility criteria, click here.