Fees

 

Interns who are Domestic Students

New Zealand and Australian citizens, and those who have been granted residence, are called ‘domestic students’. They qualify for an Equivalent Full-Time Student (EFTS) subsidy from the Tertiary Education Commission, and this allows NZGSE to charge them a lower fee than the fee that international students pay.

For the January 2025 intake at NZGSE, the tuition fees for domestic students are:

Primary: For the whole Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching (Primary) $11,691
Secondary: For the whole Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary) $9,051

(The fees for the Primary programme are higher because it a longer programme:  155 credits for Primary rather than 120 credits for the Secondary programme.)

Interns who are International Students

Government Immigration regulations require that international students pay their fees in full and in advance.  For the January 2025 intake, the tuition fees for international students are:

Primary: $32,600
Secondary: $26,100

Where the Money Goes

Teachers’ employment contracts require that an allowance be paid to teachers who have student teachers with their classes.  The following diagram shows how the fees are spent.

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Other Costs

  1. Police vetting Fee: A one-off fee of $10 is payable at enrolment.

  2. Key bond: $10, refundable at end of programme

  3. Administration Fee: $60 is charged each term to cover certain incidental costs.

  4. First Aid: A one-off course fee of $175 if course required.

  5. You should allow $600 per term to cover books, travel to schools, photocopying, printing and other activities.

Fees Protection

NZQA requires that all private training establishments have a fees protection scheme to protect students’ fees in the event of their provider’s financial or educational default.  NZGSE operates a scheme through the Public Trust whereby all our fees are paid into the Trust.  The Trust then progressively releases this money to us.

Financial Assistance

NZGSE teacher interns have the same access to the student support provisions – such as Student Loans – as do students training to be teachers at state tertiary providers.  See www.studylink.govt.nz for details.  NZGSE teacher interns are eligible to apply for any scholarships the government may offer, for example in targeted secondary subjects.  See www.teachnz.govt.nz for details.