High quality tertiary education is central to helping New Zealand achieve its economic, social, cultural and environmental goals.

The Government, students, their families, wh�nau, iwi and communities invest significant resources in tertiary education. The Government alone invests around $4 billion each year. Rising demand for tertiary study in a period of significant fiscal constraint  . . . more

External evaluation and review

NZQA is responsible for ensuring that tertiary education organisations continue to comply with the statutory policies and criteria after initial course approval and accreditation and/or registration is granted.

Engagement in periodic external evaluation and review is one of those policies. Each external evaluation and review provide  . . . more

Good practice

Academic audits have assisted universities improve and develop quality assurance and quality enhancement processes. An important outcome of audits is the identification and affirmation of good practices, as these can offer impetus to ongoing enhancement.

The Unit believes that   . . . more

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Tertiary Entrance Requirements

There are academic entrance requirements for all tertiary institutions in New Zealand. These relate to our system of secondary school qualifications. If you�re not a native English speaker you�ll also need to meet the language requirements of the institution you want to attend.

University entrance

NCEA is the entry standard   . . . more

      How the TEC works

They interact with a broad range of TEO[1]s on a number of topics including funding, performance and policy.

Theirwebsite is our main channel for communicating with those TEOs (as well as learners, education agencies, other government departments and the public), providing a broad range of information, online tools an  . . . more

The Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics of New Zealand (formerly the Association of Polytechnics in NZ) is the collective voice that represents 19 institutes of technology and polytechnics around the country.

Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs) deliver technical, vocational and professional education which is student focussed and concentrates on practical learning. An   . . . more

If a course is full, it�s a good school. If it�s empty, it�s bad marketing.

What a load of rubbish. These clich�s are, unfortunately, the measures that many institutions use to analyse the success of their marketing activities. As all who work in education marketing will know  . . . more

What is a Student Loan?

A Student Loan is provided by the Government to help cover the costs of your tertiary education.  When you start earning you�ll need to repay Inland Revenue the money you borrowed and the interest incurred.

This is the introduction to information about Students Loans from The Citizen's Advice Bureau.  More information on:

Getting a stud  . . . more