New Zealand

Education

Title	Description
Learning English	Find out about learning English and the help that’s available.
Help paying for early childhood education	All 3, 4 and 5-year-olds can get free early childhood education for up to 6 hours a day, up to 20 hours a week.
School fees and donations	It’s free to go to a state school — but the school can ask for donations towards their running costs.
School zones, reviews and decile ratings	Find out if you live in a school's zone, how the school is performing and what level of government funding it gets.
Enrolling your child at school	Find out how to get your child enrolled at school.
Education for children with a physical disability or illness	Government help is available to educate children with a physical disability or illness.
Help for children with behaviour problems	Programmes for schools, teachers and parents to help children with behaviour and learning problems.
Help for children with special needs	Funding, services and support available to help children with special needs and disabilities go to mainstream schools.
Money for studying	If you're studying, you can apply for loans, allowances and short-term benefits to help with course fees and living expenses.
Paying back your student loan	Repayments will come out of your pay automatically once you earn over $19,448 a year. You can also make extra payments whenever you like.
Education scholarships, grants and awards	Find out if you can get money to help pay for your education.