NCEA financial assistance
You must pay your NCEA fee to have your NCEA credits included on your Record of Achievement and count toward your qualification. This includes all levels of NCEA, University Entrance and other national certificates.
Financial assistance is available to help with the payment of entry fees for NCEA. The annual NCEA fee is $76.70 per student unless you’re eligible for financial assistance.
NCEA payments are accepted for the current year of study between June and November.
Who can get it?
Financial assistance is based on household income or the number of students who are NCEA candidates.
You can get financial assistance if you meet at least one of the following criteria. If you:
- get a benefit from Work and Income or StudyLink
- have a Community Services Card
- have a joint family income that would allow you to get a Community Services Card
- have two or more children enrolled in NCEA with fees totalling more than $200 (not income based).
International fee paying students cannot apply for financial assistance.
What does it cost?
| I can get assistance | I can’t get assistance | |
|---|---|---|
| One NCEA student | $20.00 includes NCEA and NZ Scholarship exams | $76.70 all NCEA results $30.00 each NZ Scholarship exam |
| Two or more NCEA students | $30.00 maximum per family | $200.00 maximum per family |
How to apply
Students enrolled in NCEA courses are given a Financial Assistance application form as part of the Payment and Registration process from June each year.
Next steps
We’ll let you know if you can get financial assistance through the email you gave us.
After you get confirmation, payment can be made either by credit card online or by bank deposit.
To complete your payment and registration you’ll need:
- your Te Kura student ID number or National Student Number (NSN)
- date of birth
Need help?
Learn more about financial assistance on the NZQA website.
If you’re not sure what to do, please contact us.
New Zealand 0800 65 99 88, select option 3
Overseas 64 4 473 6841, select option 3