Right To Free Primary and Secondary Education
See also: Education in New ZealandSection 3 of the Education Act 1989 states the following:
"Except as provided, every person who is not an international student is entitled to free enrolment and free education at any State school during the period beginning on the person's fifth birthday and ending on 1 January after the person's 19th birthday."This means as long as the student is a domestic student (i.e. they hold New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency, or Australian citizenship), parents and/or legal guardians do not have to pay for things such as;
- the cost of tuition or materials used in the provision of the curriculum,
- the cost of heat, lighting or water,
- the cost of providing information about enrolling at the school,
- interviews when parents are seeking to enrol students at a school.
Read more about this topic: School Fees In New Zealand
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