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The Education (Pastoral Care of International Students) Code of Practice 2016
It is our primary concern and responsibility to look after our international students.
Otago Polytechnic has agreed to observe and be bound by The Education (Pastoral Care of International Students) Code of Practice 2016, published by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority.
What is the Code of Practice?
The Code of Practice is a document that clearly outlines the full legal requirements that education providers enrolling international students must abide by. The purpose of this Code is to support the Government's objectives for international education by:
- requiring signatories to take all reasonable steps to protect international students; and
- ensuring, so far as is possible, that international students have a positive experience in New Zealand that supports their educational achievement.
Copies of the Code are available from the NZQA website.
Student rights and responsibilities
Otago Polytechnic is committed to providing an environment that is enjoyable, safe and secure for all students, staff and visitors. All students should be guided by principles of openness, fairness and respect, and should be able to engage in the activities of learning in a manner that strives for excellence.
Rights and responsibilities apply to all students, and act as a guide to the policies and practices within the Polytechnic. Read more about your rights and responsibilities here.
If you have any queries, please contact:
- the Customer Services team, or
- our Student Success Team, or
- Otago Polytechnic Students’ Association (OPSA).
All of these teams are located in The Hub at the Dunedin Campus. Or, you can contact your school's administrator.
Terms and Conditions
It is important that you read our Terms and Conditions (including our policies) because when you sign the declaration on the application form, it means that you are accepting all of them. Particularly important policies for you to read and understand before signing the declaration are Recognition of Prior Learning; Application, Entry and Enrolment; English Language Requirements and International Learner Attainment and Attendance.
Read full Terms and Conditions here >
Below are some sections of the Terms and conditions which you may be particularly interested in:
Workforce restrictions for children's workforce
If you have a criminal conviction, and you are studying (or considering studying) towards a qualification that will lead to a job in the state-funded sector (including teaching or providing youth services) working directly with children, you will need to check whether your conviction could prevent you from working in some roles in your chosen field. This is because new legislation, the Children's Act 2014, will prevent state sector agencies and government-funded service providers from hiring people with convictions for "specified offences" to work with children in some roles. The restrictions came into effect on 1 July, 2015.
You can read the list of specified offences online here.
You can get more specific information (including FAQs) here.
This information has been supplied by the Children's Action Plan Directorate and the Tertiary Education Commission.
Tuition fees
Tuition fees vary between programmes. The fees shown on our online programme information pages are indicative fees. Please note that all fees are for one year of study and in New Zealand dollars (NZD). Fees are likely to increase for each year of study and additional fees may be required for programme materials.