2024 Code self-review and attestation
The due date for 2024 attestation submissions for school signatories was 1 December 2024. We would like to thank those schools who completed their Code attestation on time.
Submitting the attestation is a Code requirement (see clause 89(4)(a)). If you haven’t submitted your attestation, you will have received an email and can expect further follow up from the team. Please make this submission as soon as possible.
We would like to thank you all for your continued commitment to supporting your international learners.
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NZQA availability over the holidays
NZQA will be closed from noon on Tuesday 24 December and will re-open on Friday 3 January 2025. The Code team will respond to enquiries received during this period within three business days upon returning to the office.
If your matter is urgent and relates to medical or safety matters, please call 111 for an emergency response from Police, Fire or Ambulance or contact the relevant agencies directly.
Helpful resources and information for the summer holidays
- Healthline: Healthline provides a 24 hour a day, 7 days a week over-the-phone health service you can call for free health advice, information and treatment from professional healthcare providers. Call 0800 611 116.
- Need to talk?: If you are feeling stressed, overwhelmed or just need someone to talk to, call or free text 1737 and you can speak or chat with a trained counsellor or peer support worker. This is a free service.
- Police non-emergency: If you would like to make a non-emergency report to Police, you can call ‘105’ at any time. This is for non-emergency matters. If it is happening now or someone is in danger, call 111.
- Ministry of Education: The ministry has traumatic incident teams based in all their regional offices. If you need support from this team, you can contact them on 0800 TI TEAM (0800 84 8326).
Supporting water safety over the summer
Summer is here and learners will be discovering and enjoying New Zealand’s beaches, lakes and rivers.
To support learner safety in and around water, we encourage you to promote water safety with your learners. There are multiple ways to raise awareness about staying safe in the water, but if you need any tips or resources for your learners, be sure to visit Water Safety New Zealand.
Water Safety New Zealand (external link)
Supporting learners to be safe on the road
We also encourage you to promote road safety with your learners, particularly those who are not familiar with driving in New Zealand, so they are aware of the increased risks over the holiday period, and to support them to be safe on the road.
Driving in NZ (external link) - NZ Transport Agency
Road Code (external link) - NZ Transport Agency
While not compulsory, it is strongly recommended to encourage your learners to have at least third-party insurance when driving around New Zealand. We also recommend encouraging your learners to let someone know of their travel plans in case any help or support is needed.