The Board of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority charges the following fees under section 457 of the Education and Training Act 2020 (“the Act”).
Download the full list of NZQA fees:
For International Qualification Assessment fees see:
Fees for services not listed below
Fees and disbursements payable for any other services are subject to negotiation.
They are generally based on $190 per hour (excluding GST) or $218.50 per hour (including GST).
Actual travel and accommodation expenses
NZQA charges the actual costs.
Cost recovery guidance
Our cost recovery guidance outlines the principles and procedures we follow when charging fees.
It also sets out how often fees are reviewed and how we will consult on fee charges and notify stakeholders if there are increases.
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Fees for applications to NZQA
For all the following types of applications, the fee is $190.00 per hour (excluding GST) or $218.50 per hour (including GST):
- Accreditation to provide an approved programme
- Change of ownership
- Consent to assess
- Internal English Language Proficiency Test
- Micro-credential approval
- Programme approval
- Programme approval and accreditation
- Programme changes
- Registration of a Private Training Establishment
- Site approvals for EER Category 3 and 4 TEOs
- Subcontracting approval (all types)
- Vocational Pathway
- Changes to Vocational Pathway
Fee for approval of Quality Assurance Assessment Materials (QAAM)
- $960 per application (excluding GST)
- $1,104 per application (including GST)
Fees for commercial use of NCEA and Scholarship exam material
These fees are for each standard. They cover commercial use for all parts of the exam, including resource material, and assessment schedules or marking scheme.
The fee is the maximum NZQA will charge per standard. If you only use part of a standard, the fee may be lower.
Digital format fee
If you request the exam material in a digital format, we charge a processing fee:
- $30 (excluding GST)
- $34.50 (including GST)
Fees per standard
For commercial use of all the following standards, the fee is $100 (excluding GST) or $115 (including GST):
- New Zealand Curriculum – all achievement standards
- Te Marautanga o Aotearoa – all achievement standards
- Literacy and Numeracy and Te Reo Matatini me te Pāngarau – all standards, per event per week
Fees for consistency of graduate outcomes
If graduates of the programme use at least 60% assessment standards, the reduced rate applies.
Full fee - Qualifications at Levels 1 to 2
- $12.17 per graduate (excluding GST)
- $14.00 per graduate (including GST)
Full fee - Qualifications at Levels 3 to 6
- $17.39 per graduate (excluding GST)
- $20.00 per graduate (including GST)
Reduced fee - Qualifications at Levels 1 to 2
- $10.44 per graduate (excluding GST)
- $12.00 per graduate (including GST)
Reduced fee - Qualifications at Levels 3 to 6
- $13.91 per graduate (excluding GST)
- $16.00 per graduate (including GST)
Fees for degree applications
Degree panellist's fee per hour for each full hour (for an 8-hour day), for a maximum of 4 days
- $80 (excluding GST)
- $92.00 (including GST)
Degree panel chair fee per hour for each full hour (for an 8-hour day), for a maximum of 5 days
- $120 (excluding GST)
- $138 (including GST)
Travel and accommodation for panellists and panel chair
The TEO that is applying organises the travel and accommodation.
Degree panellists and panel chair travel time per hour
This applies when the distance is more than 30 kilometres.
- $40 (excluding GST)
- $46 (including GST)
Fees for issuing results and certificates, reporting credits, and verification
NZQA can issue, reprint or certify most of your learning records.
Find out more at:
You can apply for some of these learning records at:
Apply for secondary and tertiary records (external link)
Students attending Cook Islands and Niue schools do not pay GST.
Issuing a copy of any of the following certified statements of qualification
- School Certificate
- Sixth Form Certificate
- Higher School Certificate
- University Entrance
- University Bursaries
- Scholarship
- Fine Arts Preliminary (before 1977)
- Fiji or Tongan Form 6 Exam 1986 to 1988
Per statement, per qualification, per year
- $22.26 (excluding GST)
- $22.30 (students attending Cook Islands and Niue schools)
- $25.60 (including GST)
Flat fee for requests of more than 2 certified statements requested at the same time
- $44.50 (students attending Cook Islands and Niue schools)
- $44.52 (excluding GST)
- $51.20 (including GST)
Fee for an extra copy
- $4.35 (students attending Cook Islands and Niue schools)
- $4.43 (excluding GST)
- $5.10 (including GST)
Issuing a certified statement of Advanced Vocational Award (AVA) certificate
The cost depends on the number of levels of the certificate.
- Up to $22.26 (excluding GST)
- up to $25.60 (including GST)
Issuing a certified statement for a trade certificate
- $22.26 (excluding GST)
- $25.60 (including GST)
Issuing an academic transcript of results of Advanced Vocational Award
- $44.33 (excluding GST)
- $51.10 (including GST)
Issuing of additional copies of learner record of achievement transcript
Students attending Cook Islands and Niue schools pay $13.30.
This can be by PDF or email.
- $4.43 (excluding GST)
- $5.10 (including GST)
This can be on official stationery.
- $13.30 (excluding GST)
- $15.30 (including GST)
Issuing a reprint of a national certificate, national diploma, New Zealand Certificate, or New Zealand Diploma
This includes NCEA Levels 1, 2 or 3 for tertiary learners, and any other certificate not already covered above.
- $13.30 (excluding GST)
- $15.30 (including GST)
Reporting credits to NZQA for standards
- $1.37 per credit (excluding GST)
- $1.58 per credit (excluding GST)
Verifying each National or New Zealand qualification request
This is per request and includes 'Not Complete' outcomes.
- $4.43 (excluding GST)
- $5.10 (including GST)
Verifying qualifications from providers that are no longer operating
- $13.30 (excluding GST)
- $15.30 (including GST)
Verifying qualifications requested by third party
- $22.26 (excluding GST)
- $25.60 (including GST)
Fees for New Zealand Diploma in Business
Issuing a reprint of the New Zealand Diploma in Business certificate
- $22.26 (excluding GST)
- $25.60 (including GST)
Issuing a transcript of a learner's New Zealand Diploma in Business results
This could be by PDF or email.
- $4.43 (excluding GST)
- $5.10 (including GST)
Resubmitting any prescription for national pre or post assessment external moderation
- $126.00 per prescription (excluding GST)
- $144.90 per prescription (including GST)
Reporting prescription results to NZQA
- $8.87 (excluding GST)
- $10.20 (including GST)
Fees for secondary schools
Applying for programme accreditation (secondary school)
- $200 per application (excluding GST)
- $230 per application (including GST)
Application for programme approval and accreditation (secondary and tertiary)
- $190.00 per hour (excluding GST)
- $218.50 per hour (including GST)
Arranging a special exam session
Actual cost
Extension of consent to assess
- $200 (excluding GST)
- $230 (including GST)
Fees for secondary school enrolments, results, records and portfolios
Domestic citizens and international students enrolled in the Cook Islands and Niue do not pay GST.
Enter an international student into NCEA standards
- $333.30 per year (excluding GST)
- $383.30 per year (including GST)
Enter an international student into NZ Scholarship subjects
- $88.87 per subject (excluding GST)
- $88.90 per subject (students attending Cook Islands and Niue schools)
- $102.20 per subject (including GST)
Applying for reconsideration of NCEA results
- $17.74 per standard (excluding GST)
- $17.75 per standard (students attending Cook Islands and Niue schools)
- $20.40 per standard (including GST)
Applying for reconsideration of NZ Scholarship results
- $26.70 per subject (excluding GST)
- $30.70 per subject (including GST)
Issuing a copy of a student's record of achievement
- $13.30 (excluding GST)
- $15.30 (including GST)
Reprint of certificates for NCEA Levels 1, 2 or 3
- $13.30 (excluding GST)
- $15.30 (including GST)
Searching for and confirming past results
- $22.26 (excluding GST)
- $22.30 (students attending Cook Islands and Niue schools)
- $25.60 (including GST)
Fees for tertiary organisations, monitoring and compliance activities
NZQA charges base quality assurance fees for some types of tertiary education organisations (TEOs).
These fees include:
- annual fees
- PTE registration fees
- standard quality assurance rates for wānanga and Te Pūkenga.
NZQA also charges for visits and actions to make sure TEOs comply with NZQA rules.
Find out more at:
Fees for External Evaluation and Review (EER)
NZQA charges the standard fee, plus any relevant expenses, for EER activities:
- $190 for each hour (excluding GST)
- $218.50 for each hour (including GST)