To successfully enrol, international students studying from their home country need to provide documentation, pay fees and talk with us. Here is what you need to know.
On this page:
- Available programmes
- How to apply
- Providing documents
- Fees, withdrawal and refunds
- Credit for prior learning
Available programmes
There are three programmes available for offshore delivery:
- Bachelor of Education
- Postgraduate Diploma: Infant & Toddler Learning and Development
- Master of Education (ECE)
How to apply
On the main page of our website here, please click in ‘Study with us’, then click in ‘Study options’. Scroll down until you see your choice of programme. Click on your desired programme, then click in ‘Apply now’.
Make sure you finalise your application and submit it. Once we receive the application, we will then contact you and inform you of the required documents and forms and any additional information required for international students.
Providing documents
Provide the documentation required within the timeframe requested.
Please make sure you submit the two verified forms of identification along with your application. This will help us to speed up your enrolment. A verified copy of a document means a photocopy signed by a Justice of the Peace (JP), solicitor, church minister, kaumatua, Police Officer, school principal or Member of Parliament.
For those who will need NZQA assessment, please contact NZQA here with enough notice (the assessment can take up to 3 months).
Ensure you have evidence of your English Competency. You can find the requirement for an academic IELTS or an academic PTE per each programme here:
| Programme |
IELTS |
PTE |
| Bachelor of Educaiton |
Overall Band Scores
6 5.5
|
Overall Band Scores
50 42
|
| Post Graduate Diploma, Infants and Toddlers |
Overall Band Scores
6.5 6
|
Overall Band Scores
58 50
|
| Master of Education ECE |
Overall Band Scores
6.5 6
|
Overall Band Scores
58 50
|
Fees, withdrawals and refunds
You must pay your fees before you can enrol with Te Rito Maioha.
You will find information about fees and other course costs on the webpage for the programme you want to study. These costs include tuition fees, the cost of set texts and other costs.
Read more on current international student fees, withdrawals and refunds.
Credit for prior learning
You may be able to transfer credits for formal qualifications and learning gained from earlier study at other universities or education institutions.
If this qualification was completed outside of New Zealand you will need to first have it assessed by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA). The NZQA website will tell you more about this.
Find out how to apply to have an overseas qualification evaluated for use in New Zealand.
If you want to apply for credit transfer you need to:
- indicate this on your programme application form
- complete an Assessment of Credit for Prior Learning form
- provide a verified copy of the qualification including your name, a transcript and other information about the learning.
- No recognition of prior learning for informal learning is offered for the programmes that Te Rito Maioha offers for international students.