To qualify as a domestic student, and so be entitled to the Government tuition subsidy, you must be a citizen of New Zealand (this
includes students from the Cook Islands, Tokelau, or Niue who have New Zealand citizenship), or a permanent resident of New
Zealand, or a citizen or permanent resident of Australia residing in New Zealand. To provide evidence of citizenship or permanent
residency you must produce one of the following:
- Birth certificate with place of birth stated as New Zealand, Cook Islands, Tokelau, or Niue.
- New Zealand passport.
- A statement of Whakapapa, including date of birth, counter signed by a Kaumatua.
- Certificate of citizenship or letter of confirmation.
- Overseas passport with residency stamp.
You can bring the original documentation to the enrolment desk, or alternatively provide a certified copy. This means a photocopy
of your original document, signed as being a true and accurate copy by a Justice of the Peace (JP), Barrister or Solicitor, Notary
Public, Court Register or Deputy Registrar, Member of Parliament, Land Transport New Zealand, Public Trust, or local authority
employee designated for this purpose. When a learner is in a remote community and unable to access a person listed in the
Oaths and Declarations Act, a member of the New Zealand Police, school principal, minister of religion, or general practitioner is
acceptable.
International students must bring their passport with them when they enrol.
Please note that your name, date of birth and residency as entered on this enrolment form will be included in the National Student
Index, if not already registered, and will be used in an Authorised Information Matching programme with the New Zealand Birth
Register. For further information please see: http://nsi.education.govt.nz.
Privacy – Front-Line collects and stores information from this form to:- Manage the business of the Institute (including internal reporting, administrative processes and selection of scholarship and
prize winners).
- Comply with the requirements of the Education Act 1989 and other legislation relating to maintenance of records and
accountability for public funding.
- Supply information to government agencies and other organisations as set out below.
In signing this enrolment form you authorise such disclosure on the understanding that the Institute will observe the conditions
governing the release of information, as set out in the Privacy Act 1993, the Education Act 1989 and other relevant legislation. You
may see any information held about you and amend any errors in that information. To do so, contact the Enrolments Officer.
NB: The Privacy Act came into force on 1 July 1993 with the stated aim of protecting the privacy of natural persons. It requires
the Institute to collect, hold, handle, use and disclose personal information in accordance with the twelve information privacy
principles in the Act which can be viewed on the Privacy Commissioner’s web site: http://www.privacy.org.nz/.
Supply of Information to Government Agencies and Other Organisations
The Institute supplies data collected on this form to government agencies, including:
- The Ministry of Education.
- The New Zealand Qualifications Authority.
- The Tertiary Education Commission.
- The Ministry of Social Development (in relation to student loans and allowances) and Inland Revenue (student loans).
- Immigration New Zealand and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (for those who are not New Zealand
citizens or permanent residents).
- Agencies who support particular students through scholarships, payment of fees or other awards (if you are a recipient of one of
these awards).
Those agencies use the data collected from tertiary education organisations to:
- Administer the tertiary education system, including allocating funding.
- Develop policy advice for government.
- Conduct statistical analysis and research.
Your personal details (name, date of birth and residency) as entered on this form will be included in the National Student Index, if
not already registered, and may be used in an authorised information matching programme with the New Zealand Birth Register.
The government agencies above may supply data collected on this form to Statistics New Zealand for the purposes of integrating
data with data collected by other government agencies, subject to the provisions of the Statistics Act 1975. Integrated data is used
for the production of official statistics, to inform policy advice to government and for research purposes.
In handling data supplied by you on this form, the government agencies are required to comply with the provisions of the Privacy
Act 1993.
When required by law, the Institute releases information to government agencies such as the New Zealand Police, Department of
Justice, Ministry of Social Development, and the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC).
Information collected on this form may be supplied to other educational organisations for the purpose of verifying academic
records.
Fees – In signing this enrolment form you undertake to pay all fees as they become due, and to meet any late fees and collection
charges associated with debt recovery. The Institute’s policy on withdrawal and refund of fees may be obtained from Reception.
Rules – In signing this enrolment form you undertake to comply with the published rules and policies of Front-Line’s Terms and
Conditions with regard to attendance, academic integrity and progress, conduct and use of information systems.
Identity – If you have supplied a National Student number on this enrolment form, and your National Student Index status is
verified, you are deemed to have declared that you are the legitimate owner of the claimed identity.
