Check your Fees Free eligibility!
If you’re a first-time tertiary learner, you may be able to get your fees covered for one year’s study or two years’ work-based training.
Check if you are eligible by visiting feesfree.govt.nz
Fees Free 2025
The Government has announced that Fees Free for the first year of study or training will finish at the end of 2024. A final-year Fees Free scheme will replace it, starting from January 2025.
- Learners entering their final year of study or training from 1 January 2025 and who have not received first-year Fees Free may be eligible for the new final-year Fees Free scheme.
- Eligibility will include provider- and work-based study or training at Levels 3 and above on the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework.
- Repayment will be made after the learner completes their qualification, with refunds starting from 2026