Student allowance : Contents
Full-time secondary school
To be eligible for a Student Allowance, a student must be a full-time student, or with the approval of MSD, a part-time student. See:
For a secondary school student a full-time course is defined as:
- 20 class contact hours a week
The full-time course definition for students studying at a distance school is:
- four subjects - NCEA level 1 or
- three subjects - NCEA level 2 and 3
MSD will request a Verification of Study (VoS) from the education provider where the student is studying.
Home schooling is not included in the definition of a secondary school for Student Allowance purposes. Students who are home schooled are not eligible for a Student Allowance.
For more information see:
Legislation
- secondary school (definition) regulation 2 Student Allowances Regulations 1998
