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Student Care and School Policies
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Pastoral Care
for Internationals Students in New Zealand
The New Zealand government wishes
to ensure international
 students living in New
Zealand have an enjoyable and worthwhile study
experience. When students come to study in New
Zealand, education providers have an important
responsibility to ensure that those students are
well informed, safe and properly cared for. To
support this, the New Zealand government has
developed the Education (Pastoral Care of
International Students) Code of Practice 2016
WIE is a signatory of the code and has agreed
to observe and be bound by the code.
The Code of Practice is available, and can be
downloaded as a pdf, on the
New Zealand Legislation
website.
The Code of Practice is available in a number of different
languages and can be downloaded at the following
links:
Student Fees Protection
Waikato Institute of Education complies with the
legislative requirements of the Education Amendment
Act 1991 for the protection of
student fees. Student
Fees are protected by the WIE Trust Account, monitored by
Michael Hunwick Lawer
( 0064-7-853 7623).
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School Policies
Withdrawals and Refunds
Course
Fees
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You must pay all fees before the beginning of the
course.
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You cannot transfer fees to any other institution or
student.
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Fees are calculated in complete weeks. Study for
part of a week is counted as a full week. The
Institute is closed on public holidays, which are
counted as part of your course and no compensation
is provided.
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The Institute reserves the right to adjust fees due
to factors such as changes in government policy,
etc.
Resource Fees
We require all students to pay a
resource fee to cover additional resource expenses. The
Resource fee will be charged according to the number of
blocks a student enrols for, payable on invoice.
Rules and
Regulations
You are expected to observe
WIE's rules and regulations and to obey New Zealand
laws while you are a student at WIE.
Homestay
If you have requested WIE to
arrange homestay for you, full payment must be paid at least 14 days before the start of your course.
Inform WIE of your arrival details so we can arrange your
homestay. If you arrive without giving t14 days
notice we cannot guarantee homestay accommodation
but can help you find different
accommodation, i.e. motel, backpackers, at your own expense, until a homestay
becomes available.
The
initial homestay period is for a minimum of four
weeks,
however we
recommend students stay in homestay for the period of
your study as it helps you improve your English much
faster. It also allows you to adapt to New Zealand life and to
improve your English in an English speaking home.
You
must give at least TWO weeks notice if you plan to
move out of your
homestay. In this
case, unused homestay fees will be
refunded.
All
host families arranged by
WIE have been assessed under the
Code of Practice for the
Pastoral Care of International Students
to ensure the home is a suitable environment for
international students and the family is friendly and
welcoming.
Holidays:
If you want to take
a holiday during your course you must tell WIE at least TWO weeks in advance.
Depending on your visa, your course may not be extended.
Liability:
Translation:
WIE has tried to supply information
in our
brochures and student orientation manual in different languages to
meet the demand of students. Where
there is a difference in meaning or interpretation in
any translation, the English language version shall
apply.
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Waikato Institute of Education
Level 1 Centre Place Tower, 48 Ward Street,
PO Box 773, Hamilton, New Zealand
Phone: 64 - 7 - 8382450
Fax: 64 - 7 - 838 2453
Email:
info@wie.ac.nz |
