Consultation: Enrolling international fee-paying students under Year 9
Feedback updated 20 May 2022
We asked
Consultation on enrolling international fee-paying students under Year 9 took place from 29 November 2021 to 11 March 2022.
The Minister of Education commissioned Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | The Ministry of Education to review the policy settings for the enrolment of international fee-paying ākonga | students under Year 9 (primary and intermediate level).
This was signalled in the Minister’s speech at the international education forum in July 2021.
The discussion document for public consultation outlined the current situation, problem definition and proposals for change.
You said
We received 177 written submissions, many of which are schools who are currently or have previously enrolled international fee-paying students. We also organised four workshop sessions with the sector and one public session.
Overall, respondents didn’t support restricting enrolments for international fee-paying students under Year 9. They indicated that international education provides a range of benefits, including:
- helping students develop their global citizenship skills, and
- providing extra revenue which schools use to strengthen the education for all students.
They also indicated that if there are any risks, the value and benefits of international education outweigh these risks.
Based on the input received through this consultation process, we will provide advice to the Minister of Education. Timeframes for implementation will be dependent on consultation and further analysis.
We did
Consultation on enrolling international fee-paying students under Year 9 took place from 29 November 2021 to 11 March 2022.
The Minister of Education commissioned Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | The Ministry of Education to review the policy settings for the enrolment of international fee-paying ākonga | students under Year 9 (primary and intermediate level).
This was signalled in the Minister’s speech at the international education forum in July 2021.
The discussion document for public consultation outlined the current situation, problem definition and proposals for change.
Overview
We are seeking your views on the future of enrolling international fee-paying students under Year 9 (primary and intermediate level). Your feedback will help us consider how the current international education policy settings may be adjusted.
If you haven't read the discussion document yet, go to our consultation page.
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