enrolment

LOCAL STUDENTS

SELECTION FOR A COURSE: NEW ZEALAND CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS

When you first enquire we supply you with key information about the course you are interested in and about Ellipse Institute itself. This means providing a brochure (with application form), course handbook and student handbook. Then you will have enough information to decide whether you wish to make a formal application. Next you ask for an interview. The procedure is:

  • The Managing Director or a Programme Coordinator will interview you
  • The Tutor will be invited to meet you
  • You will complete an application form - or hand in a completed form
  • You will need to provide copies of your identification documents - e.g. passport, bank details, Inland Revenue Department number
  • You will be told if you can be offered a course place
  • If accepted for the course, you will need to pay your fees in full before the course begins, except for courses of longer than one year when you may pay for each year seperately
  • You will also need to sign our Tuition Agreement
  • As soon as possible we will send you a letter confirming that you have secured a study place

DECLINED COURSE APPLICATIONS

Applications may be declined for one or more of the following reasons:

  • the applicant does not meet the entry criteria
  • fees have not been paid
  • the applicant needs help with literacy and numeracy before entering the desired course
  • the applicant may need to attend an English course in order to raise his/her English rating to the minimum IELTS level required
  • Ellipse Institute is unable to run the course - e.g. because student numbers are too low

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

SELECTION FOR A COURSE: INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS

For applicants not treated as New Zealand citizens or residents the application process is more complicated. International students must be aged 18 or over and hold a student permit to study at Ellipse Institute for one of our approved courses. One important entry requirement is a minimum IELTS overall band score of 5.0 for certificate courses or 6.0 for diploma courses. If you do not meet the IELTS requirement you will need to complete a course in English before you begin study in your chosen course. We have suitable English courses available.

ENROLMENT PROCESS

Here are the stages in the process:

  • Ask for full details about the course you are interested in.
  • Complete the application form provided with our brochure and supply key information about yourself:
  • personal details, photocopies of certificates, with translations into English, if necessary (all copied documents must be certified as true copies by a Solicitor, Notary Public, Justice of the Peace, or Commissioner of Oaths)
  • certified evidence of your level of English
  • the total tuition fees for the course, or for the first year if the course runs for more than one year

If you meet the entry criteria for the course and we have a place available, we will send you a letter headed ‘Offer of Study Place’ (if a course is already full, you will be invited to enrol for a later course). At this time we also send a copy of the Student Handbook and the Course Handbook . The ‘Offer of Study Place’ letter lists conditions which you must meet before your study place is confirmed - one condition is that you sign our Tuition Agreement.

Use our ‘Offer of Study Place’ letter to apply for a student visa. (When you reach New Zealand a student permit will be issued to replace your visa). We cannot accept you without a student permit which states that you will study for an approved course at Ellipse Institute. All our approved courses are listed on the NZQA website. Apply to Immigration New Zealand (INZ) with all of the following:

  • Signed INZ application form for a student visa
  • Application fee of NZ $150 (but please check the INZ website for the current fee
  • Passport valid until at least three months past the date when you plan to leave NZ
  • A recent passport-sized photograph
  • Evidence of financial support while in NZ - $10,000 for living expenses for a full-year course, plus $400 a month for general living expenses
  • Airline tickets or evidence that money is available to buy them
  • Copy of an offer of a study place from a registered NZ provider such as the Ellipse Institute
  • Evidence that you have paid your fees for the first year
  • An outline of the course you wish to follow in NZ
  • For people over 17, a police certificate
  • For people studying for more than two years, a medical and x-ray certificate
  • Any other documents or information required by the immigration officer

Further advice can be obtained from our agent or the INZ, as explained in the statements below. International students must then send Ellipse Institute the following:

  • a certified copy of their student visa
  • a signed Tuition Agreement form
  • certified evidence of medical and travel insurance (see details below about the insurance cover you need)

When you send us evidence that you have met all our conditions we send you a ‘Confirmation of Study Place’ letter. This means that a study place is reserved for you.

Enrolment is completed when you arrive at Ellipse Institute. At this time credit transfers are considered and you may be asked to sit an English Entry Test. The test will help us to place you in the correct English class or, if you have enrolled for a course other than English, it will tell us whether you need additional English tuition before you begin your chosen course.

DECLINED COURSE APPLICATIONS

Applications may be declined because the applicant:

  • does not meet the entry criteria
  • has been unable to obtain a student visa
  • has not paid the fees for the first year
  • needs help with literacy and numeracy before entering the desired course
  • must first attend English classes so as to raise his/her English rating to IELTS 5.0 or higher

NOTES

IMMIGRATION

Full details of visa and permit requirements, advice on rights to employment in New Zealand while studying, and reporting requirements are available through the New Zealand Immigration Service, and can be viewed on their website at www.immigration.govt.nz.

MEDICAL AND TRAVEL INSURANCE

  • commence the minute you leave home for your trip to New Zealand
  • apply all the time that you are in New Zealand
  • cover you for any trips to other countries during your period of study
  • cover you for any holiday or emergency trips back home during your period of study, or at the end of it

We recommend that you obtain medical and travel insurance from Orbit Protect and we can provide details of Orbit Protect policies - but you are free to choose your own insurer.

ELIGIBILITY FOR HEALTH SERVICES

Most international students are not entitled to publicly funded health services while in New Zealand. If you receive medical treatment during your visit, you may be liable for the full costs of that treatment. Full details on entitlements to publicly funded health services are available through the Ministry of Health, and can be viewed in their website at www.moh.govt.nz

ACCIDENT INSURANCE

The Accident Compensation Corporation provides accident insurance for all New Zealand citizens, residents and temporary visitors to New Zealand, but you may still be liable for all other medical and related costs. Further information can be viewed on the ACC website at www.acc.co.nz