Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand (Fees and Levy) Notice 2025
In accordance with section 480 of the Education and Training Act 2020 notice is given by the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand (“Teaching Council”) of the fees payable for the registration of teachers, the issuing of a practising certificate and the granting of a limited authority to teach, and levies payable by registered teachers, holders of a limited authority to teach, and applicants for registration as a teacher or a limited authority to teach, for the purpose of funding the Teaching Council’s functions set out in section 479(1) of the Education and Training Act 2020.
This notice is the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand (Fees and Levies) Notice 2025.
This notice comes into effect on 1 July 2025.
This notice is secondary legislation for the purposes of the Legislation Act 2019.
The Teaching Council sets the fees and imposes the levies specified in the following Schedule of Fees and Levies.
The fees and levies specified in the Schedule of Fees and Levies are GST inclusive.
The fees and levies specified in the Schedule of Fees and Levies are payable in full to the Teaching Council on receipt of any application for registration or a practising certificate or a limited authority to teach.
This notice revokes and replaces the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand (Fees and Levies) Notice 2022 (“the 2022 notice”), published in the New Zealand Gazette, 2 June 2022, Notice No. 2022-sl2176.
The following fee (Late Fee), which was specified in the Education Council of Aotearoa New Zealand (Fees and Levies) Notice 2015 (“the 2015 notice”), published in the New Zealand Gazette, 25 June 2015, Issue No. 69, Notice No. 2015-gs3644 is retained and continues to have effect:
A fee of $50.00 (GST inclusive) for applicants who do not have a practising certificate or current limited authority to teach and are employed in a teaching position that requires them to hold one, when the Council receives the application (this is additional to the cost of the practising certificate or limited authority to teach).
A fee of $127.79 for applicants who are registered and who apply to renew a practising certificate valid for 3 years (this applies to any teacher renewing a current Practising Certificate including Tiwhikete Whakaakoranga Tōmua | Provisional Practising Certificate, Tiwhikete Whakaakoranga Tūturu | Full (Category One) Practising Certificate and Tiwhikete Whakaakoranga Pūmau | Full (Category Two) Practising Certificate).
A fee of $127.79 for applicants who are graduates from an approved New Zealand initial teacher education programme and who apply for Kaiako Whai Rēhitanga | Teacher Registration and a Tiwhikete Whakaakoranga Tōmua | Provisional Practising Certificate valid for 3 years.
A fee of $472.79 for applicants who are overseas trained teachers and who apply for Kaiako Whai Rēhitanga | Teacher Registration and a Tiwhikete Whakaakoranga Tōmua | Provisional Practising Certificate valid for 3 years (this includes applications made under the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Agreement (“TTMRA”)).
A fee of $180.16 for applicants who are provisionally certificated or fully certificated teachers who hold a Tiwhikete Whakaakoranga Pūmau | Full (Category Two) Practising Certificate and who now apply for a Tiwhikete Whakaakoranga Tūturu | Full (Category One) Practising Certificate valid for 3 years.
A fee of $127.79 for applicants who are graduates from an approved New Zealand initial teacher education programme and who apply for Kaiako Whai Rēhitanga | Teacher Registration only.
A fee (“Panel Review Fee”) of $540.00 for applicants who wish to apply to a panel for a review of a decision by the Teaching Council in relation to an application for Registration and/or certification.
A fee of $42.60 for applicants who apply for a Tūranga Whakaako Whai-herenga | Limited Authority to Teach (LAT) valid for 1 year.
A fee of $85.19 for applicants who apply for a Tūranga Whakaako Whai-herenga | Limited Authority to Teach (LAT) valid for 2 years.
A fee of $127.79 for applicants who apply for a Tūranga Whakaako Whai-herenga | Limited Authority to Teach (LAT) valid for 3 years.
A levy of $378.56 for applicants who are registered and who apply to renew a practising certificate valid for 3 years (this applies to any teacher renewing a current Practising Certificate including Tiwhikete Whakaakoranga Tōmua | Provisional Practising Certificate, Tiwhikete Whakaakoranga Tūturu | Full (Category One) Practising Certificate and Tiwhikete Whakaakoranga Pūmau | Full (Category Two) Practising Certificate.
A levy of $378.56 for applicants who are graduates from an approved New Zealand initial teacher education programme and who apply for Kaiako Whai Rēhitanga | Teacher Registration and a Tiwhikete Whakaakoranga Tōmua | Provisional Practising Certificate valid for 3 years.
A levy of $378.56 for applicants who are overseas trained teachers and who apply for Kaiako Whai Rēhitanga | Teacher Registration and a Tiwhikete Whakaakoranga Tōmua | Provisional Practising Certificate valid for 3 years (this includes applications made under the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Agreement (TTMRA)).
A levy of $378.56 for applicants who are provisionally certificated or fully certificated teachers who hold a Tiwhikete Whakaakoranga Pūmau | Full (Category Two) Practising Certificate and who now apply for a Tiwhikete Whakaakoranga Tūturu | Full (Category One) Practising Certificate valid for 3 years.
A levy of $0 for applicants who are graduates from an approved New Zealand initial teacher education programme and who apply for Kaiako Whai Rēhitanga | Teacher Registration only.
A levy of $89.83 for applicants who apply for a Tūranga Whakaako Whai-herenga | Limited Authority to Teach (LAT) valid for 1 year.
A levy of $179.65 for applicants who apply for a Tūranga Whakaako Whai-herenga | Limited Authority to Teach (LAT) valid for 2 years.
A levy of $269.48 for applicants who apply for a Tūranga Whakaako Whai-herenga | Limited Authority to Teach (LAT) valid for 3 years.
ROBYN J. BAKER, Chair of the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of June 2025.
This note is not part of the notice but is intended to indicate its general effect.
This notice, which comes into force on 1 July 2025, sets out the fees fixed by the Teaching Council for teacher registrations, the issuing of practising certificates and the granting of limited authorities to teach.
This notice also sets out the levies imposed by the Teaching Council, payable by registered teachers and holders of a limited authority to teach, and applicants for registration as a teacher or a limited authority to teach, for the purpose of funding the Teaching Council’s functions set out in section 479(1) of the Education and Training Act 2020.
The Teaching Council consulted with registered teachers and holders of a limited authority to teach from 5 March – 2 April 2025 and 26 May – 2 June 2025 on the fees and levies set out in this Notice. Following the close of re-consultation on 2 June the Teaching Council at its meeting on 3 June 2025 approved the fees and levies set out in this Notice.
Except for the retention of the following fee set by the 2015 notice, this notice revokes all prior fees and levies set by the 2022 notice:
A fee (“Late Fee”) of $50.00 (GST inclusive) for applicants who do not have a practising certificate or current limited authority to teach, and are employed in a teaching position that requires them to hold one, when the Council receives the application (this is additional to the cost of the practising certificate or limited authority to teach).
From 1 July 2025, the new fees and levies set out in this notice, and the fee retained from the 2015 notice, will apply to all applications received after that date for registration as a teacher or the issuing of a practising certificate or the granting of a limited authority to teach.
This notice is issued under the authority of the Education and Training Act 2020 and the Legislation Act 2019.
Date of Notification in the New Zealand Gazette: 3 June 2025.
This notice is administered by the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand.