APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION – DOMESTIC/INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

The purpose of this enrolment form is to obtain from you the information we need to enrol you into a qualification or course at our organisation. We also need to collect information from you which is required by government agencies for statistical and registration reasons. Please fill in the form properly by:

• Completing all sections of the form.
• Ticking the box that applies for multi-choice questions.
• Signing the form.
• Attaching to the form additional documentation that is required for government funding purposes. A description of the required documentation is provided on section 'Your Documents' of the form.

By sending this form and clicking the option "Start Application”, I, as the Data Subject, hereby consent to the processing of my provided personal data for the purpose of application and enrolment into our advertised programme and courses.

Our programmes are divided into Domestic and International categories. Here is the list available for each:

Domestic Programmes:

• Certificate in Christian Studies (Level 4) (Distance Only)
• Diploma in Christian Studies (Level 5)
  • Diploma in Theological Studies
  • Diploma in Christian Leadership
  • Diploma in Chaplaincy
• Bachelor of Ministry (Level 7)

International Programmes:

• Diploma in Theological Studies (Level 5)
• Bachelor of Ministry (Level 7)

By sending this form and clicking the option "Start Application”, I, as the Data Subject, hereby consent to the processing of my provided personal data for the purpose of application and enrolment into our advertised programme and courses.

• 15 credits paper (8 - 10 hours p/w)
• 30 credits paper (18 – 20 hours p/w)

For the Photo:

• Use a plain white or off-white background. Make sure there are no patterns or objects behind you.
• Ensure good lighting without harsh shadows on your face.
• Ensure the camera is focused on your face and that you're well-centred within the frame.

Note: * Always use 00 for New Zealand Citizen; use 00 for New Zealand resident visa holder and Australian Citizen or Australian Permanent Resident residing in New Zealand during the time studying this qualification.

** Use 06 for a student enrolled in a programme of study that is:

• A PhD (level 10 on the NZQF); and
• Wholly research (for example, 120-point thesis)

Use 03 for an international student enrolled in a programme of study that is a Masters (Level 9 on the NZQF) or a Doctoral Programme, excluding PhDs (Level 10 on the NZQF).

You can identify with up to three ethnicities, please select at least one below

To be treated as a domestic student, and so be entitled to the Government tuition subsidy, you must be:

• a citizen of New Zealand (including students from the Cook Islands, Tokelau, or Niue who have New Zealand citizenship) or
• a permanent resident of New Zealand or
• a citizen or permanent resident of Australia residing in New Zealand or
• a citizen of New Zealand (including students from the Cook Islands, Tokelau, or Niue who have New Zealand citizenship).

If you are studying overseas full-time and face-to-face at a campus or delivery site of a New Zealand tertiary education organisation (TEO), you may also qualify as a domestic student if

• you are a permanent resident of New Zealand or a citizen or permanent resident of Australia and
• you are studying in an approved country and
• the overseas study is Level 7 or above on the New Zealand Qualification Framework.

The 29 approved countries are in the Asia, Latin America and Middle East regions. A full list is available on the Education New Zealand website.

You must provide evidence of citizenship or permanent residency. To do so you must produce one of the following:

• Birth certificate with place of birth stated as New Zealand, Cook Islands, Tokelau, or Niue.
• New Zealand passport.
• A certificate of identity.
• A statement of Whakapapa, including date of birth, countersigned by a kaumatua.
• A New Zealand certificate of citizenship.
• Overseas passport with residency stamp.

You can bring the original documentation to the enrolment desk, alternatively please provide a certified copy. This means a photocopy, photograph or scanned copy of your original document, signed as being a true and accurate copy by a Justice of the Peace (JP), Barrister or Solicitor, Notary Public, Court Register or Deputy Registrar, Member of Parliament, Land Transport New Zealand, Public trust, or local authority employee designated for this purpose. When a learner is in a remote community and unable to access a person listed in the Oaths and Declarations Act, a member of the New Zealand Police, school principal, minister of religion, or general practitioner is acceptable.

International students must bring their passport with them when they enrol.

Please note that your name, date of birth and residency as entered on this enrolment form will be included in the National Student Index, and will be used in an Authorised Information Matching programmes with official governement information such as the New Zealand Birth Register, to verify the information provided. 

On occasion, more than one National Student Number is created for an individual. The Ministry regularly monitors the quality of the National Student Index and, when duplicates or errors are discovered,  it works with providers and government agencies to merge duplicates and correct errors. This may require the documentation you provide at enrolment being shared between agencies authorised to access the National Student Index to make these corrections.

For further information please see: National Student Number (NSN): for schools – Education in New Zealand

Attested copy of Passport or NZ birth Certificate and Attested copies of previous Academic records:

• Must be certified by Justice of Peace or a lawyer or a court official
• Have the official’s signature on each page, with the name and title of the official shown clearly below his or her signature

• I understand that these materials may be published on the internet and/or other media and be distributed to the public.
• I understand that ACNZ owns all copyrights to these materials, and I release ACNZ and its employees from any and all claims of any nature whatsoever which now or in the future have in connection with these materials, including but not limited to claims based on defamation, copyright infringement, trademark infringement or infringement on my right of privacy or my right to publicity.
• I understand that I will not be entitled to any reimbursement (monetary or otherwise) for the creation of these materials.
• I understand that I have the right to request erasure of any part of a recording at the time of its creation or within 3 days thereafter.
• I understand that a copy of any recording will be made available to me for viewing on request.

Privacy – Alphacrucis College New Zealand (ACNZ) collects and stores information from this form to: 

• manage the business of ACNZ (including internal reporting, administrative processes and selection of scholarship and prize winners) 
• comply with the requirements of the Education and Training Act 2020 and other legislation[3] relating to maintenance of records 
• supply information to government agencies and other organisations as set out below. 

In signing this enrolment form you authorise the disclosure of your personal information on the understanding that ACNZ will comply with the legal requirements in relation to the use and disclosure of personal information, as set out in the Privacy Act 2020, the Education and Training Act 2020 and other relevant legislation.  You are entitled to see any information that ACNZ holds about you and request to correct any errors in that information. To do so, contact the Registrar. 

NB: The Privacy Act 2020 has the stated aim of protecting the privacy of individuals.  It also governs the collection, use, storage, and disclosure of personal information.   

The Privacy Act requires ACNZ to collect, hold, handle, use and disclose personal information in accordance with the twelve information privacy principles in the Act.

https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/0031/latest/LMS23223.html

Supply of information to government agencies and other organisations 

ACNZ supplies data collected on this form to government agencies, including: 

• the Ministry of Education 
• Education New Zealand
• the New Zealand Qualifications Authority 
• the Tertiary Education Commission 
• the Ministry of Social Development (in relation to student loans and allowances) and Inland Revenue (student loans) 
• Immigration New Zealand (for those who are not New Zealand citizens or permanent residents) and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment   
• agencies which support particular students through scholarships, payment of fees or other awards (if you are a recipient of one of these awards).  

Those agencies use the data collected from ACNZ to: 

• administer the tertiary education system, including allocating funding and the administration of the Fees-Free and Fees-Free Trades Training initiatives 
• develop policy advice for government
• conduct statistical analysis and research. 

Your personal details (name, date of birth and residency) as entered on this form will be included in the National Student Index and may be used in an authorised information matching programme with the New Zealand Birth Register. 

The government agencies above may supply data collected on this form to Statistics New Zealand for the purposes of integrating data with data collected by other government agencies, subject to the provisions of the Statistics Act 1975.  Integrated data is used for the production of official statistics, to inform policy advice to government and for research purposes. 

In handling data supplied by you on this form, the government agencies are required to comply with the provisions of the Privacy Act 2020. 

When required by law, ACNZ releases information to government agencies such as the New Zealand Police, Department of Justice, Ministry of Social Development, and the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC).  

Information collected on this form may be supplied to other educational organisations for the purpose of verifying academic records.  

Fees – In signing this enrolment form you undertake to pay all fees as they become due, and to meet any late fees and collection charges associated with debt recovery. ACNZ’s policy on withdrawal and refund of fees may be obtained from the Registrar.  

Rules – In signing this enrolment form you undertake to comply with the published rules and policies of ACNZ regarding attendance, academic integrity and progress, conduct and use of information systems. 

In signing this Declaration: 

1. I undertake to pay all fees as they become due, and to meet any late fees and collection charges associated with debt recovery. ACNZ’s policy on withdrawal and refund of fees may be obtained from the Enrolments Officer. ACNZ has appointed the Public Trust as Trustee of our student fee protection arrangement. This arrangement has been accepted by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority as meeting the requirement of the Education Act 1989 and the Student Fee Protection Rules 2013.) 

2. I undertake to comply with the rules, regulations, and policies of ACNZ, in particular with regard to attendance, academic integrity and progress, copyright, standard of dress, health and safety, behaviour and conduct and use of information systems.  

Declaration of Conflict of Interest - In accordance with NZQA rules, ACNZ requires all directors, Council members and senior staff to make a declaration regarding any conflict of interest they may have due to involvement with other organisations. The declaration is fully detailed on the website a www.acnz.ac.nz/conflict of interest. In signing this enrolment form I acknowledge that this information is available to me. 

I declare that to the best of my knowledge all the information supplied on, and with, this enrolment form is true and complete, I agree to abide by the conditions described above, and I consent to the disclosure of personal information as described above.