Academic Regulations

Application for entry to enrol in programmes of study can be made by completing and submitting the Te Wānanga o Raukawa online enrolment form. The form may be accessed on the Te Wānanga o Raukawa website www.wananga.com. 

• The applicant must be at least 17 years old.
• Those under 17 years of age require the approval of the Tumuaki subject to various conditions. The Matua / Caregiver Declaration must be signed by the student, and a parent or caregiver and the Iwi and Hapū letter of support signed by a hapū representative before approval is given by the Tumuaki of Te Wānanga o Raukawa, to enrol the student.
• Those under 17 years of age and attending kura are to submit a Kura Student Approval and Support Form completed by the Tumuaki of the school orprovide an MOE (Ministry of Education) exemption form if applicable.
• The applicant must be able to satisfy the kaihautū of the programme or alternate that he or she has the necessary skills and / or background or the ability to acquire the skills to successfully complete the programme of study.

Note: Further academic counselling by the academic area to reassess the student’s commitment and capability can occur at any time thereafter.   

For most academic programmes of study (other than those that lead to professional registration) do not require formal qualifications from other educational institutes or providers. Applicants are required to have a demonstrated interest in the field of study and will be assessed at academic counselling to ensure they are capable of engaging in an academic programme of study.    

• For entry to undergraduate study applicants must commit to study and research of te reo Māori and Iwi and Hapū studies as part of an academic programme of study leading to a tohu.  
• Students require research assistance from the hapū or iwi.  Support from marae, hapū and iwi is necessary to undertake the Iwi and Hapū studies component. 
• For entry to postgraduate study applicants must demonstrate competency in written and spoken te reo Māori.   Where te reo Māori is an entry requirement of the programme of study, the te reo Māori assessment will be carried out by the appropriate staff. 
• Applicants must have access to a computer, internet connectivity and an email address to study at Te Wānanga o Raukawa.

Entry Requirements for undergraduate degrees are listed in the appendices.  For entry requirements to undergraduate degree programmes in Whakaakoranga (teaching) see Appendix 1.  For entry requirements to Toiora Whānau (social work) see Appendix 2.

Police vetting is compulsory for all applicants to undergraduate degree programmes of study in Whakaakoranga and Toiora Whānau.  A personal declaration about health and criminal convictions is also required for entry into these programmes of study.  

Te Kawa o Te Ako applies to everyone present whenever and wherever Te Wānanga o Raukawa programmes of study are delivered. Information about Te Kawa o Te Ako including Te Ōhākī is available on the Te Wānanga o Raukawa website.   

Students under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult caregiver. 

Children must have a separate caregiver over the age of 18 years for the duration of the time they are on campus. Te Wānanga o Raukawa encourages students to make suitable arrangements for childcare at home to enable the student to fully engage and benefit from the teaching and learning experience. 

is required from first time applicants to a Te Wānanga o Raukawa programme of study. Applicants must provide an accepted form of verification of identity, the following are accepted: 

• A Current Passport; or
• A Birth Certificate; or 
• A New Zealand Certificate of Citizenship; or
• A WINZ SWIFTT identification printout; or 
• Verified identification letter from a government agency.

New Zealand citizens may supply other evidence of their legal name, for example marriage certificate or a letter from a bank, however they must still provide evidence of their date of birth, citizenship and residency.  

Exceptions 

• Applicants with a National Student Number (NSN) and a record status on the National Student Index (NSI) that is ‘active’ is suitable identification for enrolment.
• Applicants with a record status on the National Student Index that is ‘active’ can supply a Driver’s License, Firearms License or Hospitality 18+ card as suitable identification for enrolment.

may be able to provide a whakapapa statement signed by both the student and a kaumātua. This requires certain conditions to be met. Contact Ratonga Ākonga (Student Services) for advice.   

may not need to provide identification documents if already held by Te Wānanga o Raukawa. This will be confirmed at enrolment.  

The enrolment declaration in the enrolment form must be dated and signed and/or accepted online confirming that the applicant has been informed of, and understands the requirements of study including: 

• Attending and participating at scheduled noho and classes;
• Completing assessments by due dates;
• Paying student fees when they are due; and
• Having full and unrestricted access to a computer that meets the Te Wānanga o Raukawa specifications and the internet. 

Enrolment requirements are met when the following documentation is received by Te Tomonga:  

• Enrolment form indicating intended pathway of study;
• Dated and signed and/or accepted online declaration; and
• Formal Identification.

Non-Māori students not withstanding regulation 3.1, must be able to provide evidence in writing from an iwi or hapū that they will support that student in the Iwi and Hapū programme. 

Confirmation of enrolment is sent by mail or email. Students are fully-enrolled when they receive their confirmation of enrolment.  

Applying to make changes to a confirmed enrolment can occur at any point during the year. Students are urged to fully check their enrolment details on receipt of their confirmation of enrolment.  

Returning students with incomplete studies who wish to re-enrol in a programme of study that they have not completed will have the opportunity to: 

• Discuss reasons for non-attendance or non-completion of courses in which they were previously enrolled; and
• Discuss how they will fulfil the requirements of study for which they are seeking re-enrolment.

Applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis and will only be approved where the kaihautū is confident that the study commitment will be fulfilled.  

Enrolment into a programme of study that exceeds 120 credits in an academic year requires approval from the kaihautū of the academic area.  A full programme of study is 120 credits. As a rule, a student enrolment should not exceed 120 credits in an academic year. Applicants who wish to enrol in a programme of study that exceeds 120 credits in an academic year must: 

• Discuss their intended programme of study with the academic area and associated plan to successfully achieve the requirements;
• Applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis and will only be approved where the Kaihautū is confident that the commitment will be fulfilled; and 
• Any variation to this procedure is to be approved by the Pou Akoranga.

Enrolment into more than one level of study in an academic year is dependent on the recommendation of the kaihautū of the programme of study and in discussion with the student.

Pre-requisite requirements are listed in the Ngā Akoranga (programme prospectus) and must be completed. Any variation is to be approved by the kaihautū of the programme. 

Withdrawals may be effected following discussions with the kaihautū. 

Student requests withdrawal from: 

i. a full programme of study. The student to advise relevant kaihautū in writing. 

ii. a particular course. The student to advise relevant kaihautū in writing.

    b.   Students can be withdrawn by Te Wānanga o Raukawa from:

i. a course that they have not yet attended or where pre-requisites are not met.

ii. a full programme of study. 

Effective Withdrawal from a programme of study is the process of withdrawing a non-engaging student from a programme of study despite all attempts to contact.  

Non-engagement is the where a student is no longer actively participating in a course, in a  programme or across the programme of study. Indicators of student non-engagement are where the student: 

• Does not attend noho or engage in online activity;
• Does not make contact to provide a reason for their absence;
• Is uncontactable or contactable but dis-engaged; and
• Has incomplete papers. 

Regulations that are tohu specific are appended to these regulations.  

Whare Whakaakoranga Academic Regulations for the: 

i. Poutuarongo Whakaakorangoa

ii. Poutuarongo Whakaakoranga Kōhungahunga

iii. Poutuarongo Te Rangakura Kaiwhakaako

iv. Poutāhū Whakaakoranga Akorau

    b.  Poutuarongo Toiora Whānau

An administration fee of $50 may be required from the student, payable to Tiaki Rawa (Finance), at the time of the application.   This fee is non-refundable. 

Cross-Crediting is the awarding of credits from another programme within Te Wānanga o Raukawa.

Credit Recognition and Transfer is a formal process whereby credit for outcomes already achieved by a learner elsewhere in relation to a qualification is recognised as credit for comparable outcomes in another qualification.   

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is a process that involves formal assessment of a learner’s relevant and current knowledge and skills (gained through prior learning) to determine achievement of learning outcomes of a qualification. This is to award credit towards that qualification. It does not include credit recognition and transfer.  

In the event of an unsuccessful application, the applicant may appeal to the Pou Akoranga for further consideration by the Academic Board.    

Supporting graduates wishing to study elsewhere where a graduate or student of Te Wānanga o Raukawa wishes to engage in tertiary study elsewhere, the Pou Akoranga may provide written support for their application.    

Establishing Grades for entry into programmes at other institutions where applicants are seeking credit for entry to degree and doctoral studies elsewhere and require a grade-point average they can make a written application to the Pou Akoranga. 

includes participating in a noho (residential seminar) and/or an online course. Participating requires actively engaging in all course requirements. The study contract states the courses that students are enrolled in and required to attend. 

Noho is a culturally rich face to face delivery method which can be between 2 to 7 days. 

is required at noho and online. 

At noho the student must sign the attendance sheet against their name morning and afternoon for each day of the noho. 

Online attendance is electronically generated at login and at various stages in the course. It is monitored by the pūkenga. 

must be adhered to. The completed attendance sheet, signed by the tutor is to be lodged with Ratonga Ākonga within 48-hours of the end of the noho. There are no exceptions. 

practices must be observed in all activities conducted at Te Wānanga o Raukawa. A register of attendance/occupation is to be kept. Any incidents, accidents or hazards that may occur or be observed at any time must be reported to Ngā Kaitiaki. 

is any teaching that is done off campus or at other delivery sites as part of the learning and requires a Risk Assessment Management Statement (RAMS). RAMS requirements must be completed and approved prior to departure. Copies are to be left with Pou Akoranga, Reception and Security. This includes requirements from: 

• Health and Safety legislation;
• Vulnerable Children’s Act; and
• Te Wānanga o Raukawa student travel requirements. 

 is available from both the academic whare and Te Hiringa. 

must be provided to students on Mūrau, in programme schedules and reiterated at noho. Completed assessments must be submitted for marking on or before the due date.

are to be made to the pūkenga of the course at least one week before the assessment is due.    

The pūkenga is to respond within one week of receiving the request.  

Any extension granted will be for no more than two weeks from the date of receiving approval. Only one extension will be granted for any one course.    

with a completed marking guide in most cases is no later than three weeks after the assignment due date or the date when the assignment is received. 

Assessments with high word count requirements, e.g. theses or teaching folders, will be returned no later than one month after the assessment due date or the date when the assignment is received. 

Any delay in the return of an assessment beyond the stated dates for return must be discussed with the student and reported to the Pou Akoranga. 

will include: 

Submission of essays, reports, artworks, performance and / or presentations according to the course statement(s). 

may be set for a group of students by an academic area to encourage the sharing of knowledge. Students are to submit and/or attend and present on the date set by the respective academic area.  

 is the Te Wānanga o Raukawa activity for reviewing our marking process. Permission may be sought from students to use assessments for mātairua purposes. If permission is given the marking guide and associated documentation will be anonymised. The documents will be handled securely, stored for 3 years and then disposed of.

The New Zealand Qualifications Authority manage the New Zealand Record of Achievement (NZROA). An NZROA is an official transcript of all the New Zealand qualifications and standards, secondary and tertiary, that a graduate has achieved as reported by NZQA-accredited organisations.  All Te Wānanga o Raukawa qualifications are NZQA approved.

How long does it take for a qualification to appear on an ROA. 

Unfortunately, qualifications achieved do not appear on an ROA immediately. It can take NZQA anything from 12 -24 months to update an individual NZROA. (The reason is because of reporting times between organisations but that is probably too much information)

What evidence can I use to prove I have achieved a qualification?

1. Graduates can use their Te Wānanga o Raukawa Academic Record and Graduation Certificate as proof of the achievement of a qualification as they wait for NZQA to update their NZROA. Most graduates choose this option. 
2. Graduates can request Te Wānanga o Raukawa to access their NZROA through the NZQA database. The cost to the graduate for Te Wānanga o Raukawa to access the NZROA database is $5.10 per qualification.

For more information on the NZROA follow the link https://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/results-2/record-of-achievement/

contribute to the formal student record of achievement or otherwise for any one course or part of a course.   The marking guide is a summary of a student’s:  

• Coverage and understanding of the assignment topic; 
• Research and referencing; and 
• Structure, expression and grammar.

will be attributed through ascending marking grades in each of the three content areas based on the comments in each panel. It is an act of manaakitanga to comment critically and constructively in each panel and markers must do so.   

is an invitation to a student to revise the work and re-submit it for further consideration. - If a mark of ‘Kāore anō kia eke’ is given in the ‘Coverage and Understanding of the Assignment Topic’ panel, the student will automatically be awarded an overall result of ‘Me Mahi Anō’. 

 is available for those students who feel that the circumstances of assessment have caused them to suffer academic disadvantage. Students may write to the kaihautū of the programme outlining their situation.   The kaihautū will consider the circumstances and if appropriate, moderate the assessment. 

must be acknowledged. Where the content of ākonga work, or, material that is used by pūkenga in the teaching process; paraphrases, quotes or otherwise draws on ideas, words, phrases, images or other forms of information from another source, the original source is to be cited as a footnote and listed as a source of information in accordance with the writing conventions expressed in ‘He Aratohu Tuhi.’   In this way manaakitanga is expressed in its fullness in recognising the rangatiratanga of the source. 

Using the knowledge and information of others without their permission or acknowledgement is unacceptable, a breach of Te Kawa o Te Ako and not in keeping with our kaupapa. Where this is detected, the person concerned will be asked to make themselves available for an interview with the relevant Kaihautū where the matter will be fully discussed and any action taken will be decided on an individual basis.  

for undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes of study is 36 weeks and consists of two 17 week huringa (semesters) with a two-week break between each.

 is 43 weeks and consists of two 20 week huringa with a twor-week break between each.  

of the undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, with very few exceptions, have a credit value of 120-credits in any one year of study. This translates to 1200-hours teaching, investigatory activity and writing or equivalent assessment requirements.   Fifty percent (600 credits) are attributed to the specialist subject and the remaining 600 credits are attributed to te reo Māori and Iwi and Hapū studies.    

With very few exceptions undergraduate programmes of study delivered in any one year are as follows: 

• Two 6 week blended learning modules per semester;
• 1 Noho of 3 days during each six week module;
• One Hui Rūmaki Reo of 6 days duration per semester;
• One kura tautoko (completions period) per semester.

contains the schedule of noho for all academic whare and their programmes.  This publication will also include all non-academic activity that will occur during the year 

contain programme information on the delivery of the programme, programme content and assessment requirements. 

has been approved by NZQA (the New Zealand Qualifications Authority) in the programme approvals process to be delivered over a set length. Programmes also receive funding from the Tertiary Education Commission for that period.  

 require internal and external approval. 

• Academic areas that wish to vary the length of a programme of study must submit a proposal to the Academic Board.  
• An application must be made to NZQA to change the length of the programme of study. No changes are to be made until approval has been received from NZQA.

are set by academic area, submitted to and approved by the Academic Board. Activity must have occurred and be recorded as having occurred at the programme of study start date.   When setting programme of study end dates academic areas must set this date to allow for all administrative action to be taken before graduation. 

will be scheduled at delivery sites, in addition to the scheduled noho, to allow students to complete unfinished or overdue work under supervision.   The length of kura tautoko may vary.

 is an opportunity for staff (and invited others) enrolled for study to attend courses for which they have enrolled, before the academic year starts.   Provision is made in Te Maramataka for Kura Raumati (Summer School) which may be scheduled before Huringa One. 

 is made when all of the requirements are met, all completed assessments have been given a grade of ‘Kua Tutuki’, all fees have been paid and all library resources returned.

at Te Wānanga o Raukawa do not follow classes of honours, merit or distinction with respect to the award of poupou (certificates), heke (diplomas), poutuarongo (undergraduate degrees), poutāhū (postgraduate diplomas), and tāhuhu (postgraduate degrees). 

for students who have completed a programme of study at Te Wānanga o Raukawa include: 

• On completion of a poupou tohu, application may be made to pursue a one-year heke tohu.   
• On completion of the heke, students may apply to engage in a further two-years of study (three years for Poutuarongo Toiora Whānau) to complete an undergraduate degree.
• Alternatively, a student having completed a heke may seek direct entry or be recommended by a kaihautū to be admitted into one of the tāhuhu programmes of study.   This recommendation is to be considered by the Pou Akoranga who will make a further recommendation to be approved by the Tumuaki.
• Direct entry into a tāhuhu programme of study is only approved in exceptional circumstances. Such approval will normally be made where the applicant has a history of research output that indicates an ability to realistically achieve the Iwi and Hapū studies, and the applicant must have an advanced level of te reo Māori, both oral and written.    
• Respective kaihautū of Iwi and Hapū Studies, Reo Studies and the specialisation components must collaborate to ensure that that neither the applicant nor the programme or elements of the programme are compromised.   It may be decided that further evidence of te reo Māori capacity and research capability is required before entry is granted. 

may be allowed in the following cases: 

Compassionate Consideration leading to Course Completion

i. Applications for compassionate consideration may be made where students have been prevented from completing an assessment or requirement of their programme of study due to illness, injury or other exceptional circumstance beyond their control.  

ii. On the recommendation of the Pou Akoranga and approval by Te Mana Whakahaere, the Tumuaki will confirm the compassionate pass.

    b.  Compassionate Award leading to graduation

i. Where the application for a compassionate pass is made in order to complete work that will allow the applicant to graduate, at least 80% of the total credits allocated in the last year of study for each programme must have been attended and completed.

applications can be made by a family member of a deceased student. In order to be eligible, at least 80% of the total credits allocated in the last year of study for each programme must have been attended and completed. 

are set according to the component costs of the programme of study. Fees may vary according to the resources and activities of the particular programme. For a full break down and explanation of the total fee, contact the Student Fees Officer 0800 WANANGA (0800 9262642). 

must be made in full, within six weeks of the invoice date. 

 information is available from Te Tomonga (Office of Enrolments) including where and how these can be applied for. 

 is available from Te Tomonga.

• Prior to the start date - If the withdrawal is received prior to the start date of the programme of study the fees will be fully refunded to the payer.
• Within 28 days of start date- If the withdrawal is received within 28-days of the start date of the programme of study or enrolment date, whichever is the latter, the fees will be refunded to the payer less a 10% administration fee plus all noho one related costs. 
• After 28 days of start date – withdrawals received after 28-days from the start date of the programme of study or enrolment date, whichever is the latter, will be actioned but will not be eligible for a fees refund.    
• Fees queries - Any queries or special requests regarding refund of fees must be made in writing to:

Student Fees Officer

Ratonga Ākonga (Student Services)

Te Wānanga o Raukawa 

PO Box 119 

Ōtaki 5542 

studentfees@twor-otaki.ac.nz