Student and Educator ID Cards

The card above is just an example and cards may vary from the image shown above.

Members are able to order:

  • Student ID cards for their home educated tamariki/children. It can be used for public transport discounts, cinema concessions, truancy officer approaches, etc. It also gives home educatedstudents a sense of belonging to a wider group when owning or carrying a card.

  • Educator ID cards to use as evidence of homeschooling. Some providers require confirmation of homeschooling status for access to curriculum materials or attraction discounts.

NCHENZ offers this service only for children and educators who have a current exemption certificate from the Ministry of Education.

Type of Card

  • For any region – choose the NCHENZ card option, expiry date 31st of the following March

  • For the Auckland Region – choose AT (Auckland Transport), expiry date 31st of the following March. The AT Student ID card functions as a student ID and can be shown alongside a registered ATHOP transport card to get the student discount available to students aged 16 plus who are in full time education within the Auckland region.

Photo

Please ensure photos:

  • Show head and shoulders only

  • Are in jpg format

  • A file size between 100kb and 1000kb

  • Have the child’s/educator’s name as the file name

Your card cannot be processed without a photo and your card will be delayed if you do not email the photo in a timely manner. Email the photo to idcards@nchenz.org.nz.

Cost

Standard cards:

$17 for the first card

$10 for every other card on the same application

Urgent cards:

$22 for the first card

$15 for every other card on the same application

Payment

Payment can be made by internet banking.

Account name: National Council of Home Educators New Zealand
Account number: 38-9014-0162108-00

Please ensure you use your name as a reference on your payment otherwise there will be a delay processing your order.

Processing

ID cards are processed after the 20th of each month once payment has been received and the details on the card have been checked and confirmed by yourself. Any incomplete applications at the 20th of the month (e.g. applications without a photo) will be held until processing after the 20th of the next month. Once ordered from the supplier cards take approximately 10 days to reach members.

Urgent ID cards take about a week to be processed once payment has been received and the details on the card have been checked and confirmed by yourself. If you require a card urgently please email idcards@nchenz.org.nz to discuss. ID cards will not be ordered in December or January while our volunteers have a break.