Student ID Card

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 homeschooled students a sense of belonging to a wider group when owning or carrying a card.

NCHENZ offers this service only for children who have a current exemption certificate from the Ministry of Education. We also offer an Educator ID card as evidence of homeschooling for the parent/caregiver (which some curriculum providers or attraction discounts require).

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

For Urgent ID cards choose the relevant option above, ensure that you select Urgent in the payment options of the form AND email the ID Cards Co-ordinator (email idcards@nchenz.org.nz).

Photo

Please ensure photos:

  • Show head and shoulders only

  • Are in jpg format

  • A file size between 100kb and 1000kb

  • Have the child’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

The fee for an ID card is $13.80 per student. Cards can be processed urgently for $21.00 per student.

Payment

Payment can be by internet banking, or manual deposit at Kiwibank (if you make a manual deposit then please add an additional $3 as this is what the bank charges NCHENZ).

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

If you do not put your name as a reference on your payment then there will be a delay with your order.

Student 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 Maharookh at idcards@nchenz.org.nz to discuss. ID cards will not be ordered in December or January while our volunteers have a break.