Supporting transitions
Information in this section will help schools support students who are entering, returning to or leaving the New Zealand school system.
Education service for youth courts
Help returning young people to education from the justice system
International student visitors
National Transition Guidelines for students with additional learning needs
Vocational Pathways — Youth Guarantee website(external link)
Service academies
Programme description
- Services Academies is a one-year programme run within secondary schools in collaboration with the New Zealand Defence Force.
- The programme is aimed at Year 12 and Year 13 students who are at risk of disengaging from education and who would benefit from a disciplined programme that will motivate and challenge them.
- The key objectives of Services Academies is to support students to improve their NCEA qualifications, and to develop students’ leadership and life skills.
Contact a Services Academies school for more information about the programme.
Services Academies — Alternative education website(external link)
Information for schools: current status of the Services Academies programme and process to register your interest
- Funding for the Services Academies programme is currently fully allocated and the Ministry will not be expanding the number of Services Academies in 2019.
- If your school wishes to register its interest in running the Services Academies’ programme email us with the name and contact details for your school’s contact person. You should also include a brief description about why your school wants to run the programme.
Email: service.academies@education.govt.nz
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