Apply for VicStart

Follow these steps to complete your application, enrol in your chosen course, and find out how much you need to pay for it.

Application deadlines

Your students must apply by the application closing date to be considered for entry to the VicStart programme.

Step 1: Talk to your secondary school

Chat with your school to see if VicStart is right for you.

Step 2: Check the VicStart course you want to take

Look at our recommended courses for VicStart students. If the course you want to take is not listed, email us to confirm availability.

Check out our recommended courses

Step 3: Check the in-person requirements

Book a study advice appointment with a Future Student Adviser to check that you meet the requirements for in-person study. If you plan on studying online, go to step 4.

Book an appointment

Step 4: Complete the VicStart contract

Fill in the contract. You'll need to submit this with your application.

VicStart contract

Step 5: Create an account in Pūaha (our student portal)

Create an account in our online student portal. Pūaha is our online portal where you can create, track, and manage all your applications for qualifications and courses.

How to create a Pūaha account

Step 6: Verify your identity

Have your New Zealand passport or birth certificate certified by an approved person. They must sight the original document and certify a photocopy. This can be done either:

• on campus by a staff member from Admissions and Enrolments or Future Students, or
• off campus by a Justice of the Peace, solicitor, or notary public

If you hold a New Zealand resident or permanent visa, you'll need certified copies of your passport and visa.

Step 7: Apply online to study

Submit your admission application via Pūaha. Don’t forget to include the certified copies of your identification and VicStart contract.

Step 8: Enrol in your chosen course

Once you have been admitted and have received your Offer of Place, apply for your course via Pūaha.

You will then be emailed an enrolment agreement.

Step 9: Accept your enrolment agreement

Accept your enrolment agreement via Pūaha to fully enrol.

Step 10: Receive your fees assessment

You’ll be sent a fees assessment. This is an invoice for the cost of the course.

Not everyone will need to pay for the course.

If you get a fees grant, you can use this to pay the invoice.

If you do not get a fees grant, you'll need to pay the invoice yourself.

Step 11: Receive your VicStart fees grant

If you receive a fees grant, use this to pay your fees assessment.

Then get ready to start your course.

Further information

For any queries you may have, get in contact with our Schools Partnership Manager, Glenn Horsfall.