Make a complaint

If you wish to make a complaint about either an Education Organisation or NZQA please follow the instructions below.

Complaints about Education Organisations

We have processes for handling complaints we receive about education organisations including private training establishments (PTEs), wānanga and Te Pūkenga subsidiaries.

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If you have a complaint about a registered education provider, you should follow the provider's complaints procedure in the first instance.

If the matter is not resolved satisfactorily, you may make a formal complaint in writing through NZQA.

For more information, see Make a complaint about a provider.

Complaints about NZQA

At NZQA we want to provide you with great service. If you are unhappy with the service you have received from NZQA, please let us know so that we can remedy the situation and learn from it. With your feedback we can improve our processes.

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We aim to investigate and resolve all complaints quickly and effectively. The time-frame for complaint resolution and outcome is ten working days, or earlier if possible.

If you have a complaint about NZQA, please let us know by:

  • phone: 04 463 3000 or 0800 697 296
    or
  • post your written complaint:
    NZQA Complaints and Feedback
    P O Box 160
    Wellington 6140
    New Zealand
    or

To help us investigate your complaint fully, please include:

  • your contact details, including name, address and contact numbers
  • a brief description of the complaint, and any steps that have been taken to try to resolve it with NZQA
  • copies of any relevant documents.

If you raise a complaint via phone, we will try to resolve it immediately. If further investigation is required, we will advise you of the estimated time this will take. We will provide you with contact details, in case you would like to check the progress of your complaint.

If you raise a complaint via our website or email, we will acknowledge it within two working days from date of receipt. We may need to contact you to seek clarification or obtain additional information relating to your complaint.

Complaints about tertiary accommodation services

NZQA is Administrator for The Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021

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If you have a complaint about your accommodation, you should raise it with the accommodation provider in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with their response, you will need to follow the formal complaint process of your education provider.

If you are not satisfied with the outcome of that complaint process, you may then make a complaint to NZQA.

 
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