National Student Numbers (NSNs) are unique numbers given to every student in New Zealand.
You'll use your NSN to access our online services, such as the learners portal, or to apply for Fees Free study
Schools, tertiary providers and NZQA use your NSN to keep track of your academic records.
On this page
Find your NSN
If you don't know your NSN, there are several ways you can find it:
- ask your school
- use this form to request your NSN(external link) (external link)
- call us on 0800 697 296.
Ask our chatbot, Awhina, for your NSN (she can tell you a joke too). Find her at the bottom-right corner of this page
How we use your NSN
There are laws covering how NZQA and other authorised users can use your NSN.
Authorised users include the Ministry of Education and education providers, such as schools, universities and wānanga.
You can use or share your NSN for any purpose. Authorised users can only use or share your NSN for limited purposes
These purposes include sharing accurate, up-to-date information about individual students with other authorised users.