The fees for study in 2012 have been released.

The fees decision outcome is not unexpected. The tuition fee a student pays will increase four percent, the maximum allowed by Government. The new student service fee effectively represents both the 2011 university levies plus the 2011 student association fees increased by five percent in line with inflation.

However not all of the services currently available to students will remain. Student representation, for example, may not be funded under the new student service levy. With the University having to formally account for the dollars levied and then spent on student services, Massey has decided to increase their levy in order to fund the university student services as well as some of the services historically provided by the students associations. Many Student Association services are seen as essential parts of the student experience and student success. The result is transparency about the spending and a relative increase in fees and a change in universally available services.

Massey Statement on Fees

Massey University’s student fees for next year will ensure valuable services remain available to students while the University seeks to control students’ costs as much as possible.

Tuition fees will increase by 4 per cent in 2012,in line with the increases announced by other universities.

The fees were agreed by the University Council at its September meeting and will be posted on the Massey website in time for the opening of 2012 enrolments on Monday.

The University Council also decided on changes to the student services levy, which will range from $121 to $516 next year (compared with $75-$325 this year) depending on the mode of learning and the number of papers students take. Distance students will pay less than internal students; full-time students will pay more than those taking fewer papers.

The levy increase reflects a decision by the University to ensure that student services that are valuable part of the student experience at Massey are continued.