Proposed changes and rationale
We are proposing to:
- reduce the percentage rate and remove the flat fee component - so providers pay less
- allocate some funds from the EEL on a variety of additional activities over the next few years - with an initial focus on initiatives to improve the wellbeing and safety of international students in New Zealand.
An increase in the EEL equity balance over the past two years has been driven by stable EEL expenditure and more revenue from tuition fees due to strong international student enrolment growth. The latest EEL projections indicate that the equity balance is likely to rise to $11.7 million within the next five years, assuming an annual 5% increase in international tuition fee revenue (excluding interest) and stable expenditure.
You can read more about the proposals in the discussion document for consulation:
Export Education Levy - proposals for change discussion document - pdf format
Export Education Levy - proposals for change discussion document - MS Word format
Consultation process and timeframe
We encourage all international education providers and other relevant stakeholders to have their say on these proposals.
You can do this by:
- completing the feedback section of the consultation discussion document (Part 4) and emailing or posting it back to us at:
- email: international.division@education.govt.nz
- post: International Education division, Ministry of Education, P O Box 1666, Wellington, or
- completing our online survey
Depending on your comments, these surveys should only take you 15-30 minutes. Your feedback will help us to make better informed decisions. We will analyse your feedback and develop final proposals based on your comments. Any feedback you provide will be confidential to those involved in analysing the consultation data. No individuals will be identified in the final analysis. If you provide us with contact details at the end of the survey, we may seek further clarification on your perspective.
Timeframe
Feedback to these proposals is due by 8 September 2016.
We will be analysing your feedback and developing final proposals based on your feedback in September and October.
You will be notified of the finalised proposals by early November 2016.
We expect that any changes to the EEL will take effect from 1 January 2017.