The Education and Social Work Student Association (ESSA)
Welcome to the Education and Social Work Association - Te Kāhui Tauira o Te Kura Akoranga me Te Tauwhiro Tangata - a student-run organisation to enhance student life on campus.
What does ESSA do for students?
The Education and Social Work Student Association (ESSA) works hard to make the experience of being a student at the Faculty of Education and Social Work a positive, fun and relaxed experience.
It's an association run by students, for students, and everyone can get involved.
Some of the things ESSA does includes:
- organising social and sports events to bring students together and develop a sense of student community
- providing welfare services such as free breakfast, food parcels, free sanitary products
- assist students to apply for the Student Emergency Fund
- representing students, through class reps, to make students' views known to the faculty
- training and development courses for students
Although ESSA's based on the City Campus, it's not just for students in Auckland. It also supports students on the Tai Tokerau and Tai Tonga Campuses and runs events specially for them.
Join now
Anyone who is a current student Faculty of Education and Social at the University of Auckland can join.
Signing up is easy. You can do it now by filling in the form or Or visit the ESSA office in Belgrave, 12 Symonds St.
Visit ESSA
ESSA's office is on City campus in Belgrave Building, 12 Symonds St (right next to B201). The association does its best to have a volunteer ESSA executive member in our office during the semester from Monday — Friday between 10.30am and 2pm.
You can also contact ESSA any time via its email essauoa@gmail.com. You can also message ESSA on Facebook or Instagram.
ESSA's welfare services
Cheaper transport
There is a student concession that can be loaded onto your AT Hop card for discounted travel around Auckland. No need to wait in line for stickers, you can apply for your tertiary concession online at any time. Just follow the instructions on the AT website to submit your concession online, and load it onto your AT HOP card at any customer service centre.
Laminating services
Do you need things laminated? If so, pop into the ESSA office or send them an email for more information, and they will be able to help you out.
- A4 laminating pocket - 50c per page
- A3 laminating pocket - $1 per page
All proceeds go towards buying more laminating pockets.
Free Breakfast
There will be a timetable up of when ESSA will be doing FREE Breakfasts on campuses on our Instagram. Keep an eye out!
Contact ESSA
General enquiries: essauoa@gmail.com
Welfare assistance: welfare.essa@gmail.com
Event Collaborations & Social Media Enquiries: engagement.essa@gmail.com
Location: City Campus, Belgrave, 12 Symonds St
See what ESSA's up to
