Tōia ki Waipapa FAQs

Tōia ki Waipapa is a six-week programme that provides school-leavers with the opportunity to study one course as part of a Certificate of Proficiency at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland to gain credits towards their degree and start their university journey early.

If you're a Year 13 student planning to study at university in Semester One 2025, this is a great opportunity to experience life at the University.

Summer School is for existing University students, not school-leavers, who are looking to get ahead on their degree, catch-up on unsatisfactory performance in a previous semester, or spread their workload. Students from other tertiary institutions can also study in Summer School, and courses may be credited back to their degree at their home institution.

Tōia ki Waipapa, Summer Start and UniBound are specific programmes designed for school-leavers. Students can earn credits towards their degree, experience City Campus and get started on their academic journey. The focus for our programme is not just on academic preparation. It also includes free, fun social and cultural activities outside of class time to help students settle into life on campus and meet new people.

All you need is whakapapa Māori. Regardless of where you are on your journey of self-discovery.

Tōia ki Waipapa is our uniquely Māori summer programme, just as UniBound is our Pacific equivalent. It is at the student’s discretion to decide which programme might be the best fit for them.

Tōia ki Waipapa classes are taught in the Summer School semester. In 2025 the dates for Summer School will be Monday 6 January 2025 through to Wednesday 19 February 2025.

Classes will run from 6 January–14 February 2025 with exams held on the 17–19 February 2025. 

Applications for Tōia ki Waipapa 2025 are open now, and you can apply by completing an online Application to Study. Please register with your personal email, not your school email.

When we receive your application, our Admissions team will assess your application and will send out any offers to your email address.

When you receive an offer, you will be able to log back into your account to enrol for your course.

Applications for Tōia ki Waipapa 2025 will close on 8 December 2024 to allow us time to process your application and send out any offers before the programme begins on 6 January 2025.

If you would like to apply after the 8 December 2024 deadline, please contact us at summerstart@auckland.ac.nz, visit a Student Hub or phone us on 0800 61 62 63.

Please note that the University will be closed on the Christmas and New Year public holidays and will have limited services between 23 December 2024 and 6 January 2025.

Yes. You do need to submit an application for Tōia ki Waipapa so we can assess your application and send you an offer to enrol.

If you need help, please see our How to Apply video above and information page.

You will also need to provide verification of your ID before you can enrol into your course. Enrolments need to be completed by 3 January 2025, enabling you to begin your studies on 6 January 2025.

• Whanaungatanga – a new university whānau
• Enrolment in the Māori 130/130G Te Ao Māori: The Māori World course to help give you a head-start in your university studies
• Access to Tuākana/leaders who will provide academic, pastoral and social support throughout the programme
• Additional tutoring and study skill sessions to enable you to kick-start your University journey with an academic win!
• Orientation to both the University and Auckland city
• Accommodation scholarships available for Grafton Hall (Applications open 25 September–13 November 2024)
• Future leadership opportunities for students in the programme
• Fun activities to keep you engaged
• An AT Hop card for travel during the programme

Whether you were immersed in your Ao Māori with your Reo or are just beginning your journey, this course will cover everything from canoe migrations to colonisation and everything in between. It will also cover contemporary issues to give you your first insight through a truly Māori lens.

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

1. Understand many key Māori concepts.
2. Be familiar with key events in the transformation of Māori life over time.
3. Understand how this knowledge relates to contemporary issues in New Zealand.

If you have questions about Tōia ki Waipapa 2025, please contact us on 0800 61 62 63, drop into a Student Hub in Auckland or Whangārei, or email us.

Mereana Toki, Kaitohutohu Tautoko Tauira, at m.toki@auckland.ac.nz

There is a tuition cost and other charges for MAORI 130/130G Te Ao Māori: The Māori World and course fees will be invoiced to students. The fees for 2025 have not yet been confirmed, but as a guide, the domestic student course fees in 2024 were $847.35 plus Student Services Fees of $133.20.

Please note there is likely to be a change to this for 2025.

To find out more about how to pay fees please see Fee payment methods.

Yes. For Kōkiri Raumati 2025 we will be offering both an Accommodation and Fees Scholarship and a Fees Scholarship and we encourage you to apply if you are considering studying with us in Summer Start, UniBound or Tōia ki Waipapa in 2025.

Applications will be open 25 September – 13 November 2024.

To be eligible for the scholarships, you must also have completed an application for the Kōkiri Raumati programmes before the closing date of the Kōkiri Raumati Scholarships.

If you intend to stay in accommodation regardless of the outcome of your application for the Kōkiri Raumati scholarship, then you can go ahead and accept your offer from Accommodation. Should you be unsuccessful with your scholarship application and do not wish to stay in accommodation at your own cost, please let us know right away and we can withdraw your accommodation application.

Students in the Tōia ki Waipapa 2025 programme will take MAORI130/130G as their course. 

For guidance on how to enrol into your Tōia ki Waipapa course, please see the video and how to guide on our How to Enrol page below. If you have any questions or problems completing your enrolment, please contact us at m.toki@auckland.ac.nz, visit a Student Hub or call on 0800 61 62 63.

Once you enrol in your course, you will be charged fees for the course. If you don't want to study a course anymore, make sure to drop the course before the enrolment closing date or you will be liable for the fees. 

Please note that the University will be closed on the Christmas and New Year public holidays and will have limited services 23 December 2024 and 6 January 2025.

If there is a hold on your account and you cannot enrol, you may need to provide personal ID so we can verify your identity. You will not be able to enrol into your course until you have completed this step. If we are unable to verify your ID and enrol you into your course before the end of 2024, there may be a delay in your enrolment, which may effect your access to course content. 

For more information on how to provide this ID, and what ID will be accepted, please see the information on our website on what can be accepted as identity documents. 

If you continue to experience difficulties enrolling into your selected course, please contact us for assistance. 

Yes.

Yes, we understand that Tōia ki Waipapa programme will commence in advance of the final secondary school results (NCEA/CIE/IB) being published and we are enabling eligible students to participate in advance of having achieved UE.

For students whose secondary school results (NCEA/CIE/IB) indicate they have not achieved UE, our team will work with the student on appropriate options to help them continue their tertiary studies, which could include pathway programmes. Students will be able to complete Tōia ki Waipapa regardless.

Tōia ki Waipapa enables school leavers to attend University and take one credit bearing paper over a six week period, rather than four credit bearing papers over a semester (12 weeks). You can connect with peers, tuākana and staff who can support you in deciding your next steps. This is an opportunity to see if university is a good fit for you while having fun in a supportive environment.

Although we would love to have you join us for Tōia ki Waipapa 2025, we understand things change. If it will no longer work out, we encourage you to get in touch with us as soon as possible so that we can advise on the next steps. 

You will need to make sure you drop your course before the Add/Drop/Change date for Summer School. This will be 12 January 2025 for Tōia ki Waipapa  2025.

Once you enrol in courses, you will be charged fees for them. If you don't want to study a course anymore, make sure to drop the course before the enrolment closing date or you will be liable for the fees.

General Education is designed to complement and broaden your education.

These courses are designed to:

• Give you a greater understanding of New Zealand and its place in the world
• Give you an opportunity to mix with students from different disciplines
• Expose you to cross-disciplinary research

Learn more about General Education for undergraduate students.

All participants in the Tōia ki Waipapa Summer programme are required to follow and respect the same rules that apply to all enrolled students at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland. You can read about this in more detail in the Code of Conduct.

Failure to comply with the Code of Conduct may result in your withdrawal from the Tōia ki Waipapa programme.