Should tuition at public universities be free?

Yes, but should be on a bonded basis, a qualification should need to be completed and then the loan paid off

For certain courses

Only if you pass

first year should be free but dependent on the results of secondary studies. succeeding years can either be free or not also depending on the first year results

first year free

Free for first year

Some to little help with costs?

Subsidised

The last year of the education should be free

Yes, for the last years not the first years, reward the people who really want to be finish and show commitment

Yes, but there should be some limitations on what courses can be taken for free. And universities should have more responsibility to find jobs for students in their study area.

No but all students should be able to get a student allowance

Yes for the final completed year of study

Yes. But entry requirements should be much higher.

Yes, tertiary education for all could easily be funded by properly taxing businesses, corporations and the super wealthy

No, write off a portion of a student's debt on successful completion of the course.

I think the first-year should still be free and be used in the system

Yes to qualifications that yield an 80%+ chance to secure a professional career.

For the first Year it should be

I agree with the firs year free and perhaps lowering tuition costs across the board. More assistance for those doing courses in skills shortage areas such as a training wage or similar for those doing nursing, midwifing, or similar courses that prevent the ability to have a steady job during study (similar to a trades apprentice or hair dressing etc)

Yes, but it should be an interest free loan where the debt is wiped upon completion of the qualification.

Tertiary education for qualifications that are needed within our country, such as nursing should be free with a lock in period of five years, working in the path that was chosen for having to pay back the money, if not qualifying, or not working, graduating down for those five years

Help young people study without creating themselves huge dept which puts them off, they are the future tax payers

Maybe just lower the costs

Fees free to incentivise people to study subjects like teaching and nursing

No, but jobs such as nurses and teachers should have their student loan wiped clean after 5 years of working in NZ.

No. People are attending university to then perform menial tasks and not use their degrees. It is a privilege, not a right, to attend university. There are plenty of other opportunities to unskill.

lower the price

Yes, but once passed, the students should have to give back to nz. 2 years (or so) serving the country

Yes, if the course is completed

First year free, and the better a student does academically, the less it should cost them to study the following year.

Yes, but make it a work for its scheme like free education but you have to work in NZ for 10 years etc

Yes but retrospectively once course is passed and once employed and contributing to society

Yes for careers our country is short in ie Drs, Nurses

Yes but if a student fails due to lack of attendance then they are liable for full cost of fees

Yes but the requirements to enter university should stricter

Yes, but only for qualifications supporting jobs on the skills shortage lists

Only the last year of your degree or qualification should be free

No, but tuition costs should scale with family income, and be free for low-income students with excellent grades or for below average income students applying to STEM degrees or those of identified critical skill shortage.

Should be free for subjects that are necessary to our society such as science, math, medicine, engineering but not things like music, arts, social sciences, gender studies

No, education is barely valued in NZ as it is, and this will encourage people going to university to "have a laugh". Improve education in NZ first, then focus on this.

it should be for the first year so it gives people a chance to go and then decide if its what they want to keep going with it

for schools of the state private schools are exemplary and state schools can be funded by the government

If the students deserve it and are smart enough to get in there normally and increase the amount of free collage

I think that fees free is i great idea and we should keep that going as it can help get people in to uni

No but provide more institutions providing access for those not in Auckland. I would have studied in Healthcare in tauranga if the option was available. Couldn't afford to live in auklandaway from family.

Yes as long as students commit to giving back to the country that has allowed them to study for free

No, but the current first year free system has been effective in getting people that otherwise would not have gone on to further study into tertiary environments and then gives them a bit of time to arrange payment plans for the following years

Selected courses should receive fee subsidies (above what they're already getting) to encourage people into fields where we have a shortage of qualified professionals, like health. Other courses should remain as they are.

All persons should be eligible for funding but only reimbursed based on attendance and achieving the intended qualification.

Depends on he job status eg nurse doctors should be made to stay in the country for example 2-3years to get back the effort put in

2nd yr free because that's when students are showing serious commitment. Plus pay nursing and med students fees in exchange 4 bonding for same time

Yes but with criteria - e.g. free nursing degree on the provision you complete a minimum of 10 years working in NZ in a nursing type role. If you leave NZ to work overseas you will be liable to pay back your education.

Tertiary education should not be free, but there should be scholarships for people with excellent grades and CV, irrespective of family income.

Essential services - such as medical/nursing and teaching should have tuition fees - and the fees are proportionally reimbursed through a bonding scheme over a 7 year period.ie, the costs are wiped.

No, but student allowance should not be based on parents wages. A lot of students pay for uni themselves with assistance from their parents

Yes. But on becoming qualified all students using tertiary education in NZ should be indentured to work in NZ for at least 5 years

Yes but if they do not pass and or leave the country with in 5 years or do not work and go on benefit they do must pay back with interest during those times if they begin work or come back to NZ to work then they stop having to pay back.

Yes, but only if they pass. If providing free education, then make them commit to staying in nz for at least 3 years before going overseas.

yes, but a certain minimum grade needs to be maintained and community/volunteering hours to be required to continue free education

consideration for students in their final years so there is already a commitment to finish. Lower cost to study overall

No but the system of allowances should be made fairer, get rid of means testing parents incomes. give all students the equivalent of the dole to live

First year free as that would get a lot more people studying and stay longer because they tried the first year and may have done better than they thought.

I think it should be discounted or refunded for careers that are need in this country once qualified so education is completed

Free for relevant practical courses - not plilosphy or arts type degrees. Universities need to tighten their belts and decrease fees as they are frivalous.

Yes, but only if you complete the degree. Hence if you start other degrees without finishing, those course costs are not free

Need to meet qualification standards and offer free tuition in last year of education. Or Government scholarships to students who achieve excellence.

Change the first year free, to the last year free, then move to 2nd year free, make it progressive. If you are committed to your study then subsidise it. Also, in areas where there is greater need, then make it free, nursing for example.

Government should offer your last year of tertiary education free, as an incentive to get people to stay at university, and hopefully come out as functioning, earning and spending members of the economy

Yes for areas with high need for graduates, on the proviso that the graduate works in NZ for a period afterwards to qualify

It should come at a cost but as you stay in your field working in New Zealand it should reduce money off your debt for giving back to our country and not leaving.

Yes 100%, with the cost of living as high as it is and students needing to study and work in order to earn enough in life to literally just survive. The least the government can do now is to provide if not all free tertiary education, then at least the first two years of it free.

No, but it should be less. and shouldn't depend on what your parents earn on weather you can get student allowances etc, as many students don't get financial help from family. but wont get accepted because there parents earn too much

Do the last year free, not the first, that way it's for those who will actually finish their degrees

No but in jobs where staff are needed they should pay in return for a commitment of a service time like nurses.

Student loans should cover full cost of university hall accommodation. On qualifying should be bonded to stay in NZ for min 5 yrs then gets paid off

Nurses, doctors, teachers and other essential workers should have their tuition fees wiped if they work for three years in NZ after graduating.

Yes, but those who obtain tertiary education should pay an additional 1% tax on any earnings above $70,000.

Yes Children should be paid in vouchers to go to school after the age of 13 to cover buses, books, outdoor activities, school related exercises

Yes, but only for needed careers in NZ like doctors, nurses etc. agreement made to work for 5 years after qualified.

subsidising costs of tertiary education is important and not just based on a family income. Some students do not align themselves with their families and some families hide their wealth in trusts.

Yes. But I think that universities are already in financial trouble. So, I am unsure if 100% free education will be financially viable

Free education for citizens who are then Bonded for each year of free study to working in NZ for the same length of study time taken to get the certification.

no, but interest free loans should remain available and possibly a subsidy for completing a qualification

Yes, I believe the government should change the current first year free study to one year free study for any New Zealander. This would incentivise upskilling for Kiwis with BA's that would like to further their study.

free as long as they don't fail more than once, and cannot be used to earn multiple degrees. It the national deficit is too much, provide one year of free education for those in their final years

Yes, but the criteria to get FREE education should be met and the range of courses that offer FREE education should be vetted and needed in New Zealand. Only to avoid people entering education on useless degrees.

Yes in sectors that are crying out for staff. Eg. nursing and teaching. Don’t have the first year free, rather reimburse the first year when they graduate

A hybrid model... government to fund final year of studies. Incentive then is to get to final year on your own and be rewarded with a year of not having to find funding. Also believe sponsors could fund final year or final two years of they see potential student that would suit their business etc.

the first year free fees should be the final year free fees... encourage students to stick to it rather then change their mind every year.

I believe that the tertiary education should be discounted depending on what the nation needs.
While we are lacking in nurses and doctors, there should be a government incentive for those fields.
It is about doing what is good for the country, not for individuals.

I think the first year free was a mistake and a lot of people use it for a free year of doing nothing. Why did they not make the last year free so only people who were prepared to complete the study could benefit. The costs for students to live in the halls of residence is outrageous.

Subsidised to lower income, based on grades, repayable by compulsory paid governmental/municipal employment period directly after graduation for a predetermined set period

I believe tuition costs should decrease over the course duration. The last year would be free. Gives more incentive to complete their studies.

No, First year fees free is great to kickstart students learning. however, they should have to pay the first year back if they do not complete their studies. This will encourage students to complete courses and not just waste a year on free study.

Support or partial funding for relevant tuition that serves to add value in NZ and for a career. Eg health, engineering, teaching (not languages, art, sport, history, religion, dramatics)

Pay the 2nd year after student has passed the first year and are more committed and have experienced a year paying their own way as they have to now after the first year

Third/final year free if passed most courses and completed all course requirements. Maybe funding for courses that lead to careers in needed job sectors.

Yes but you must complete your study and work.in nz for more than 5 years. If you do not finish or stay you must pay back with interest