--- title: 'Student Loan?' url: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2024/student-loan' markdown: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2024/student-loan.md' date: '2024-12-05' description: "Important change to Fees Free scheme: The Government has announced that 'Fees-Free' for the first year of study or training will finish at the end of 2024. This will be replaced with a 'Final-year Fees-Free' scheme, starting from 1 January 2025. Starting tertiary study or training for the first tim…" --- Student Loan? Careers Dept News ![career pathways](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/1/0/7/1/2/107129309e202cffbfea292dfdbf60f188c84284-career-pathways.jpg "career pathways") # Student Loan? Thursday, 5th December 2024 at 11:55am #### Important change to Fees Free scheme: The Government has announced that 'Fees-Free' for the first year of study or training will finish at the end of 2024. This will be replaced with a 'Final-year Fees-Free' scheme, starting from 1 January 2025. Starting tertiary study or training for the first time in 2025? You may be able to get Fees Free for the final year of study or training for your first provider-based qualification or work-based programme. For information on Fees Free, including eligibility and what this means for you (if starting study or training for the first time in 2025) visit feesfree.govt.nz/final-year. Our GBHS Careers Dept staff are also available to help (term time only): **** Navigate - [ Home ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/) - [ About Us ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us) - [ Enrolment ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/enrolment) - [ Learning ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/learning-areas) Contact Contact us: [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us)Green Bay High School 143 - 161 Godley Road, Green Bay Auckland 0643 New Zealand PO BOX 80002 | | | |---|---| | Tel | [+64 9 817 8173](tel:+6498178173) | | Absences | [Ext. 234 or press ‘1’ (one)](tel:+6498178173,234) | | Email | | | CONTACT US | [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us) | For contact details of individual staff, including Year level deans, please navigate to our [staff directory](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us/staff) Kōtuitui Community Green Bay High School is proudly part of the Kōtuitui community of learning, a learning network of 12 West Auckland schools. To learn more about the Kōtuitui community please click [HERE](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui). [![Kotuitui Community of Learning](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/user/themes/gbhs/images/kotuitui.svg)](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui) --- ## Navigation - Parent: [Term 4 2024](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2024.md) - Previous: [Student Leaders 2025](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2024/student-leaders-2025.md) - Next: [Student Referee's](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-4-2024/student-referees.md)