Application forms
All application forms must be accompanied with the application processing fee and any other supporting information indicated on the form or completion guide information. The application processing fee is non-refundable so it is important that you ensure you are eligible to apply.
Please download the appropriate form from the options below. Please print out single sided. If you are unclear which form you should complete please click on the criteria links first.
TC0 application form and guide (Issued 26 June 2009) Use this form and guide to apply for teacher registration if you have completed your teacher education programme overseas and you have not been previously registered in New Zealand. The application processing fee is $200.00. PDF application form for overseas registration TC0 (263Kb PDF file). RTF application form for Registration TC0 (673Kb RTF file). Please print out single sided.
TC1 application form and guide Use this form and guide if: - You are a newly qualified teacher after having completed an approved teacher education programme in New Zealand; or
- Your last category of registration was full and you do not currently meet the criteria to maintain full registration and renew your practising certificate; or
- Your last practising certificate was issued in the category of Subject to Confirmation (STC); or
- Your last practising certificate was issued in the category of Provisional (PROV).
The application processing fee is $120.00. PDF application form for Registration TC1 (367Kb PDF file). RTF application form for Registration TC1 (568Kb RTF file). Please print out single sided.
TC2 application form and guide Use this form to apply for full registration. - If you hold Provisional (PROV) registration and you have completed the requirements to gain full registration; or
- If you hold Subject to Confirmation (STC) and you have completed the requirements to gain full registration
You must hold a current practising certificate to be eligible to apply for full registration. The TC2 application form allows a change of category to be considered only. It does not affect the expiry date of your 3 year practising certificate. If your current practising certificate is due to expire in 6 months or less, you will also need to submit a completed TC1 application form. The application processing fee is $80.00. PDF application form for Full Registration TC2 (322Kb PDF file). RTF application form for Full Registration TC2 (322Kb RTF file). Please print out single sided.
TC3 application form and guide Use this form if you hold full registration and: - You have completed two years of teaching service (in minimum blocks of 10 weeks at a time) in New Zealand in the last five years. You must be employed within the general education system or in a setting approved by the Teachers Council for maintaining full registration. Day to day relief does not count as part of this service requirement; or
- You gained full registration in the last three years.
Application processing fee is $120.00. PDF application for Practising Certificate Renewal TC3 (368Kb PDF file). RTF application for Practising Certificate Renewal TC3 (556Kb RTF file). Please print out single sided.
TC4 application form and guide Use this form if you are not eligible for registration as a teacher in New Zealand but have been offered a teaching position to teach a specific subject, in a specific school for a specific time period. The application processing fees are: - $55 for up to a 1 year LAT
- *$110 for up to a 2 year LAT
- *$165 for up to a 3 year LAT
* Specific criteria needs to be meet. See LAT policy. PDF application for Limited Authority to Teach TC4. (101Kb PDF file). RTF application for Limited Authority to Teach TC4. (558Kb RTF file). Please print out single sided.
Technical footnote on file formats
All the forms available on this site are in either of two formats: Adobe Acrobat PDF format or Microsoft RTF format PDF Allows you to print the application forms from any machine on any platform - Mac or PC but requires Adobe Acrobat to be on your computer. RTF allows you to edit and pre-fill the application forms from many machines on many platforms. Refer to the FAQ on printing and forms for technical help.
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