Join the National Council

Members have access to a wide range of discounted subscriptions along with Student ID cards, Educator ID cards, tools and templates to assist with day-to-day homeschooling, and webinars recorded especially for member information and use.

We would love to have you join us, however please check first whether you qualify for membership:

  1. Full Membership: For those currently home educating with a valid Certificate of Exemption issued by the Ministry of Education, and able to provide evidence of this such as your exemption number *

  2. Associate Membership:
    (a) For those intending to home educate and able to provide information to confirm this ^
    (b) For other adults in the same household as a Full Member - please provide the Full Member’s name and membership number

  3. Alumni Membership: For those who have previously home educated a child with a valid Certificate of Exemption issued by the Ministry of Education, and able to provide evidence of this such as your past exemption number*


    * Your exemption number is a 5 digit base number followed by a -1 for first child, -2 for second, etc. There is only one reference number for the family - the suffix indicates the order of exemptions granted. You can find the exemption number on each Certificate of Exemption and also on declaration letters. We do not note this number anywhere, it is used simply to confirm homeschooling status. Other types of information to support your membership application may be accepted - discuss with us at memberships@nchenz.org.nz.

    ^ Accepted confirmation of an intention to homeschool may be the date you will be submitting your exemption application, the date the Ministry of Education received it, or some other information which confirms your intention to homeschool - discuss with us at memberships@nchenz.org.nz.

Note: You must remain a member for the duration of any subscriptions you sign up to. If you cancel your membership, then any subscriptions you already have via NCHENZ will also be cancelled.

Qualify for Membership? Please join us!

Fill out the form below to join the National Council. If you are already a member but you don’t know your membership number, please request it here.