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New Zealand University Attendance Rules

Verified public records with clickable official source URLs. Attendance requirements may be university-wide, programme-specific, or course-level.

Listed policies 9

Official records 4

Partial records 5

How to use this country directory

Rules vary by university, programme, campus, course, and policy year. Open the official source, confirm the scope, then use the attendance calculator with the percentage that matches your own record.

Most common extracted targets

75% (1 sources) 80% (1 sources) 100% (1 sources)

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International learner satisfactory progress includes 100% attendance.

Scope: International learners
Last checked: 2026-06-03

Official source: https://www.ara.ac.nz/

View Ara Institute of Canterbury attendance requirement

Lincoln University timetable guidance tells students to check activity-specific attendance requirements in the course outline.

Scope: Timetable and course-outline guidance
Last checked: 2026-06-06

Official source: https://www.lincoln.ac.nz/student-support/manage-your-study/timetable-support/

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Massey University assessment regulations allow compulsory attendance for courses and failure for non-attendance without exemption.

Scope: Assessment and examination regulations
Last checked: 2026-06-06

Official source: https://www.massey.ac.nz/about/university-calendar-and-regulations/assessment-and-examination-regulations/

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Open Polytechnic enrolment terms allow attendance and engagement monitoring for Polytechnic-initiated withdrawals.

Scope: Terms and conditions of enrolment
Last checked: 2026-06-06

Official source: https://www.openpolytechnic.ac.nz/how-to-apply/terms-and-conditions-of-enrolment/

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TFC attendance is compulsory; below 80% may lead to removal from the programme.

Scope: Tertiary Foundation Certificate
Last checked: 2026-06-03

Official source: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/study-options/find-a-study-option/tertiary-foundation-certificate.html

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Some courses require attendance at all scheduled course sessions.

Scope: Course-level requirements
Last checked: 2026-06-03

Official source: https://courseinfo.canterbury.ac.nz/

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University of Otago Pathway and English Language Centre guidelines record and monitor attendance in all classes.

Scope: Pathway and English Language Centre
Last checked: 2026-06-06

Official source: https://www.otago.ac.nz/uolcfy/about/policies/attendance-management-guidelines-pathway-and-english-language-centre

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University of Waikato assessment regulations allow paper outlines to include attendance requirements as internal assessment.

Scope: Assessment regulations
Last checked: 2026-06-06

Official source: https://www.waikato.ac.nz/about/calendar/research-assessment-graduation/assessment/

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Victoria University of Wellington publishes compulsory campus attendance dates for its Bachelor of Education (Teaching) Early Childhood degree.

Scope: Bachelor of Education (Teaching) Early Childhood
Last checked: 2026-06-06

Official source: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/explore/degrees/education-teaching-early-childhood/overview

View Victoria University of Wellington attendance requirement