Expiry of Teacher Registration
Registration as a teacher is maintained over a period of time by renewing the practising certificate every three years. When renewing a practising certificate, a teacher must prove that he or she has had satisfactory recent teaching experience for two of the previous five years.
Remaining a registered teacher ultimately depends on continuing to practise as a teacher and meeting requirements established by the New Zealand Teachers Council from time to time. Registration is not automatically a lifetime entitlement.
When does teacher registration expire?
A teacher's registration expires in the following circumstances (s127 Education Act 1989):
- Provisional registration expires after five years.
- Subject to Confirmation registration expires after three years.
- Full Registration expires five years after the expiry of the last practising certificate held.
- If the teacher is unable to renew their practising certificate, and if the New Zealand Teachers Council gives the teacher notice that it intends to treat the teacher's registration as having expired.
- If the teacher requests the New Zealand Teachers Council in writing to deregister them.
- When the teacher dies.
Expiry of registration in any of the above ways does not prevent the New Zealand Teachers Council from also cancelling the teacher's registration, and putting the teacher's name on the cancelled teachers list.
A teacher whose registration has expired in any of the above ways may reapply for registration on form TC1.