Tools and Calculators
Here you will find resources to help with every stage of planning and funding study.
What You Can Get
Check what kinds of financial assistance StudyLink could provide. Go on to apply, or set up an account to save your results. Or do the questionnaire without saving.
MyStudyLink
Your personal online account puts you in charge. Check your application status, view and update your personal details, view details of your next payment, and more.
Cost of living calculator
The cost of living calculator will help you understand what it will cost to live as a student. It's intended as a guide to help first-time students who are new to living away from home.
Student Allowance rate calculator
If you are eligible for a Student Allowance, the amount you receive is determined by many factors, including:
- your income
- your parents' income if you are aged under 24
- whether you live in the parental home
- whether you have a partner, and how much they earn
- whether you have children
Sorted student budget calculator
Where does your money go during the student year? Look at what's coming in and where it goes.
Sorted Student Loan calculator
Estimate how much you will borrow, what you may earn, and then work out how long it will take you to pay your loan back.
IR Student Loan repayment calculator
This calculator tells you what you'll need to repay from your income to pay off your Student Loan, and the impact of additional repayments.
Ask a Question
If you can't find what you want on the website check out the frequently asked questions (FAQs) at Ask a Question. If the information you want is not there you can email your question to us.
Career Services Course Finder
On this page of the Career Services website, search for courses and training options throughout New Zealand.
Career Services Subject Matcher
What subjects do you enjoy? This database on the Career Services website gives you job information based on the subjects you are most interested in.
Career Services Skill Matcher
This database on the Career Services website helps you generate job ideas based on your skills and interests, and gives a guide on what to do next.
