Otago Polytechnic collects three levies on OPSA’s behalf  - they are:

 

ID CARD - $12.00

Every student enrolling at Otago Polytechnic pays a one off cost of $12.00 for an ID Card

• OPSA contracts Otago Security Cards to provide all equipment, consumables and short term staffing (at the beginning of the year)
• OPSA then pays OSC a unit cost for every card which is produced through their system

• If you are part-time, you only get charged a % of the full rate eg if your course is 0.5 EFTS you  will only be charged ½ of the following two levies
• Distance students do not pay a Student Services Levy and Central Otago campus enrolments also pay less depending on services available

 

OPSA MEMBERSHIP LEVY - $40

This is a compulsory levy which is charged to every enrolling student with the exception of some short seminar and community program enrolments

What does this pay for ?

• $  7.00            Automatic membership of the National Body – NZ Union of Students’ Assns

• $  4.00            Running of the elected Student Executive Committee, including:
• $12.00            Appropriate payments for President and Vice President
• $  8.00            Portfolio allocation for administration and associated costs
• e g: welfare, recreation, social, OP boards & committee representation, Student Job Search, mature students etc.
• $  4.00            Training & travel to attend National meetings/conferences /fonos/ huis
• $  5.00            Provision of a Capital Expenditure Fund – 10% of this levy is

                                    constitutionally saved for future needs requiring capital funding

 

 

STUDENT SERVICES  LEVY - $130 (Dunedin) -  $60 (Central)

OPSA manages and is financially responsible for providing the following services

• $  3.00            Free toll barred phones on campus sites
• $65.00            UNIPOL Recreation Centre - paid directly   + % invested for replacement 2010           
• $  6.00            Clubs & Societies Centre - directly to OUSA
• $  4.00            Handbook/diary, wall planner,  pens & other student  giveaways / promos
• $  3.00            Orientation and social events throughout the year
• $  5.00            Gyro free student magazine
• $25.00            Staffing – carry out all service management and administration
• deal with complaints and advocacy issues
•  representation and
• general day to day duties associated with OPSA office management
• $  5.00            Welfare and support – assistance funds, emergency grants, school grants,
• $  1.00            Awards - graduation & Blues, provision of student amenities and develop.
• $  1.00            Funding for group networking incl: International, Maori, Pacific, UniQ etc.
• $  6.00            OPSA Office admin costs incl insurance, ACC,  accounting and audit fees
• $  1.00            Manage the administration for the Class Rep system and meetings
• $  5.00            Student Centre occupancy, repairs & maintenance of OPSA/student equip.

 

For a more ”in depth” list of services and costs, feel free to pick up a copy of the OPSA Budget which was been approved by student members at the Annual General Meeting.