• Parent / Whānau Application for MindPlus

  • Kia ora and thank you for taking the time to complete this application for your child to attend one of our MindPlus programmes:

    • MindPlus OurSchool is our one day a week programme where students come to one of our sites in Auckland or Christchurch for one day a week.
    • MindPlus Online is our half day a week programme where students connect for an online meeting and have activities to complete each week. 

    Find out more about MindPlus on our website here: https://www.neurodiversity.org.nz/mindplus

    If you have any questions at any stage, please check our FAQs here https://www.neurodiversity.org.nz/ourschool-onlinefaq or contact our office on 0800-769-243 or hello@neurodiversity.org.nz

  • What you need to know about this application:

    Please help us understand your child: We want to understand your child so that our specialist teachers can support them to learn and thrive in our programme. It's really important that you give us as much full and frank information as you can. 

    Timing: We usually process applications each fortnight, with a view to students starting as close as possible to the start of each school term. Applications received from November to January will be added to the waitlist for a 2027 class, with classes confirmed at the end of January 2027.

    Visits: We welcome short visits to our classes. Please let us know if you and your child would like to visit a class in action. Visits are generally for around an hour, with a parent staying or staying nearby, and in the last week of each month. 

    Information: Information that you give us in this application will be used only in accordance with our Privacy Policy, as amended from time to time and available at https://www.neurodiversity.org.nz/privacy-policy

    Application Fee: An application fee of $50 is payable via this form, on completion of your application. 

  • First, how did you hear about MindPlus?

  • Please select how you heard about MindPlus:*

  • Contact Details

  • Who is completing this form?*
    • Primary Contact 

    • Please put the details of the primary point of contact for this application. This person will recieve any updates and information regarding this application.

    •  - -
    • I have been given consent to complete this form on behalf or a parent, caregiver, or guardian
    • Secondary Contact 
    •  - -
    • Custody Details 
    • With whom does the child live with?*

  • About Your Child

  • Date of Birth*
     - -
  • Gender*
  • Pronouns*
  • Ethnicity*

  • MindPlus Programme

  • Which MindPlus programme are you applying for?*

  • Your Child's Strengths, Interests and Qualities

  • The information you give here helps us to learn about your child’s particular abilities and qualities and helps us to make a decision about them attending MindPlus. It's really important that you give us full information about your child so that we can quickly understand their strengths and needs and, if accepted into MindPlus, place them in a class of like-minded peers.

    • Strengths 
    • What are your child's particular strengths in different areas? Tick all that you notice in your child or student, in any context:*
      Rows
    • Qualities 

    • Qualities

      Tell us a little about the qualities you notice in your child in any context.
    • What are your child’s intellectual qualities? Tick all that you notice*
    • What are your child’s creative qualities? Tick all that you notice*
    • What are your child’s personal, social and cultural qualities? Tick all that you notice*
    • Interests and Activities 

  • Tell Us More

  • Tell us a little more about your child. Like you, we celebrate all of the different and wonderful strengths of your child. The more you tell us, the better we will be able to understand your child.

    • Support 
    • What other support does your child or student receive, if any?
    • Other Neurodivergence 
    • Does your child have an additional neurodivergence? This could be professionally diagnosed or they show characteristics of this neurodivergence. Tick any that apply:*
    • And finally... 

    • Additional Information

      If you have additional information, such as an educational or clinical psychologist or other assessment or report, please share it with us here. Please note, these aren't required for your application but if you do have additional information it really helps us to understand your child.

    • Browse Files
      Drag and drop files here
      Choose a file
      Cancelof

  • Overall Judgement

  • Overall Judgement*

  • Fees

  • The Neurodiversity in Education Project is a not-for-profit charitable organisation. MindPlus OurSchool and MindPlus Online are not funded by the Ministry of Education, so we rely on parent fees as well as philanthropic funding. 

    • 2026 Fees  

    • Application Fee: $50

      • This is payable when you apply for MindPlus, via this application form. 

      Annual Donation: $50

      • This is a voluntary annual donation, requested at the start of each year. This goes towards resourcing MindPlus programmes. This donation is tax deductible, meaning you can claim 33% of this back from the IRD. Find out more about this here: https://www.ird.govt.nz/income-tax/income-tax-for-individuals/individual-tax-credits/donation-tax-credits

       

      Term Fees:

      • These are payable before the start of each term:
        • MindPlus OurSchool: $800 per term 
        • MindPlus Online: $380 per term

    • Financial Terms and Conditions 

    • These Terms and Conditions apply to all children attending MindPlus. If we need to vary these, we will notify you before the start of a new year so that you have the opportunity not to continue on the new terms.

      Payment:

      • Fees are invoiced and are payable in advance before the start of each term.
      • Weekly or fortnightly payment plans may be set up if preferred.

      Refunds:

      • Fees are non-refundable. The Neurodiversity in Education Project is a not-for-profit organisation, but we do need to be financially viable. So that we can meet our financial commitments, we cannot give a refund if your child is away from MindPlus, for whatever reason.
      • In the rare event that we cannot hold a MindPlus class, we will arrange either a credit or refund for you. ​

       Leaving:

      • If your child is leaving MindPlus during a school term, please fill in our Leavers Form to confirm this. You will be liable for the fees for the full term.
      • If your child will be leaving MindPlus at the end of a school term, please fill in the Leavers Form before the end of that term, so that you are not charged for the term ahead.
      • When we receive your Leavers Form we will send you your final invoice if there is an outstanding amount to pay. 

       Payment Difficulties:

      • We know that these fees are significant for many families. If this is the case for your whānau, we suggest that you work first with your school to support your child to attend. Some of our schools support families with up to a 20% subsidy. Some families may also be able to approach iwi, churches or local trusts to find support.We understand that sometimes families can experience financial difficulties in making payments. If you cannot pay the fee please let us know as soon as possible to work out an agreed and manageable payment plan.
      • If we are not able to agree on payment plan, your child will not be able to continue at MindPlus until the debt is paid and we may need to refer the outstanding debt to a debt collection agency. 
      • If you feel there are exceptional circumstances, please contact us at hello@neurodiversity.org.nz to discuss these.

       

    • 2026 Scholarships 

    • At this stage, the Ministry of Education has not confirmed ongoing funding for our programmes for gifted and neurodivergent learners for 2026. Because of this, we are not currently able to offer new scholarships for MindPlus OurSchool or MindPlus Online in 2026. Scholarships already awarded will continue as usual.

      We are working hard to raise more funds for the Scholarship Fund from trusts and foundations and individual donors. We ask families who can afford it to consider “buy one, give one”,  providing a scholarship for a child who would otherwise not be able to attend MindPlus to join the programme alongside your child. Contact us at hello@neurodiversity.org.nz if you are able to join this programme.



    • Pay Application Fee Now 

    • MindPlus Application Fee - payable on application*

      prevnext( X )
        MindPlus Application Fee
        $50.00 NZD$50.00NZD
          
        Total
        $0.00 NZD$0.00NZD
        Debit or Credit Card

    • Hit Submit!

      Thank you for your time and effort in completing this application. Please keep an eye out for two more emails from us with next steps.

    • General Scholarship Information
      Our scholarship programme aims to support students from groups that are often under-represented.To be eligible for a scholarship, your child must meet at least one of the following criteria:
      Identifies as a girl or gender diverse
      Identifies as Māori and/or Pasifika
      Attends a school in a lower socio-economic area
      Has strong potential that is unlikely to be realised without MindPlus support 

    • If my child is accepted into a MindPlus programme, I will be applying for a scholarship. Please send me a Scholarship Application Form.
    • Should be Empty: