The Education and Social Work Student Association (ESSA)
Welcome to the Education and Social Work Association - Te Kāhui Tauira o Te Kura Akoranga me Te Tauwhiro Tangata - a student-run organisation to enhance student life on campus.
What does ESSA do for students?
The Education and Social Work Student Association (ESSA) works hard to make the experience of being a student at the Faculty of Education and Social Work a positive, fun and relaxed experience.
It's an association run by students, for students, and everyone can get involved.
Some of the things ESSA does includes:
- organising social and sports events to bring students together and develop a sense of student community
- providing welfare services such as free breakfast, food parcels, free sanitary products
- assist students to apply for AUSA Hardship Grants
- representing students, through class reps, to make students' views known to the faculty
- training and development courses for students
Although ESSA's based on Epsom Campus, it's not just for students in Auckland. It also supports students on the Tai Tokerau and Manukau Campuses and runs events specially for them.
Join now
Anyone who is a current student Faculty of Education and Social at the University of Auckland can join. We have introduced a new membership scheme this year: Gold and Green Memberships. The main difference between the two are:
Gold Memberships:
- $10 sign up fee for the year
- Unlock discounts you can get from our list of sponsors
- Early bird tickets to ESSA events
- Generous discounts to ESSA events
Green Memberships:
- Free sign ups
Signing up is easy. You can do it now by filling in the form (make sure you fill the right one in as the two are different) Or visit the ESSA office in N Block, Room N335.
Visit ESSA
ESSA's office is on Epsom campus in the N Block student space, in the back office on the right, N335. The association does its best to have a volunteer ESSA executive member in our office during the semester from Monday — Friday between 10.30am and 2pm.
You can also contact ESSA any time via its email essauoa@gmail.com. You can also message ESSA on Facebook.
ESSA's welfare services
Lockers
Tired of bringing heavy textbooks and resources to uni? Lockers are available for hire. Lockers are located in N Block (Levels 4/5/6) and can be rented out for $10 per semester.
You can secure a locker by filling out the contract below and dropping it into the ESSA office during office hours (Mondays to Fridays 10.30am - 2pm).
Cheaper transport
There is a student concession that can be loaded onto your AT Hop card for discounted travel around Auckland. No need to wait in line for stickers, you can apply for your tertiary concession online at any time. Just follow the instructions on the AT website to submit your concession online, and load it onto your AT HOP card at any customer service centre.
Laminating services
Do you need things laminated? If so, pop into the ESSA office or send them an email for more information, and they will be able to help you out.
- A4 laminating pocket - 50c per page
- A3 laminating pocket - $1 per page
All proceeds go towards buying more laminating pockets.
Free bread
From time to time ESSA will be bringing bread to Epsom Campus during the Semester. Keep an eye on ESSA's Facebook page for notifications on when this service is available.
Free Breakfast
There will be a timetable up of when ESSA will be doing FREE Breakfasts on campuses on our Instagram. Keep an eye out!
Contact ESSA
General enquiries: essauoa@gmail.com
Welfare assistance: welfare.essa@gmail.com
Event Collaborations & Social Media Enquiries: engagement.essa@gmail.com
Location: Epsom Campus, N335 (N Block Student Space)