my.studylink.govt.nz/my/studylink/help/general-info.html
Ministry of Social Development
June 2026 scan
- Rank
- #141 of 489 websites, #1 = worst
- Avg. issues
- 2.00 issues/page
- Issues found
- 52
- Pages scanned
- 13 13 with issues
- Issue types
- 2
Trend
Avg. issues per page for this website, by quarter.
Supporting figures
How this quarter's 52 issues divide by severity and by viewport. Every page is scanned twice, once at each viewport.
- Critical issues
- 0
- Serious issues
- 52
- Moderate issues
- 0
- Minor issues
- 0
- Pages scanned (mobile)
- 13
- Pages scanned (desktop)
- 13
- Mobile issues
- 26
- Desktop issues
- 26
Top 10 repeated issues
Ranked by how many issues each causes, out of 14 elements at fault.
Fixing these would resolve 44 of this website's 52 issues — a 85% reduction.
1. html-has-lang
WCAG Success Criterion 3.1.1 Language of Page (Level A)
Ensure every HTML document has a lang attribute
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en"> 26 issues on 13 pages · Seen on Using the Application Details service - MyStudyLink
2. color-contrast
WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)
Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds
<h1>About course-related costs</h1> 2 issues on 1 page · Seen on About course-related costs - MyStudyLink
3. color-contrast
WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)
Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds
<h1>Evidence Requirements</h1> 2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Evidence Requirements - MyStudyLink
4. color-contrast
WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)
Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds
<h1>General information about MyStudyLink</h1> 2 issues on 1 page · Seen on General information about MyStudyLink - MyStudyLink
5. color-contrast
WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)
Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds
<h1>MyStudylink Help </h1> 2 issues on 1 page · Seen on MyStudylink Help - MyStudyLink
6. color-contrast
WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)
Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds
<h1>Other options</h1> 2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Other options - MyStudyLink
7. color-contrast
WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)
Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds
<h1>Payment Cards</h1> 2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Payment Cards - MyStudyLink
8. color-contrast
WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)
Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds
<h1>Returning Student Application</h1> 2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Returning Student Application - MyStudyLink
9. color-contrast
WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)
Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds
<h1>Student Loan Contract Online </h1> 2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Student Loan Contract Online - MyStudyLink
10. color-contrast
WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)
Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds
<h1>Student Loan Terms and Conditions</h1> 2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Student Loan Terms and Conditions - MyStudyLink