Nature has blessed New Zealand to touch sun rays and start every day first. New Zealand has
something to offer everybody. It has wonderfully varied and large unpolluted beaches,
farmlands, forests, gardens etc. In this way, every student, who wants to look beyond classroom
walls while studying, may enjoy enduring experiences by living and studying in NZ. Most
international students find New Zealand friendly, easy-going people who are interested in
meeting those from other cultures and in traveling overseas.
Along with a rich pool of natural resources, New Zealand has strong international rankings and
world-class facilities to expert faculty, New Zealand has proved itself to be the new and
upcoming destination for educational opportunities. Education in New Zealand apart from
offering a very diverse range of study options for international students in the world ranked
universities, also offers affordable cost of education and living, factors that are playing a
collective role in gradually making New Zealand one of the world leaders in higher education.
Education in New Zealand is a student-centered pathway, providing continuous learning
progression and choice so that students’ progress every year and their learning at one
level set the foundation for the next steps along a chosen pathway.
The education system in New Zealand is a three-tier model which includes primary
schools, secondary schools (high schools) and tertiary education at universities and/or
polytechnics. The academic year in New Zealand varies between institutions but
generally runs from late January until mid-December for primary schools, secondary
schools, and polytechnics, and from late February until mid-November for universities.
In 2009, the Program for International Student Assessment, published by the OECD,
ranked New Zealand 7th best at science and reading in the world, and 13th in
mathematics. The Education Index, published as part of the UN's Human Development
Index consistently ranks New Zealand among the highest in the world. However, this
index appears to be based primarily on the average number of years that children
spend at school rather than their level of achievement.