One of the excellent education systems, New Zealand education system
has an international repute as a provider of quality education. It is
progressive and has many contemporary educational facilities. Offering a
self-learning experience, New Zealand offers a safe learning environment
with superb study opportunities and academic support services for global
students. Academic programs are available at all possible levels in New
Zealand in a number of educational Institutions, Universities,
Polytechnics Institutes of Technology, Colleges, Secondary Schools and
Private Training Organizations. Higher Education in New Zealand starts
after the secondary education.
The Secondary Education can be done either at a state school or a
private school. After the secondary education, the students enter into
the 'tertiary education system' of New Zealand. The eight
government-funded Universities, one among the tertiary education system
in New Zealand, provide undergraduate and postgraduate degree
programmes. Some of them offer foundation programmes also. There are
lots of specializations offered in these universities that enable the
students to choose from a wide choice of programs. Internationally
renowned, New Zealand's education system reaps a crop of quality
graduates in abundant number every year. The next tertiary education
system of New Zealand is the 25 government-funded polytechnics and
institutes of technology.
They offer a wide variety of programmes, which can be both academically
and vocationally, focused. Students can choose from a short course
teaching a specific skill or from a wide range of courses resulting in a
certificate, a diploma or a degree. New Zealand is internationally
recognized for its excellent education standards and as a provider of
quality teachers. There are six government-funded specialist education
institutions, two operating from within universities, and the others
offering their programmes in collaboration with their local university.
They offer training for teachers from early childhood to primary,
secondary, special and tertiary or higher education level.
There are a growing number of private tertiary education and training
providers offering an alternative study option. They offer a range of
programmes including professional certificates, diplomas and degrees in
a diverse range of subjects including art, hospitality industry,
computer studies, secretarial studies, quality management and other
subjects. Apart from all the above tertiary educational system of New
Zealand, there are lots of quality language schools that offer a variety
of language courses for all ages including adventure, business and
educational programmes. These language schools are also a part of New
Zealand's tertiary education system.
