Advantages of studding in New Zealand

• New Zealand is famous to be a mild climate country with wonderfully beautiful nature, hospitable and friendly habitants

• The cost of studding at universities is low (14-20 NZD), that is twice lower than in Great Britain or in the USA

• In the year 2004 New Zealand was awarded as the best state for foreign visitors. The life level is high here and the crime one is low.

• New Zealand is one of few countries where foreign students can work legally.

• New Zealand educational system is based on the British one.

Education statistics in New Zealand
Education system in New Zealand is divided into 4 parts

• Primary school

• Secondary school

• Technician colleges and technological institutions

• universities

Children under the age of 6 to 16 should obligatory attend school. Foreign children should also attend language courses.

School education in New Zealand
Education statistics in New Zealand shows that there are near 440 schools, 20 of them are private there. Primary education lasts from the first to the 8th grade. At the age of 13 children go to the secondary school and study to prepare to enter the university. In the 11th grade children get the secondary education certificate. In the 12th form they pass exams for the Certificate, and in th 13th they pass final exams that are also entrance exams to the University..

Technician colleges and technological institutes
Polytechnics are very popular there. The studies last from 6 months to 3 years. When finishing it the student gets professional or bachelor diploma. There are various of professions in polytechnics. Besides standard ones there are many unusual such as “Viticulture and wine-making ” and so on.

New Zealand high education
Therea re 8 universities in New Zealand today: University of Otago, University of Auckland, University of Canterbury, Lincoln University, University of Waikato, Massey University, Victoria University, Auckland University of Technology.  First New Zealand universities appeared 2 centuries ago. Today they have British education model. The first wasOtago University located in Dunedin. It was founded in 1869. The hugest country university is Massey University, which numbers 32,000 of students. New Zealand universities give a wide range of specialties, but everyone has its own zest. For example, Otago is famous for medical faculty; Canterbury University turns out highly skilled engineers and forestry specialists.