There are more than 400 secondary schools in New Zealand, most of which are public schools, and a few are comprehensive and completely private schools, usually affiliated with churches. Middle schools in New Zealand have computer rooms, computer-managed libraries, gymnasiums, outdoor tennis courts, and some have heated swimming pools and various recreational facilities. In terms of education system, New Zealand's secondary education covers grade 9 to 13. International students from China must study at least from the senior high school 12 grade before they can enter New Zealand universities.
Receive higher education 1:
Students who have graduated from Grade Three in China and are studying in Grade One can directly apply to New Zealand Middle School for 1 1 grade. The average tuition fee of public secondary schools in New Zealand is 9000–12000 NZD/year. For example, the famous KiWi Education Group has nine middle schools in six major cities, namely Auckland, Wanganui, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch and Queenstown, including mixed schools, boys' schools and girls' schools, as well as boarding schools and non-boarding schools. Students can choose suitable schools according to different cities and different types of schools.
The road to further study 2:
There are two options for students who have been studying in senior two or above in China to study in New Zealand. One is to study in Grade 3 12 and 13, and the other is to go to New Zealand for pre-university after finishing the course of Grade 2. Eight universities in New Zealand have their own preparatory courses; Well-known study groups provide the foundation of Auckland University; In addition, there is ACG Academic Education Group, which provides preparatory courses for the University of Auckland, Auckland University of Technology and Victoria University in Wellington.
The road to further study 3:
For graduates of vocational secondary schools, they can also choose diploma or certificate courses offered by New Zealand Institute of Technology. The tuition fee is about 15000 NZD/year, and the time is often 1 year. After completing the diploma or certificate course, students can choose direct employment or continue their undergraduate studies.
Since you are in New Zealand, you should learn to live in New Zealand. The following words can be regarded as a guide for you.
You should be proficient in cooking, and you can cook your favorite Chinese food, but don't be too proficient and too particular. Don't feel that you can't swallow without one ingredient.
Learn to smile at others anytime and anywhere, but don't be fooled by the businessman's smile and forget to read the contract carefully (pay attention to the back of the contract! )
Forget the habit of Chinese when you speak English, and don't speak Chinglish. But when speaking Chinese, don't be proud of speaking British Chinese with British habits. That only shows that the language foundation needs to be consolidated. Don't speak English when you meet China compatriots, as if you are playing tricks.
Be frank and get rid of China's habit of beating around the bush. But to learn the euphemism of foreigners.
Don't come to the university here by traditional teaching methods, it will be very passive. However, if you think school is boring, you need not be surprised. If you write a foreign paper, it will probably be like Lu Xun's writing ancient prose: all the allusions are written by yourself, not by yourself. The difference is that foreign papers require you not only to "have a cause", but also to "check the evidence"-to have a citation list.
Resist the temptation of poor foreign names. You don't have to learn from others You have to call Zhang San Sam, Zhang Si Simon Li or Sally Li, and Wang Er Pockmarked King Matthew. If you don't understand history and culture, it may take 10 years before you find yourself with the same name as a notorious figure. However, when you are called a pinyin name by foreigners, you should be prepared to agree to all kinds of strange names. If you marry a foreigner, don't be shy to use her husband's surname. Don't think that foreigners are not snobs. Using foreign surnames can sometimes eliminate racial barriers.
If you are a single woman in New Zealand, you must understand that New Zealand men treat you to dinner alone, which is almost what China people mean by "dating". If you are invited to come downstairs after dinner, it is said that it means dating in New Zealand-maybe you can't come down. However, be careful not to see the focused and enthusiastic eyes of foreigners and think it's interesting. New Zealanders have uneven facial features and transparent expressions, and their eyes can only be polite and friendly. Not to mention that marriage with New Zealanders must be romantic. On the surface, most New Zealand husbands are as "homely" as China's husband-if he is a good husband and doesn't care.
On the other hand, we should see clearly the pattern of social division of labor here and our own positioning, and don't always expect to be the same as domestic positioning. However, you can't completely lose yourself. If you come here as a professor in a domestic university, I advise you not to condescend to work in a restaurant. After all, it is much more valuable to train outstanding talents for China.
Don't blindly worship foreign countries, but don't be conceited. Always compare the hotel standards in Beijing and Shanghai with the poor people here. There are indeed many places worth learning abroad. But foreign good things are not necessarily as good as learning from China.
Live in New Zealand, do as the Romans do, try to be westernized, and don't embrace the old imperial calendar that is incompatible with the environment. But don't think that you can become a foreigner through your own efforts. Let alone think that you are international-private ownership still exists. Don't always think that you are from China, which will make life too sensitive and tense. Of course I can't help thinking that I am a descendant of the Chinese people! At least, New Zealand society is proud of its multiculturalism.
In a word, the role of living overseas has many embarrassments. But learn to change and adapt.
For those who want to study abroad, the biggest headache is probably how to get a visa smoothly. With this question, the reporter visited the New Zealand Embassy, and Ms. Hui Liang, who is in charge of the student group, made a detailed analysis on how to get the visa quickly and smoothly.
What should a visa application include?
Immigration New Zealand stipulates that student visas are divided into five categories: self-funded international students, full scholarship international students, semi-scholarship international students (tuition-free but living expenses are self-care), exchange students and vocational training students. These are limited study visas, and the general processing time is 6 to 8 weeks from the date of receiving the application. Ms. Liang has worked as a student visa for many years. In her opinion, a complete visa application form should include the following important contents: a complete student application form, the applicant's autograph (absolutely not allowed to be signed by others), a recent passport photo, an identity card (or birth certificate), an application fee (currently, the standard is RMB 0/000 per person, which is generally adjusted according to the international exchange rate), and a valid school admission notice (validity refers to the school that receives the applicant and the course plan that the applicant wants to attend) Applicants can confirm whether schools and courses have obtained qualification certification through the official website of New Zealand (www.nzqa.govt.nz). This information is necessary to help the New Zealand Immigration Bureau make a visa application decision in a short time.
Prove that the source of funds is the key
When processing visa applications, we should not only carefully examine the applicant's financial ability, true school status and health and morality, but also consider the particularity of the application when necessary. Effective proof of financial ability is the key to obtaining a visa. Judging from past cases, this is the main reason for being refused a visa.
First of all, the applicant must be able to provide proof of funds to guarantee his tuition and minimum living expenses. According to the regulations of New Zealand authorities, if the applicant has studied for more than 36 weeks? The minimum living expenses are S $654.38+00,000 per person, and less than S $7,000 per person for 36 weeks. Second, review the source of funds of the applicant. Under normal circumstances, a true bank deposit certificate is required, and the bank deposit history is not less than 6 months from the date of submitting the visa application; You can also provide a real list of bank interest. If the applicant's fund provider is a private enterprise or legal person, it is required to issue the business license, tax registration certificate, enterprise income tax rate certificate, financial operation certificate and official valid certificate of the place where the enterprise is located; If the fund provider of the applicant is a shareholder, it is required to provide the shareholder's certificate, the bank statement for the past 12 months from the date of submitting the application and the delivery note for the past 12 months; If the applicant's fund provider is an employee, it is required to provide the official work certificate stamped by the employer (and signed by the main person in charge of the personnel and financial departments), the recent payroll, the passbook of the salary account, the personal income tax rate certificate, and a copy of the employer's business license; If the applicant's funds need to be guaranteed, it is necessary to fill in the student fund guarantee form, and the bank in the country where the guarantor is located will truthfully reflect its financial situation. For those who can't explain the source of a large amount of funds or prevaricate with friends who have just repaid the loan, the possibility of refusing the visa is the greatest. Ms. Liang has repeatedly stressed that the funds provided by the applicant prove that all materials must be true and reliable.
In six cases, visas are usually refused.
The application materials for visa refusal generally reflect the following problems: first, all materials have no English translation; Two, only provide proof of recent large deposits; Third, there is no detailed information on the source of funds; 4. The applicant's parents' work certificate does not provide specific contact information, so it is impossible to verify its authenticity; V. Failing to provide the necessary contact information (address and telephone number) of the applicant; Six, only provide copies of Chinese materials, in principle, all materials are required to provide the original, after the audit to be returned. In addition, it is not allowed to apply for a school with a tourist visa.
Otago University, founded in 1869, is the oldest national university in New Zealand. At present, there are 22,000 students in school, including 2,600 international students from 8 1 country. Otago University's outstanding academic reputation and rich research culture have attracted outstanding students from all over the world. Otago graduates have always maintained a very high recognition rate in employer surveys. There are extensive research and student exchanges and cooperation between universities and first-class universities in Asia, Europe and America. It has unique research advantages in medicine, biomedicine, biology and natural science, literature and law. In 2006, it ranked 79th in The Times Higher Education Supplement. The university itself has an independent research and development center, which brings together outstanding research scholars to conduct commercial development of research projects.
geographical position
Our main campus is located in Dunedin, the capital of Otago, South Island, New Zealand. Because college students account for 20% of local residents, they are also called "University Town". The university has branches in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
Instructor:
The school is divided into four departments: Business School, Health Science College, Science College and Humanities College.
Business school has seven departments.
Accounting and business law, economics, finance and quantitative analysis, information science, management, marketing, tourism.
The Academy of Health Sciences has four colleges.
Dentistry, pharmacy, physical therapy, medicine. Medical colleges are divided into Otago Medical College, Dunedin Medical College, Christchurch Medical and Health College and Wellington Medical and Health College.
There are five colleges in the School of Humanities.
There are 28 departments in the College of Language, Literature and Performing Arts, the College of Liberal Arts, the College of Law, the College of Social Sciences and the College of Education.
college of science
It is divided into the Institute of Physical Education and the Institute of Surveying and Mapping, and the 12 department (botany, chemistry, computer science, design and research, food science, clothing and textile science, geography, human nutrition, marine science, mathematical statistics, physics, psychology, zoology).
University facilities
Libraries: In addition to the Central Library and Hawken Library, the school also has eight libraries, including law, medicine, dentistry, science, Canterbury Medical Library and Wellington Medical Library. Among them, Hocken Collections has a large collection of rare historical books, records, pictures and photos in New Zealand. The brand-new modern central library collects humanities and business materials and is located in the information service building of the university campus.
course
-Preparatory courses:
Otago University Foundation is the foundation of the University of New South Wales, Australia. With the same teaching materials and teaching methods, students with matriculation certificates can enter all universities in New Zealand, 33 universities in Australia and some universities in Britain, Canada and the United States. The preparatory school year begins in February and June every year and lasts for 8 months. Students who have finished Grade Two in China can apply.
For details, please refer to the following list of schools that recognize the preparatory course of Otago University:
Australia, Australia
University of New South Wales UNSW, Australia
Australian catholic university, australian catholic university.
Australian National University
Charleston University Charles Chester University
Curtin University of Science and Technology
Deakin University, Deakin University
Eddie Cowen University
griffith university
La Trobe University
Macquarie University
monash university
Murdoch University
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Southern Cross University
Swinburne University of Science and Technology
Flinders University of South Australia
University of Melbourne
University of Sydney
university of western australia
university of canberra
University of new england, university of new england
Newcastle University
University of South Australia
university of technology, sydney
western sydney
Wollongong University
jams cook university
Swinburne University of Science and Technology
Notre Dame University
University of Queensland
university of tasmania
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
University of Victoria
New Zealand New Zealand
University of Otago
Lincoln University
Massey University, Massey University
UOA
University of Waikato
Victoria University of Wellington, Victoria University
Auckland University of Technology
Canterbury University
Canada Canada
Laurenson University, Ontario
Simon Fraser University-burnaby, Simon Fraser University
University of British Columbia
University of Toronto at Ontario
the United Kingdom
Aston University Birmingham
Hervath University, Edinburgh
Liverpool Johns Mures University
London School of Economics &; politics
Loughborough University Loughborough University-Leicestershire
Sheffield Haram University, Sheffield Hiram University
Lancaster School of Management, Lancaster University
queen's university belfast
York University York University Yorkshire
Hull University Hull University Yorkshire
University of Birmingham
University of Glasgow
University of Leicester Lancaster University
Luton Bedfordshire University
Nottingham University
University of St Andrews
University of strathclyde-Glasgow
University of Surrey
Bristol University of the West of England
Ulster University
United States of America
Some American universities recognize our preparatory courses, but they still need students to take TOEFL scores and SAT exams.
-Undergraduate courses:
The bachelor's degree includes applied science, art, biomedicine, business, consumer and applied science, dentistry, health science, law, medical experimental science, medicine, music, pharmacy, sports, physiotherapy, science, measurement, education, theology and tourism.
Postgraduate courses:
The disciplines listed in the above undergraduate courses also include postgraduate diplomas, master's and doctoral programs. In addition, postgraduate courses also include local studies, international studies, natural history film production and dissemination, wildlife management and other majors. The MBA program of the University of Otago was rated as the best among the global 100 MBA programs by economists and Financial Times magazine.
English introduction demands:
Preparatory course: IELTS 5.5
At present, it is a trend for arts students to study in New Zealand. New Zealand has a good learning system, which can ensure that liberal arts students can smoothly enter the majors they want to study or are interested in. Here are some mature ways to help China arts students study in New Zealand:
First, graduate from college and go directly to master's degree.
One way is to change majors and continue to study for a master's degree: since liberal arts students have studied related majors for four years, if they can break through the language barrier, they can easily learn. You can also change your major and take a master's degree or master's preparatory course in another major: many university master's courses do not require students to have relevant professional background. There are many courses for students of other majors to study for master's degree, such as mass communication, translation, journalism, public management and so on. Human resource management, international business, logistics management, business information system, banking, marketing, international hotel management; Primary and secondary education, foreign language education (TESOL); E-commerce, information system management, etc.
Second, accumulate work experience to study MBA.
Third, study undergraduate.
Many students and parents in China don't understand. Since they have finished their undergraduate studies in China, why do they want to study undergraduate courses? Some students don't like domestic undergraduate majors, so they can consider choosing a new major. If you are a related major, you can also reduce some credits from your sophomore year.
Secondly, undergraduate study has irreplaceable advantages over master study. In fact, reading one undergraduate course before reading another is generally called Graduateentry in the west. In many universities, teachers who study for master of law, bachelor's degree and bachelor's degree all need bachelor's degree. In addition, the west attaches great importance to vocational certification, and many certification bodies only recognize undergraduate degrees. If you want to work locally after graduation, professional certification is undoubtedly very important.
Fourth, read vocational education.
If the applicant has limited economic conditions or is considering local employment after completing his studies, he can consider vocational education courses. For domestic undergraduate graduates, 12 can study in vocational education colleges and then choose to work locally, or transfer to universities with recognized credit agreements with these vocational education colleges to complete the remaining courses and get undergraduate or higher degrees, which can save a lot of money. At the same time, the employment rate of graduates is higher than that of ordinary undergraduate graduates, especially in nursing, hotel management, chefs and other majors.
For more information about studying in New Zealand, please call the New Zealand Department at 0 1065229780.