APPLY TO STUDY

Apply

• Submit your online application

• Your application is reviewed

Payment & Visa

• When accepted, you will receive an invoice and a Conditional Offer of Place, this can be used to begin your visa application process (if required).

• Once payment has been received, we will issue a receipt and an Offer of Place, this can be used to finalise your visa application process (if required).

• Visit Immigration New Zealand for information on how to apply for a student visa, or apply for a Variation of Conditions to your current student visa if you are transferring from another education institution.

Accommodation, Flights & Insurance

• Homestay accommodation is arranged after we receive your payment

• Let us know your flight details as soon as you have them

• If you are not purchasing insurance through Paraparaumu College, send us your insurance policy (all International students are required to have travel insurance while at Paraparaumu College).

Arriving in New Zealand

• Someone from the international department will pick you up from the airport

• Your first day at school will be an orientation program where you will learn about the College and life in New Zealand.  Part of the orientation program will be learning to take the local bus and train to Wellington, as well as seeing where the mall, shops, banks etc are.

Students studying for credits in NCEA Levels 2 and 3 should attend for the full academic year.

You will be allocated a buddy from your year level.  Your buddy will show you around the school, meet you at interval and lunch and introduce you to their friends.  We recommend that you are with your buddy for at least the first three weeks of your time at Paraparaumu College until you meet other people.

You will be placed in a tūhono class according to your age. 

You will be placed in subject classes considering:

• How well you can cope in English at this time

• A year level that is appropriate to your age and ability

International Students must have a current student visa to attend secondary school in New Zealand for a course of study of more than three months.

The New Zealand academic year runs from the end of January to mid-December. It is divided into four terms of around ten weeks each.  International students are accepted anytime through the year.  Between each term there is a two week holiday, which is a good time for international students to travel around New Zealand with an approved student tour company.  Classes at Paraparaumu College are from Monday to Friday from 8.50am – 3.15pm.  Students may participate in sports and other extra- curricular activities at lunchtime, after school or at the weekends.

Medical and Travel Insurance is compulsory for the duration of the student’s course. It can be arranged through the school with Unicare Travel Insurance.