There are seven components that make up the education system in New Zealand, namely Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary, Tertiary, Maori, Pasifika, International and Special education. The three main types of schools available in New Zealand are state, private or state integrated.
Many parents will enrol their children in Early Childhood education so as to prepare them for further education. Play centre and Kindergarten (right) are examples of such education. Just like Singapore, both primary and secondary school education is compulsory for students that are of age 6 to 16. In New Zealand, education is free, while private school receives a 25% of funding from the government. A typical New Zealander will end his secondary school education at the age of 16, before continuing on to tertiary education. There is a wide range of tertiary education offered in New Zealand.
They include universities, polytechnic, college of education, private training establishments and wananga. Students may continue to pursue further tertiary education after completing their secondary education. Just like Singapore, a normal bachelor degree will take approximately 3 years to complete, while others such as medicine degree will require longer time to complete. Some of the universities include Auckland University of Technology, University of Otago(right) and University of New Zealand. Private training establishments provide training to special group of people and different needs of learners who may have hectic schedule. Courses that public sector is unable to provide can be found in these establishments, to name a few examples, hospitality and computer courses.
Life at Otago University
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