St Paul’s is located in the middle of Hamilton City on 19-hectares of pristine gardens and grounds. It is close to Westfield Shopping Centre, Porritt Athletic Stadium and the University of Waikato.
St Paul’s welcomes international students either as boarders living on campus or as day students living in homestay accommodation. All students are provided with a safe and secure environment where they can concentrate on their learning and develop their individual talents.
Pastoral care of international students
St Paul’s is a signatory to The Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice developed by the New Zealand Ministry of Education. Copies of The Code are available from the NZQA website.
Academics
The New Zealand secondary school year starts at the end of January and ends in early December. It is preferred that students in Years 11 to 13 attend school from the beginning of the year. Year 9 and 10 students are welcome to start anytime throughout the year.
St Paul’s offers two secondary school qualifications, NCEA, a New Zealand qualification, and Cambridge International, an internationally accepted qualification. All lessons are in English and international students undertake a full course of study alongside New Zealand students. In Years 9 and 10 there is a core curriculum of seven subjects. In Years 11 to 13 students choose five or six subjects.
Small class sizes of less than 20 allow students to receive regular one-on-one learning time with their teachers. This personalised and rigorous programme results in St Paul’s graduates enrolling in world-class universities including, Auckland, Waikato, Sydney, Melbourne, Cambridge, Duke and Yale.
International Student Prospectus
