Students  choose to study in New Zealand because it offers many advantages. New Zealand has a long-standing reputation for providing quality education and training to its own citizens and to people from many different countries. New Zealand is an English speaking country. New Zealand is a politically stable and safe country. New Zealand is easily accessible to students from the Asia Pacific Region.

Tertiary institutions

Universities

There are eight government-funded universities in New Zealand and all have internationally respected academic and research standards.
A university education is open to anyone who meets the entry criteria set up by the individual universities.

Students can work towards bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees.
New Zealand qualifications are highly regarded. Research is a vital and wide-ranging aspect of New Zealand university life.

Polytechnics

There are 23 polytechnics, 16 in the North Island and 7 in the South Island. They provide a very wide range of courses, up to and including degree-level. Semester times are roughly equivalent to those for universities but short courses may begin at any time of the year.

Colleges of Education

These train teachers as well as other occupational groups such as social workers.
The colleges are in Auckland  Christchurch Wellington  Hamilton Dunedin . All courses involve practice on the job under direction.

English Language Programmes

English Language Programmes are run especially for international students by a number of privately owned organisations. Some universities, polytechnics and colleges of education also have their own separate language centres.

Private Training Establishments

There are a great number of privately owned and operated education/training organisations at the tertiary level, commonly known as Private Training Establishments. Many of these specialise in areas of particular interest to international students. Students are assured of the quality of privately run courses which have been registered and accredited by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority.

Industry Training Organisations

These promote the linking of industry-based training to a standards-based national qualifications system responsive to industry needs.

Distance Education

International and New Zealand students can enrol on a full-fee basis at the distance education institutions in New Zealand, the Correspondence School, the Open Polytechnic and Massey University.

Nationally recognised qualifications

The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) provides an overarching role in quality assured qualifications and coordinates national qualifications in New Zealand.