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Introduction to Kāpiti College for International Students

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Kāpiti College is a co-educational school with 1500 NZ students and up to 80 international fee payers from many countries.. We are 45 minutes from Wellington and our town is a beach resort known for its temperate climate.

The college is metres from the beach and the perfect school for international students to attend.

It has:

a safe and beautiful environment, we are known as The Sunshine Coast of NZ
exceptional academic results (one of the top schools in Wellington for the past 10 years)
outstanding pastoral care
high quality homestays
academies for golf, aviation and performing arts
an English Language Academy
flexible, individualized academic programmes catering for all levels
300 seat stadium, state of the art technology facilities
$13 million performing arts centre at the college
Summer School programme during December/January
a strong arts programme which includes dance, drama and film making as academic subjects
Lord of the Rings Producer Peter Jackson is an ex student.
Air NZ flies from Auckland direct three times a day to Paraparaumu Airport

Education Review Office (ERO) comments from their latest review:

"The college continues to provide good support to international students. A comprehensive orientation programme enables students to integrate into the life of the college."
"Students appreciate the positive attitudes of teachers and other students."
"International students receive good support to improve their English. All are accurately assessed on entry to the college."
"Records show that many international students make successful transitions to further training and education"

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