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Education in New Zealand

　　The education system in New Zealand is regarded as one of the best systems in the world.他们通过学校、大学、技工学院和其它教育机构提供高质量教育，新西兰的教育体系源于英国的传统教育体制，全国实行统一的教育体系，教育经费开支占政府开支第三位。下面就让我们一起走进新西兰的教育世界。

早期幼儿教育(Early childhood education)

　　早期幼儿教育不是义务教育，而是在婴幼儿上学前的照顾，其服务包括幼儿园、托儿所、游乐中心、家庭日托、儿童看护中心及社区游乐园。幼儿园(每周)5.00 - 10.00 新元。
Many children attend some form of early childhood education before they begin school.
•Playcentre or Kindergarten (Ages 3 – 5) 
•Kohanga Reo(语言巢：专门教授毛利语，又称母语幼稚园), 
•Licensed Early Childhood Centre (Ages 0 – 5) (usually privately owned) 
•Chartered Early Childhood Centre (Ages 0 – 5) (state funded)

中小学教育(Primary and secondary education)

　　在新西兰，6至16岁的孩子都必须接受小学、中学和高中义务教育，全国有66万中小学生就读于2,800多所国立中小学，政府每年对中小学教育的投入20多亿新西兰元，新西兰的大多数孩子5岁开始上学，19岁以前在公立学校（政府拨款）上学为免费教育，接受特殊教育的学生（有残疾、学习和行为障碍）年龄延长到二十一岁，公立学校由新西兰政府提供经费并且遍布新西兰各地。 
　　Primary and Secondary education are compulsory for students from the age of 6 to 16 (15 with parental and school permission) and it is the right until the end of the calendar year following the student's 19th birthday. Disabled students with special educational needs can stay until the end of the calendar year they turn 21. Most students start when they turn 5 and remain in school for the full 13 years. A recent proposal done by the New Zealand Government, called Schools Plus would see students requires to remain in some form of education until age 18.
　　The academic year in New Zealand varies between institutions, but generally runs from late January to mid-December for primary and secondary schools and polytechnics, and from late February to mid-November for universities.

高等教育(High education)

　　上完中学的学生可以继续接受高等教育和培训，这可以在理工学院、教育学院、大学和私立培训机构进行，学生需要为他们的高等教育缴纳学费。大约800多家私立培训机构提供范围广泛的学习计划，其中的某些课程可获得全国学历认可。 
　　Entering to most universities is "open", that is to say one only needs to meet the minimum requirements in the school-leaving examinations. A greater number of courses at New Zealand universities now have selective admissions, with the University of Auckland offering numerous selective-entry courses. Mature students usually do not need to meet the academic criteria demand for students who enter directly from secondary school.
　　The University of Auckland（奥克兰）、Auckland University of Technology（奥克兰）、Victoria University of Wellington（惠灵顿）、Lincoln University（基督城）以及University of Canterbury（基督城）等高等学府都是很出色的高校。

留学新西兰

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留学新西兰 

　　生活及住宿费因所在城市及居住环境不同而异，一般每年约为9000至11000新元。课程学习研究生以攻读课程为主，积累一定学分后即可获得研究生文凭或硕士学位，只要有良好的大学毕业背景（中国正规大学毕业亦可）和良好英文水平，则不难报读硕士研究生课程，这种课程的另一个突出优点是可以跨学科选读，例如原来是理工或文科大学毕业的，也可以改读商科，而以课题研究为主的研究生必须从事大量研究并递交高水平的论文后才可获得硕士学位或博士学位，文凭课程一般为一年到一年半，硕士课程一般为一年半到两年，博士课程需要二年到三年时间。 
　　Typically, a bachelor's degree will take three years and a further year of study will lead to an Honours degree. Not every degree follows this 3+1 pattern: there are some four year degrees (which may or may not be awarded with Honours), and some specialist bachelor's degrees which take longer to complete. Honours may be awarded with first class, upper second class, lower second class or third class, but this can vary from degree to degree. A bachelor's degree may be followed by a Master's degree. A candidate who does not hold an Honours degree may be awarded a Master's degree with Honours: such a degree usually involves two years study, compared to one year for a Master's degree for a candidate who does have an Honours degree. A candidate who has either a Master's degree or a bachelor's degree with Honours may proceed to a doctoral degree.
　　为帮助经济条件较差的学生完成学业，政府制订了免息学生贷款政策，该政策使得学生可以从政府获得足以支付学杂费的贷款和用于支付日常生活的学生津贴。当然，申请人必须是新西兰公民或者有新西兰的永居签证，其中，学生津贴不需要归还，学生贷款待学生毕业找到工作后，根据收入的多少逐步偿还给政府。 
　　Domestic students will pay fees subsidized by the Government, and the student-paid portion of the fee can be loaned from the Government under the Government's Student Loan Scheme. Weekly stipends can be drawn from the loan for living expenses, or the student can apply for needs based on assessment of parental income "Student Allowance" which does not need to be paid back. "Bonded Merit Scholarships" are also provided by the Government to cover the student-paid portion of fees; however, receipt of the Scholarship requires the recipient to stay in New Zealand for a certain time after graduation. The New Zealand Scholarship and the New Zealand University Bursary are awarded to school leavers by a competitive examination and also provide financial support to school-leavers pursuing a university degree but do not entail any requirement to stay in the country after they finish the studies. International students pay full (non-subsidized) fees and are not eligible for Government financial assistance.