Kia ora, and a very warm welcome to all our past, present and future international students at Kuranui College.

Studying at Kuranui College will be the best thing you can do for your education. We are a warm, welcoming and friendly school that offers a wide range of subjects and choice. We are in the best location in the Wellington region with easy access to Wellington city by train or car as well as beautiful scenic countryside with picturesque mountains. We have experience of hosting a number of international students at Kuranui College from various countries around the world including Japan, France, Germany, and many more. I am always available for my students and they can always contact me.

We have wonderful Host families that open their homes to our International students and treat them as their own children. Selecting an overseas school to study at is a big decision. I suggest you take a good look around our website and encourage you to make contact should you require any further information about our school.  

I look forward to hearing from you!

Maree Patten

Acting Principal

Kuranui College

Why study at Kuranui College?

Kuranui College is situated in the small town of Greytown only one hour by train or road from New Zealand’s capital city, Wellington.

The college is a state coeducational school of about 530 students. This size means that all students know each other well and international students find that they are welcomed into a warm, caring environment where they are able to make close friendships with New Zealand students.

Kuranui College offers a broad curriculum and international students can choose to continue to study a fully academic programme or they can choose subjects they may not have had access to in their home countries. This could include; Physical Education, Drama, Dance, Photography, Design, Art History and Technology. See the Senior Course Planner for full details of subject choices.

Kuranui College welcomes international students from all over the world. We value the contact with other cultures and the multi-cultural perspective international students bring to our school and to the South Wairarapa community.

In recent years we have hosted students from Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Slovakia, Iceland, Canada, Wales, Australia and Japan.

Why study in New Zealand?

New Zealand’s education system is held in very high regard internationally. International PISA results show New Zealand students to be amongst the highest achievers in the world – see isenz.com/study-in-new-zealand/.

New Zealand teachers are highly trained to not only pass on their expert knowledge but also to work closely with students to motivate them to learn and to achieve to their potential. Find out more in Why Study At Kuranui?. You can also download the International Student Prospectus and the Application Form, or Enquire Now!

Finally, we make it easy to pay your student fees to your local bank in your local currency using Pay to Study

German Students’ Story

Kuranui College in the Wairarapa region of New Zealand provides a safe, friendly environment for international students from all over the world to pursue their academic goals. Parents know that New Zealand gives their children opportunities they would not have had at home and the chance to develop passions in a supportive environment.

New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Story

New Zealand provides a safe, friendly environment for international students from all over the world to pursue their academic goals. Parents know that New Zealand gives their children opportunities they would not have had at home and the chance to develop passions in a supportive environment.

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German Students
German students, did you know that you can now use New Zealand’s qualifications to gain entry to German universities?

Most German universities will now accept a pass in NCEA level 3 (National Certificate of Achievement) instead of Abitur.

If you plan to gain this qualification you would need to make this clear to us when you enrol so that we can help you choose a suitable course of study.