Kāpiti College is a co-educational school with 1500 NZ students. Kāpiti College has been offering international education for 30 years and has hosted students from many parts of the world. We are 35 minutes from Wellington and our town is a beach resort known for its temperate climate. The college is meters from the beach and the perfect school for international students to attend. It offers:
• exceptional academic results (recently ranked No 1 NCEA results for co-ed schools in Wellington and in the top 10 for all schools in Wellington)
• outstanding pastoral care
• high quality home stays
• academies for golf and aviation
• a 300 seat sports stadium, state of the art technology facilities
• a strong arts programme which includes dance, drama and fi lm-making as academic subjects
• a $12 million performing arts centre at the college
• highly rated by the government in the ERO report
Kapiti International Golf Insitute
Students will join the Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club and will play for the school and the club. Internationally recognised golf professional Kevin Smith provides individualised and group coaching programmes for international students.
Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club is regarded by many as one of the greatest links courses in the southern hemisphere with its world renowned layout on the undulating dune land of the Kāpiti Coast. The course has hosted the New Zealand Open 12 times. A record unsurpassed by any other course. In 2002 it hosted the worlds number 1 golfer, Tiger Woods.
Kapiti International Aviation Academy
- Before student can fly they have to pass an English test so that the tutor knows they can follow instructions.
- Students can begin flying with a tutor immediately.
- They can fly with a tutor at any age.
- Students can fly solo at 16 years old with approximately 16-20 hours in the air with a tutor.
- There are 6 exams to pass and a medical test to get their PPL. They can begin the exams at any time
Te Raukura Ki Kāpiti Performaing Arts Centre
Kapiti College is renowned as a high school strong in the performing arts.Te Raukura Ki Kāpiti offers modern facilities for the performing arts including:
- The Coastlands Theatre
- The Sir John Trimmer Black Box
- A recording studio
- Practice rooms
- A dance studio with views to Kāpiti Island
They also offers film making courses, with Sir Peter Jackson (director of "Lord of the Rings") being a past student.
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