General Description
Roll: 1000, Year Established: 1971, Co-ed, Uniform, Years 9-13.
Newlands College provides an excellent education as a foundation for tertiary study. Teachers have outstanding knowledge of their subject. The relationships between teachers and pupils are based on mutual respect and encourage learning.
The school is situated in the Wellington suburb of Newlands which is a safe, thriving community. We welcome a diverse international student population from around the world.
The school has many strengths, outstanding amongst which are: the quality and commitment of the staff, the excellence of pastoral care and the range and quality of activities available.
Newlands College is in Wellington, the capital city and major provider of tertiary education. Classrooms and buildings are of a high standard with a number of brand new teaching facilities. The school has 50 acres of grounds, a large recreation centre and modern specialist teaching areas.

International Students
The college is pleased to be a signatory of the Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students.

Academic Programme
There is a large choice of courses and options to cater for individual student needs from Years 9-13. Extension and enrichment programmes help students to excel. Newlands College has a very high level of academic success. Many international students have gained scholarships and most gain entrance into university courses of their choice. High quality teaching, close individual care, attention and opportunities for personal development, help pupils to enjoy their time at our school.

Co-curricular Programme
Drama, music and sport are all popular co-curricular activities. The arts faculty provide for a number of groups.
Choirs, orchestra and individual instrumental tuition are available for students. There are also opportunities to perform in dramatic productions.
Newlands College offers badminton, basketball, squash, volleyball, dragonboating, rugby, football and more than twenty other sports. Many students from our school have been chosen for Wellington representative teams in their chosen sport, and some have received national honours.

Student Welfare and Homestay
All students who are homestayed by the College are met at the airport by the Homestay Counsellor. She continues to meet regularly with each student to give guidance and to help them adjust to living with a local family.
Our homestay families are carefully selected and monitored to ensure the students have a positive experience.

English Language Support
Qualified and experienced teachers work with students in groups or individually. Students also have extra support within the classroom should this be necessary. We have staff who can speak European or Asian languages including Chinese, Japanese and Korean.

Tuition Fees
Annual fees for students enrolling in 2010 are $11,500. Accommodation costs $220 per week. There is a non-refundable administration fee of $1,000. Extra costs for school trips, uniform etc. should be allowed for.
Enquiries: overseasdean@newlands.school.nz

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