WELCOME TO WAITAKERE COLLEGE, WAITAKERE CITY, WEST AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND!
Waitakere College warmly welcomes International students to our large multi-cultural West Auckland secondary school. We have students from over 65 different cultures in our school and we celebrate diversity.
We have an International Department to provide you with a safe, friendly family homestay environment and a high quality education.
Mark Shanahan Principal
Chris Poland Deputy Principal Director of International Students
Frances Thyberg Student & Homestay Coordinator
We have our own staff to meet you at the airport, take you to meet your host family and help make your stay in New Zealand a happy time.
Waitakere College provides translators to help with communication in a range of different languages.
On arrival we assess each student’s English skills and future plans for university study so that students can be placed in a course which best meets their needs.
Waitakere College is a signatory to the Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students, as required by the NZ Ministry of Education.
Contact details
Chris Poland Deputy Principal Director of International Students Phone +64 9 838 7890