Can I work on a Student Visa?

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Yes, Students are allowed to work up to 20 hours per week during the term and up to 40 hours per week during term breaks. This is allowed because NSLS is a Category 1 provider. Our students works in, for example, restaurants, bars, hotels, visitor centres and rest-homes to supplement their income. Work experience improves their confidences and English abilities. The minimum wage is $17.70 per hour.

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What are the Benefits of Studying in a Category 1 School?

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1. Student Visa Work Rights: If students study with us for 14 weeks or longer, their student visa will automatically allow them to get a part-time job during term and to get a full-time job during the holiday period. 2. Pathway Student Visa: We are one of the Pathway Education Providers. A Pathway Student Visa allows an international student to undertake a progression of up to three consecutive programmes of study with selected education providers on a single visa. The visa will be valid up to a maximum of five years. 3. NZQA Recognized Quality: We feel the Category 1 status of NSLS reflects the professionalism of all staff and the high level of academic achievement that our students attain.

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What is Fees Free Tertiary Education?

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New Zealand students will be able to chase their dreams fees-free from January 2018 thanks to the New Zealand Government’s new tertiary education policy.

North Shore Language School is eligible to offer the first year of tertiary study to New Zealand students free of charge.

This is the first step in the government’s stated intent to extend this policy to two years of fees-free study by 2021 and three years by 2024

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Does NSLS provide Student Loan and Allowance?

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All domestic NZCEL & NZCLT students studying at NSLS can apply for student loan and allowances.

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What is Pathway Student Visa?

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We are one of the Pathway Education Providers. A Pathway Student Visa allows an international student to undertake a progression of up to three consecutive programmes of study with selected education providers on a single visa. The visa will be valid up to a maximum of five years.

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What is a Category 1 School?

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In the most recent review, NZQA reported they are ‘Highly Confident in the Educational Performance of NSLS’. This makes us a Category 1 provider. This was awarded to NSLS by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority in 2010, 2014 and again in 2018. This is an achievement that we are very proud of and we feel it reflects the professionalism of all staff and the high level of academic achievement that our students attain.

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What are the Other Benefits of Studying at NSLS?

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1. All Native English teachers
2. Small Students in Class (8 - 12 Students)
3. 100% Approved Student Visa School
4. Competitive Tuition Fee
5. Good enviroment on North Shore: We also pride ourselves on providing a warm, friendly, family-like atmosphere in which all students can happily learn. 6. Eligible for Fees Free Tertiary Education: North Shore Language School is eligible to offer the first year of tertiary study to New Zealand students free of charge. 7. Student Loan and Allowances: All domestic NZCEL & NZCLT students studying at NSLS can apply for student loan and allowances. 8. Consistently Very High Completion Rates: The completion rates for the NZCEL Programmes and the Certificate in TESOL are consistently very high (between 92 and 97 per cent) and well exceed sector medians (NZQA EER Report, 2018).

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What is the Completion Rate of NSLS?

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The completion rates for the NZCEL Programmes and the Certificate in TESOL are consistently very high (between 92 and 97 per cent) and well exceed sector medians (NZQA EER Report, 2018).

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