International Students

Hawera High School encourages international fee-paying students and provides them with a quality, full secondary school programme. In addition students will receive between four and eight hours per week of English Language tutoring in small groups by an experienced tutor (ESOL) as appropriate.

All students will be guided and assisted by the International Students' Dean and the Director of International Students. Hawera High School finds extremely suitable homestay placings for students and there is a Homestay Co-ordinator to assist with any homestay difficulties.

Overall all international students have full access to all the curricular, co-curricular and guidance facilities of Hawera High School.

Our surrounding area is one of the most beautiful in the country and the region offers many activities (both cultural and sporting) to make a stay at our school a full and satisfying time.

Hawera High School is a school of some 850 students that has served the town of Hawera and the South Taranaki district for eighty years. A school with a substantial roll, it is able to offer a wide range of subject choices.

The community is predominantly bicultural, European and Maori, represented primarily by Nga Ruahine, Ngati Ruanui and Taurahere (Maori from outside the Taranaki region). The community is enriched by the presence of a small proportion of diverse ethnic groups.

The town of Hawera has a population of some 8,000 people. It is very well appointed with a good-sized business district. Numerous clubs, facilities and organisations exist to provide for the community’s strong sporting and cultural traditions. CLICK HERE to see our location.

Choosing Hawera High School as your International Education destination will provide you with:

• a quality education
• the opportunity to achieve your academic goals
• guidance in your subject choices and future career
• personal support system which focuses on you as an individual
• access to a wide range of sporting choices
• a quality homestay with a supportive family
• advice and help with immigration and enrolment procedures
• regular school contact with your family in your home country

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