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Accommodation chosen by international students
Wendy Reid
from Mount 68%
Roskill Grammar
School talks
to us... HOMESTAY

“At Mount Roskill Grammar School 30% 2%
we celebrate cultural diversity. This
means that studying at our school OWN BOARDING
is like being part of a mini United RELATIVES
Nations. More markets around
the world are discovering that
New Zealand is a safe, welcoming
destination with a student-focused
and flexible education system, and
consistently high student support,
so 2024 saw students enrolled with
us from 17 different countries. International students by age range 2019
The main operating challenges are (2019 and 2024) 2024
students presenting with well-being
issues and less resilience which 60%
mean correct homestay placements
and regular followups are critical.” 50%
www.mrgs.school.nz
40%

30%
Patrick Lau rom
Macleans College 20%
talks to us...
10%
“Macleans College received 2% 11% 19% 25% 51% 61% 29%
international students from about 0% 1% 0% 1%
20 countries last year but China Under 11 11-12 13-14 15-16 17-18
remains the main market for our years years years years years
school with a 50 per cent market
share. International student
enrolments for the past two years Tuition and accommodation fees for a
have been good for our school grade 11 international student (2024)
and we are already full for the
2025 academic year. We have LOWEST AVERAGE HIGHEST
seen increasing student numbers NZ$12,000 NZ$21,293 NZ$41,700
US$7,580
US$13,451
US$26,342
coming from Europe, especially
from France and Spain, besides
our traditional markets of Germany NZ$ 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000
and Italy. Interest in New Zealand
secondary schools remains strong *Converted using currency rates for 01/01/2024
for international students, not just
for Macleans College. And the trend Thank you to the schools who took part in our survey on New Zealand secondary
seems to be positive for 2026.” schools for this issue. A full list of the schools who took part can be found on our
www.macleans.school.nz website: https://studytravel.network/magazine/issues/854

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