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Auckland is New Zealand’s biggest city. Beautiful Auckland gives you a good balance of nature and city life. Being a multi-ethnic city, Auckland offers an inclusive environment where students from around the world can learn and experience different cultures. With Auckland’s diverse communities, exciting outdoor activities, and cultural activities, the city offers a great lifestyle full of unique opportunities!
Our campus is located in the heart of Auckland CBD – a 5-minute walk from Britomart (a central hub with train station, bus stops, restaurants and shops). Our campus features facilities such as multi-use event centre, mock cabin and hotel room, and a café! Crown also arranges a range of exciting activities that all students can participate in, such as Sports Days, Language Weeks, and other festive events!
Crown offers NZQA qualified programmes from Level 3 to Level 5 (certificate to diploma level). Additionally, Crown offers special programmes that focuses on experiential earning that include a mixture of classroom learning and internships. It will allow you to acquire vocational knowledge, improve your English, and gain understanding of the workplace.
Crown offers NZQA qualified programmes from Level 3 to Level 5 (certificate to diploma level). Additionally, Crown offers special programmes that focuses on experiential learning that include a mixture of classroom learning and internships. It will allow you to acquire vocational knowledge, improve your English, and gain understanding of the workplace.
We are an NZQA Category 3 registered and accredited school. You can read more here.
International students must meet the requirements of the appropriate visa to study in New Zealand. If an international student is wanting to study for less than 12 weeks, a visitor visa can be used to enter and study in New Zealand. If an international student is wanting to study for more than 12 weeks, a student visa will be needed to enter and study in New Zealand. It is important to apply for the necessary visa type as soon as possible as the application process may take a number of weeks to process.
To apply for a student visa, an international student must first be enrolled in an accepted course at a certified educational institution. Once accepted, the student can apply for the visa via an online application form found on the Immigration New Zealand webpage. Some documents that are required for the student visa application include offer of place, receipt of tuition fees paid, passport photos, among other important items. Please click on the link below for more information on visa application.
https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/apply-for-a-visa
It is a New Zealand Government requirement that all International students should have appropriate medical and travel insurance, this can be arranged through the educational institute or by students themselves. If the student chooses to arrange insurance themselves, they must provide a copy of their insurance documents to Crown so admin staff can advise if the insurance cover is sufficient.
Crown can arrange high quality insurance for international students via Uni-Care prior to their arrival into New Zealand. Uni-Care’s NZ STUDENT PLAN protects students and their families as students are insured and have the reassurance of knowing they are protected by New Zealand’s most experienced and respected provider of insurance for International Students. Applying for Uni-Care’s insurance can be done through Crown which can save time and confusion for any international student wanting to study in New Zealand. A quick and free quotation can also be provided via the Uni-Care website!
Pursuant to NZ government student fee protection requirements, the full value of your outstanding fees is protected in an approved trust fund. Trustee: HMT Group.
1. Courses of three months or more
If the course is of three months duration or more and the withdrawal occurs up to the end of the tenth working day after the first day on which Crown requires you to attend the classes, you will be entitled to receive a full refund less a deduction for costs incurred by Crown, up to a maximum of 25% of fees paid (if entering NZ on a Crown visa) or up to 10% of tuition fees for the cancelled weeks (if not entering NZ on a Crown visa).
If your visa is declined before entering New Zealand and you have paid all tuition fees, your fees will be refunded in full, less NZD 250 (Course Registration Fee).
(As per section 235A (1) (a) and (b) of the Education Act and as set out in the Education (Refund Requirements for International Students) Notice 2012)
2. Courses of five weeks or more but less than three months
If the course is of five weeks or more but less than three months and the withdrawal occurs up to the end of the fifth day after the start of the course, you will be entitled to receive a full refund less a deduction for costs incurred by Crown, up to a maximum of 25%.
3. Courses shorter than 5 weeks
If your course is shorter than 5 weeks, you may withdraw up until the end of the second day and receive a refund of at least 50% of any amount paid. However, if two days constitutes the full amount of tuition paid for by the student, the PTE may retain 100 per cent of the payment
4. If you cancel all or part of your course after the refund period, you will not be entitled to a refund and Crown may retain 100% of tuition fees for the cancelled weeks.
5. The refund period ends at 5:00 pm on the tenth working day of your course. If you cancel your course within the refund period, you must return in good condition any textbooks and equipment you have received.
6. Cancellation of your course in the event of financial problems at Crown: The full value of your outstanding tuition fees is protected in an audited trust fund. In the unlikely event that Crown could not deliver your course, you would receive a full refund of all outstanding fees, or have these transferred to one of our partner institutions to enable you to complete your course.
7. All withdrawals, cancellations and course change requests must be received by Crown in writing. Cancellation and course change forms are available from Student Services, Crown Institute, 3rd floor, 80 Anzac Avenue, Auckland (info@crown.ac.nz)
8. If your fee was received by Crown from a Crown retailer then any refund will be made to that Crown retailer. Unused homestay fees may be refunded directly to you.
9. If you pay by Credit Card (either directly or through a Crown retailer) and cancel your course, the refund amount will have the merchant fee deduction included.
Homestays are a great way to introduce an international student to the New Zealand lifestyle. Students will be exposed to the Kiwi culture and it can be one of the ways to improve English ability and get involved more locally. Crown will arrange homestay arrangement for each individual international student, considering personal accommodation requirements such as medical conditions, allergies, hobbies, among others to find the best match between student and homestay family. The two different types of homestay accommodation Crown provides is called Homestay and HomestayPlus. Although there are other accommodation options that you can arrange individually, we recommend using Crown homestay to simplify the whole process. Transfer between airport and homestay is also available.
*All Crown homestay options include internet, 2 meals on weekdays, and 3 meals on weekends.
*Homestay arrival/departure is Friday – Sunday only
*HomestayPlus includes private bathroom
