$14500 per year

administration fee $1000 (upon application)

Homestay accommodation, as prescribed under the Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students.

Homestays $285 per week.

Villa Maria College strives to create a family-like atmosphere for our International Students. We have a team of three dedicated staff who expertly care for the girls’ academic and social needs. We also have our very own ‘Buddy Programme’ which sees each international girl teamed up with a kiwi student who takes a special interest in their lives and becomes their friend. Teaching staff have received in-service Cultural Intelligence (CQ) training.

We take care of our students’ language needs and provide them with individual language support programmes. All International students are tested on arrival for language proficiency and offered programmes to assist them with their English speaking, reading, and writing.

Villa offers over 30 different sporting opportunities including: badminton, volleyball, netball, football, swimming, water polo, cycling and hockey. Our hockey team has been consistently currently ranked within the top four in New Zealand. Equine studies is offered as an academic subject.
We have many musical opportunities for our students. They can take part in the Junior or Senior Orchestras, the Jazz Band or one of our three choirs ranging from the junior choir through to the elite senior choir. In 2014, our senior choir won a gold medal at the New Zealand National Schools’ Competition.
Musical tuition in small groups is also offered to our students along with numerous opportunities to perform in festivals and competitions. International students are welcome to join Kapa Haka or Pasifika performance groups. Villa Maria College produces a major musical production every year in conjunction with a local Catholic Boys’ School.
Drama can also be taken as a senior subject choice for students.

students are required to complete an enrolment document, submit a (translated) copy of their most recent school report, and a piece of writing telling us about themselves and their motive for wanting to study at Villa and to live in Christchurch. Skype interviews can be arranged, if necessary. Students are required to have an intermediate level of English. If on assessment, the student’s English skills are not adequate for her to study at Villa Maria, she may be required to attend an intensive English language course (or private institution) before beginning her course at the College.

Known as the Garden City, Christchurch is a top 10 world city (Lonely Planet, 2013), and voted 2nd by the New York Times in 2014. It has the fastest growing economy in NZ due to a recent $40 billion investment that has attracted international companies offering centres of excellence. Christchurch is serviced by outstanding tertiary providers such as the University of Canterbury, Lincoln University, and the ARA institute of Canterbury.

The region holds a unique blend of scenery offering ski fields, surf breaks, beaches and rivers, cycle ways and walking tracks, all within an hour of the city. The South Island is the epi-centre of world adventure tourism. Within a relatively short distance of the city you can be white water rafting, sailing, swimming with dolphins, whale watching, jet-boating, parapenting, or relax and go punting on the Avon River. If you are looking to try something different, the Christchurch Adventure Park has recently opened and offers some of the best downhill mountain biking in the Southern Hemisphere.

All students are encouraged to strive for excellence and we offer a broad curriculum which prepares students for University and other tertiary institutions. We are extremely proud of our reputation as a top performing college for girls. Our NCEA results are consistently within the top four Christchurch schools. With a highly-qualified and dedicated team of staff, we make every effort to design academic programmes that suit each International student.