Early Childhood Education
There are multiple ECE centres around the Westland District. Below are a few of the ones in Hokitika, note that this is not a complete listing for the district.
Kaniere Playcentre — Playcentre in Kaniere
Kidsfirst Kindergartens Hokitika — Kindergarten in Hokitika
Active Explorers Hokitika — Education and Childcare Centre in Hokitika
The Childrens House @ Kindy Korner
Primary and Secondary School Education
The Westland District has 12 primary/secondary schools which cater for multiple age groups.
Westland Community of Learning —
The Westland Community of Learning is a group of 9 schools consisting of:
Haast School, Fox Glacier School, Franz Josef Glacier School, Whataroa School, Ross School, Kokatahi-Kowhitirangi
School, Kaniere School, St. Mary’s School, and Westland High School. Further information can be found here.
Further Education — Local
- Tai Poutini Polytechnic — based on the West Coast
Further Education — Distance/Correspondence
Note that this is only a small list of distance learning opportunities in New Zealand.
- Information on Distance Learning — NZ Govt
- Open Polytechnic
- Massey University
- University of Waikato
- University of Canterbury
- University of Otago
- Lincoln University
- Southern Institute of Technology
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