Elite School of Beauty and Spa

PROFILE ELITE SCHOOL OF BEAUTY AND SPA

locationNew Zealand

Established in 1973

Year of Establishment

Elite School of Beauty and Spa is a New Zealand private training establishment focused on beauty therapy and spa therapy training. It offers NZQA recognised programmes from Level 3 to Level 5, plus optional international industry certification exams. For international students, it provides study support and recommends homestay accommodation to help you settle into New Zealand life

ACHIEVEMENTS

Elite traces its origins to the first institution to offer professional beauty therapy training in New Zealand, established in 1973, and it continues to deliver industry focused training across multiple campuses. Its programmes are delivered under Yoobee Colleges Ltd, with qualifications issued by Yoobee Colleges Ltd, an NZQA Category 2 registered provider. Training includes practical learning environments such as fully equipped spa rooms and exposure to industry standard products.

  1. Origins date back to 1973, linked to New Zealand’s earliest professional beauty therapy training provider.
  2. Qualifications are issued by Yoobee Colleges Ltd, an NZQA Category 2 registered provider.
  3. Practical training includes fully equipped spa rooms and use of industry products such as Pure Fiji and Tuel.

FACILITIES

Elite delivers hands on training with practical beauty learning spaces designed to reflect real workplace conditions. Students train in practical environments including spa style rooms and learning spaces supported by student services. Facilities vary by campus but are structured for applied practice and theory learning.

  1. Practical spa rooms, Auckland Campus
  2. Practical spa rooms, Hamilton Campus
  3. Practical spa rooms, Wellington Campus
  4. Classrooms and theory learning spaces, Auckland Campus
  5. Classrooms and theory learning spaces, Hamilton Campus
  6. Classrooms and theory learning spaces, Wellington Campus

LOCATION

Queen Street Auckland Campus

Level 3, 360 Queen Street, Auckland 1010, New Zealand

Hamilton Campus

Level 1, 44 Bryce Street, Hamilton, New Zealand

Wellington Campus

Level 6, 18 Willis Street, Wellington, New Zealand

INTAKE & PROGRAMMED OFFERED

Intake

PRE UNIVERSITY

January February March April May June July August September October November December

IELTS: 5.5

UNDERGRADUATE

January February March April May June July August September October November December

IELTS: NA

POST GRADUATE

January February March April May June July August September October November December

IELTS: NA

Programmes

List of all certificate programmes

  1. Certificate in Skincare and Makeup Services, NZQA Level 3
  2. Certificate in Beauty Therapy, NZQA Level 4

List of all diploma programmes

  1. Diploma in Beauty and Spa Therapy, NZQA Level 5

List of other programmes

  1. CIDESCO international exam option

TUITION FEE & LIVING COST

TUITION FEE

APPLICATION FEE

NA

PRE UNIVERSITY

UNDER GRADUATE

POSTGRADUATE

NZD 15,225 to 27,300 per programme

NA

NA

Living Cost

Approximately NZD 1,667 per month for courses shorter than 1 year

ACCOMODATION

off-campus
Homestay arranged through UP Education accommodation services

A homestay means living with a New Zealand family and is recommended for at least the first three months to help you settle in. It can support safety and local orientation while you adjust to study and life in New Zealand.

  1. Homestay placement fee (one off): NZD 350
  2. Homestay replacement fee (one off, if applicable): NZD 250
  3. Standard homestay full board: NZD 440 per week