New Zealand School of Tourism

PROFILE NEW ZEALAND SCHOOL OF TOURISM

locationNew Zealand

Established in 1985

Year of Establishment

New Zealand School of Tourism (NZST) is a private tertiary education provider in New Zealand focused on travel and tourism training, offering NZQA Level 3 to Level 6 certificate and diploma programmes. It offers practical, industry-oriented learning across travel and tourism and flight attending and aviation, with course start dates across multiple New Zealand campuses in 2026. Benefits highlighted for students include small class sizes, practical training opportunities, study tours, job fairs, and access to domestic and international internships depending on the programme.

ACHIEVEMENTS

NZST highlights applied learning and employability-oriented activities such as industry recruitment links, internships, job fairs, study tours, and practical aviation training environments, with course delivery across multiple campuses and intakes.

  1. Close relationships with employers who recruit for hospitality, tourism, and airline roles.
  2. Practical flight-attendant style training environment at Auckland Airport campus including multiple aviation training assets.
  3. Small class sizes (around 22 students) listed as a course feature in multiple programmes.
  4. Study tours included as a special feature in tourism programmes.
  5. Job fairs and internships promoted as part of diploma-level study features.

FACILITIES

NZST describes learning facilities that support practical training, especially for flight attending and aviation, plus campus-based delivery across several cities. Facilities information is most explicit for the Auckland Airport campus, which is described as having a real-flight training environment. These facilities support hands-on learning and simulation-based practice for aviation-focused training.

  1. Boeing 747 cabin trainer, in NZST Auckland Airport
  2. Full Boeing 737 aircraft cabin, in NZST Auckland Airport
  3. A320 cabin trainer, in NZST Auckland Airport
  4. Air evacuation slides, in NZST Auckland Airport
  5. Life rafts, in NZST Auckland Airport
  6. Airline firefighting simulator, in NZST Auckland Airport

LOCATION

NZST Auckland City

NZST Auckland City Level 6, 360 Queen Street, Auckland

NZST Auckland Airport

NZST Auckland Airport, 3 Leonard Isitt Drive, Auckland

NZST Christchurch

NZST Christchurch, 573 Colombo Street, Christchurch

NZST Hamilton

NZST Hamilton, 94 Tristram Street, Hamilton

NZST Wellington

NZST Wellington, 2 Bunny Street, Level 3, West Wing, Wellington Railway Station, Wellington

INTAKE & PROGRAMMED OFFERED

Intake

PRE UNIVERSITY

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

IELTS: 6.0

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. New Zealand Certificate in Tourism, Aviation and Travel (Level 3)
  2. Certificate in Flight Attending and Aviation (Level 4)
  3. New Zealand Certificate in Tourism (Level 4)

List of all diploma programmes

  1. Diploma in Tourism and Travel Management (Level 5)
  2. Diploma in Tourism and Travel Management (Level 6)

TUITION FEE & LIVING COST

TUITION FEE

APPLICATION FEE

NZD 300

PRE UNIVERSITY

UNDER GRADUATE

POSTGRADUATE

NA

NA

NA

Living Cost

Approximately NZD 1,667 per month including accommodation.

ACCOMODATION

off-campus
NZST guidance

NZST’s international student support guidance describes common off-campus options such as homestay, boarding, flatting, and private rentals, and encourages students to arrange accommodation early.

  1. Homestay (with a local family)
  2. Boarding (renting a room in a house)
  3. Flatting (shared rental with other people)
  4. Private rental (renting your own place)