Our Education

Why come to New Zealand? Because we have the best results for English speaking countries in the world according to the OECD Excellent quality and value for money Why come to Wellington? It is the best city for international students according to the New Zealand Ministry of Education. Watch a video.	click on this map to visit WellingtonNZ.com

Why Queen Margaret College? 

• New Zealand offers the best English speaking education in the world according to international research done by the OECD 
• Queen Margaret College is one of the best schools in New Zealand with excellent academic, sporting and cultural results   
• We are in the centre of the best city for international students according to research by the New Zealand government    
• We offer both the NCEA and the International Baccalaureate which is ideally suited to international students 
• We are a girls' school and research shows girls do best in girls' schools.
• Our school is small enough that it is easy to make friends. All teachers know students well and have time to help them individually. Classes are small - on average 14 students per class in the senior school 
• We are also global and international - our school is very vibrant and dynamic - we have 50 nationalities at our school and lots of exchanges and interesting visitors 
• Our brother school Scots College is only 10 minutes away and we do lots together including the same curriculum so we offer the best of single-sex and co-education  
• We provide a wide range of interesting and different subjects  
• We have strong connections and exchanges with our sister schools around the world: Australia, Chile, USA, Japan, Singapore, Scotland and England.
• We have a Christian philosophy that does not exist in state schools and we welcome students of all faiths.  In Religious Education students learn about all religions and cultures and discuss major life questions that face all peoples
• Excellent student support  
• Great EOTC (Education Outside the Classroom)