There are a number of pre-school options to choose from, including kindergarten and playcentre, as well as a number of private early childhood centres.
While class names have changed, children still follow the school system from primary to intermediate and then onto secondary school.
Education continues to be nominally free at all state schools in New Zealand.
There are now four terms in the school year.
The National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) has replaced School Certificate, Sixth Form Certificate and Bursary.
Here are a growing number of tertiary choices back home, from university to polytechnic to on-the-job industry training.
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