Program Overview

Introduction to the Confucius Institute

The Confucius Institute at Victoria University of Wellington is a school-based Chinese learning hub approved and funded by Xiamen University and coordinated by the University's Confucius Institute.

Confucius Classrooms

Confucius Classrooms are school-based Chinese learning hubs that provide supervision and support to individual schools or school clusters in the Wellington region. The host school will be eligible for establishment funding from Xiamen University and further annual funding for school or cluster projects related to Chinese language and culture.

Participating Schools

The following schools currently participate in the Confucius Classrooms program:

• Wellington College
• Wanganui High School
• Wellington Girls' College
• Western Heights High School
• Te Kura Kaupapa Motuhake O Tawhiuau, Murupara
• Tauranga Intermediate School
• Wellington East Girls' College
• Samuel Marsden Collegiate School
• Te Aro School

School Profiles

Wellington College

Wellington College first started teaching Chinese in 1996 and currently has over 100 students learning Chinese. The school achieved outstanding results in Chinese learning, sending a student to China to represent New Zealand in the International Chinese Speech Competition.

Wanganui High School

Since 1995, when Chinese classes began at Wanganui High school, more than 1000 students have taken classes in Chinese. For nearly ten years, it has conducted regular exchanges with Xuzhou No 17 Middle School. Students participated successfully in the National Speech Competition and are also offered opportunities to go to China.

Program Details

The Confucius Institute provides programme development support to the Confucius Classrooms, including:

• Mandarin language programme
• Confucius Classrooms
• Principals' delegation to China
• Student camp to China
• Language learning and cultural resources
• Chinese language courses
• Chinese language proficiency tests
• NZ–China scholarships
• "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition
• New Zealand Chinese Song Contest
• Calligraphy competition
• Colouring Competition NZCLW
• Discover China! workshops
• Mandarin Corner
• New Zealand Chinese Language Week

Faculties

Victoria University of Wellington has the following faculties:

• Architecture and Design Innovation
• Business and Government
• Education, Health, and Psychological Sciences
• Graduate Research
• Humanities and Social Sciences
• Law
• Science and Engineering

Campuses

The university has the following campuses:

• Kelburn Campus
• Pipitea Campus
• Te Aro Campus
• Auckland Premises