Palmerston North Campus
ETC is Palmerston North’s largest English language school. The spacious campus has 15 classrooms, 3 computer suites with free internet access, 2 student lounges, a student library and 2 kitchens equipped with cooking facilities and free tea and coffee. The recreation space offers table tennis and a pool table. Balconies overlooking an inner city park and the main shopping and restaurant district are great for relaxing with classmates and have outdoor furniture so students can relax and socialise outside of class time. ETC Palmerston North is one of a few internationally selected Pre IELTS Testing Centres where students are able to trial IELTS reading and listening tests without any cost. The ETC student card gives free access to public transport around Palmerston North.
Palmerston North
City
Known as New Zealand’s Student City, Palmerston North has a population of over 88,000. Massey University’s main campus is located here. The city has excellent high schools and other tertiary institutes. The city is in Manawatu, the centre of the North Island, with close proximity to Wellington (150 km; 2 hours by car), the famous Tongariro National Park ski fields and Lake Taupo (270 km; 3 hours by car), New Zealand’s Art Deco capital, Napier (2 hours by car), and rural Taranaki (3 hours by car). There are transport links (road, bus, and plane) to popular tourist centres further afield such as Auckland, Christchurch and Queenstown for weekend travel. Surrounding Palmerston North city you will find beautiful farmland blended with walking tracks in the Tararua and Ruahine Ranges. There is a citywide cycle track and local beaches are 30 minutes (by car) away.
