Whitireia Community Polytechnic-Porirua, Wellington(Polytechnics)
Established in 1986, Whitireia is a wholly-owned Crown entity subsidiary company of NZIST, known for its high student success rates and culturally diverse student body. Every year we train over 4,900 students who study at one of our contemporary campuses in Porirua, Wellington, and Auckland.
We offer a range programmes of study at certificate, diploma, degree, postgraduate and Master’s levels. Our programmes have been developed in conjunction with industry to offer excellent applied qualifications. Our NZQA Highly Confident rating for educational performance and capability in self-assessment makes Whitireia a Category 1 institution.
Whitireia is named after the Whitireia maunga (mountain) of Titahi Bay – the mountain that Ngāti Toa identify with, the highest mountain in their rohe.
Learning together. Transforming lives. Te ako ngātahi. Te whakaahua kētanga o te tangata
We are known for our distinctiveness (Ahureitanga) and we have special relationships with local Iwi: WelTec with Te Ātiawa and Whitireia with Ngāti Toa. Together, we are more than the sum of our parts.
Together, will lead and illuminate our communities through tertiary education.Overview
- Whitireia New Zealand, previously called Whitireia Community Polytechnic and Parumoana Community College, is a government-owned and funded tertiary education institute in New Zealand.
- Institute Type: Polytechnics
- Institute Website: https://www.whitireia.ac.nz/
- Institute Country: New Zealand
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