We welcome applicants from New Zealand who would like to apply for a place here at Christ's College. We also welcome teachers and guidance counselors at schools in New Zealand to get in touch if you have questions about supporting students from your school who would like to apply to Christ's College.

International Webinars

International Webinars

Each year we run the Christ's International Webinars in July. See the international webinars page and note that you can register interest so that you receive an email when booking opens. 

From February until August we also run our regular webinars (such as Christ's College: A look at the Grounds and Facilities). We deliberately vary the times of these so that you should find that there are opportunities that work for your time zone - don't be put off by the ones that are in the middle of the night for you!
 

Entry requirements

Our typical entry requirement for students studying the NCEA Level 3 would be based on a majority of Excellences in relevant subjects to be studied. See the subject requirements section of the relevant Christ's subject page. For many courses, a top result in mathematics at the highest academic level will form part of any offer, and this can apply to such courses as Economics, Engineering and Natural Sciences, as well as Mathematics itself. The overall NCEA Level 3 certificate is to be endorsed with Excellence.

Our typical entry requirement for students taking the International Baccalaureate is 42, with 776 at Higher Level. If you are applying for a course that requires maths, you must ensure that you are taking Maths: Analysis and Approaches at Higher Level.

Offers for Mathematics include STEP II and III. Further information about STEP and preparation support is available on the Maths page. 

Most courses also require an Admissions Assessment which, depending on the course, you sit on a specific date in late October / early November or at the time of your interview. 

 

The application deadline

Second Court
 Second Court - there are lots of picture pages

For many applicants in New Zealand, the application deadline is 20 September so that you can be seen in the GMT +7 or more interview scheme, if invited for interview. This will make things a lot easier as the scheme is designed so that we have lots of interview slots at an appropriate time for your time zone. At Christ's we are very happy to admit students interviewed through this scheme.

Notes

There are some exceptions - those students applying for courses not covered by the GMT 7+ scheme will need to be seen in the UK interview scheme, if invited for interview. Please check the full details on the university overseas interviews page, once available to ensure that you apply by the correct deadline for your subject.
 

The application process

There is a page on when to apply and do be aware that it is possible to apply for deferred entry.

We encourage all applicants to read the information about applying on the relevant subject page, as well as the how to apply page and the additional application support well in advance of 20 September, as there are a number of parts to the application procedure which may take time to organise and complete:

  1. There is more than one application form. You first make a UCAS application and then you complete an additional questionnaire called the SAQ.
  2. You will need a referee who can provide a reference and predicted grades for any exams that you have not yet taken.
  3. You may also need to arrange for your school to provide a transcript, which you upload via the SAQ.
  4. If you have a late October / early November Admissions Assessment (needed for about half of the courses), you will need to make sure you are registered for this by the deadline. See details on the Admissions Assessments page.
  5. There are some smaller details that it is worth being aware of, such as the need to upload a photo. 

On 20 September Christ's publishes the current applicants section, which will then support you once you have submitted a valid application.

 

Interviews

Applicants in New Zealand should choose to be interviewed via the GMT+7 or more scheme if your course is covered by it. In the subjects covered by the scheme, there is no disadvantage to being seen by our Overseas Interview team; we receive reports from this team relatively early in the Admissions Cycle, and if a report suggests that some aspect of your application requires urgent clarification, we will arrange to talk to you ourselves by Skype. We do, however, need applicants for other subjects to apply for the UK interview scheme. Please see the international interview page for details of which courses are seen in the GMT+7 scheme and which are not.

 

Finance

Do have a look at our finance section for details of the costs and financial support available. In addition to the university-wide awards from the Cambridge, Commonwealth, European and International Trusts, at Christ's we have Christ’s College International Awards and Christ's Awards.
 

Where can I find out more?

Please also read the page for applicants from New Zealand on the Cambridge University admissions website, and there is a full section for international students on the Christ's website.

You can explore the college online and see lots of pictures to help you to get a sense of it.

You can explore the college online and see lots of pictures to help you to get a sense of it. We have a College map and there are picture pages for First Court, Second Court, Third Court, New Court and the Fellows' Garden, as well as a section on Christ's facilities including pages on the Hall, Canteen, Working Library, Old Library, Law Library, Chapel, Theatre, Common Rooms, Café and Bar, Swimming Pool, Gym, Squash Court, Function Room, Sports Fields and Boathouse. There's a page on accommodation, and 360 degree photography of First Court, The Fellows' Garden, and Third Court.

If you read through some of the student profiles and the student life section, you'll pick up lots of detail about College life.

For your course research we recommend reading the Christ's subject page (and following links from it to the university pages too). It is essential to read this page before making your application as it also has any subject-specific requirements, advice and resources.

We have a university Australian and New Zealand society - you'll be able to find them at the university freshers fair in the first week if you want to.
 

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