Students work as hard as they can to ensure a place in a university or other tertiary institution. New Zealand has a similar system to your country. If you want to get into a professional course at the best university then your examination marks at Year 13 must be excellent. When there are a lot more applicants than places then the university itself sets the entry standard, although a few places are usually set aside for International Students. Usually you should aim to get what we call a University Bursary at year 13 to enter university, although some students are accepted without a University Bursary.
Polytechnics have a great variety of excellent courses.
Usually you do not need a University Bursary to go to a Polytechnic although high marks in some subjects are required. It seems probable that International Students will be required to achieve a certain standard in English before they are accepted into a New Zealand University. At Middleton Grange we will do all we can to help you achieve that standard. We have a total of 50 International fee-paying students. We choose only a limited number of international students each year and always have more applications than places.