Details
Demand
High
Busiest
Feb-Dec
Currency
$
New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
Contract
3-9 months
Normally
Taxes
High
- Summary
- Demand for English teachers is high, but the market is very competitive
- Main TEFL regions
- Christchurch, Auckland, Wellington
- Types of teaching
- Private language schools: General English, Cambridge PET/FCE/CAE, IELTS, High School English
University EFL departments: General English, EAP, IELTS
Study tours: General English, English for Younger Learners - Accommodation
- It’ll be up to you to find a place to live. A room in a shared house will cost about NZ$450 per month in the big cities, while a studio apartment will set you back NZ$750 each month.
- Flight reimbursement
- No
- Salary
- NZ$25-$40 per hour Pay is commensurate with a teacher's qualifications and experience.
- Taxes
- On a starter’s salary, you’ll pay 21% of your earnings as income tax; as a well-qualified teacher earning £40 per hour, it’ll be closer to 24%.
- Cost of living
- The cost of living is low for a western country. A monthly travel pass in Wellington is NZ$312, a beer in a bar is about NZ$6, while if you live frugally, food will cost about NZ$175 each week,
- Potential to save money
- You’re unlikely to save any money when you start out, but with more experience you can earn enough to put some money away each month.
- How much TEFL training is recommended?
- Requirements are similar to Australia: i-to-i’s 100-hour Combined Course will get your career started in small private language institutes, but to teach at the bigger schools and truly advance your career, you’ll need a CELTA or an MA in TESOL.
- Common teaching conditions
- As in other English-speaking countries, you’ll be teaching immigrants who’ve arrived from all over the world.
Be aware…
The big cities have the usual problems with crime, albeit on a smaller scale than other big western cities. In fact, the biggest annoyance is boy racers screeching around in modified Japanese cars!
