Political system of New Zealand and Education.

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New Zealand is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. Though New Zealand is an independent state the British Queen is the head of state there, so, the country is a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy. Its form of government reflects its historical link with Great Britain. The Queen is represented by the governor-general. Like in Great Britain, the Parliament represents the legislative branch though the Parliament in New Zealand has only one chamber, the House of Representatives. There are 120 members and they are elected by the people.

The main political parties are the National Party and the Labour Party. The leader of the party that has the majority of seats in the House becomes prime minister. He appoints ministers, heads of the formal Executive Council and the informal but influential Cabinet.

The British monarch appoints the governor-general who is part of the Executive Council. New Zealand has no written single constitutional document. The Constitution Act of 1986 determines the distribution of powers: legislative, executive and judicial.

Primary Education

New Zealand education, which has been ranked 7^th best in the world, follows the model of primary schools, secondary schools and tertiary education. From age 6 to 16, education is both compulsory and free (although course materials are not). In an unusual twist, a pupil living over 5 kilometers from their nearest school may opt for distance learning. Most children enter primary school at age 5 where they remain for 6 years.

Middle Education

The primary education program merges into middle school in different ways. Children may remain on at their primary school for grades 7 and 8, or complete these 2 years at bridging intermediate school (stream “a”). Alternatively they may go directly on to junior secondary school where they spend 4 years (stream “b”).

Secondary Education

Students who followed either version of stream “a” complete their last 5 years at secondary schools, while stream “b” spend the last 3 of these at senior secondary school. This unusual composite model is designed to accommodate varying structural capacity in city and rural areas. Sparsely populated areas may have only primary and secondary schools, while city folk may have the benefit of all 4 tiers. In the end though, the outcomes are the same, and the same high teaching standards prevail.

Vocational Education

New Zealand is well served by nearly 40 industry training organizations under the aegis of the industry training act. Unusually, these are financed by a combination of state funding and contributions from trade and industry. They purchase capacity blocks from accredited service providers in advance. The actual training is increasingly being provided in the workplace. Outputs include both apprenticeships for youth, and re-training for adults of all ages.

Tertiary Education

The country is well endowed with a combination of 8 universities and a variety of teacher training colleges. There are in addition a number of private training establishments that fill gaps in the state system, for example in practical business, computing, health care, and hospitality skills. 
The oldest tertiary institution is the University of Otago founded in 1869 and illustrated here. It has approximately 22,000 students enrolled, and is considered academically second only  to the larger University of Auckland.

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Questions:

What kind of country is New Zealand?

Who is the head of the state?

What is the political system of New Zealand?

How is the Queen represented?

What is the legislative branch of power?

How many members are there in the House of Representatives?

What are the main political parties?

Who becomes prime minister of the state?

Whom does he appoint?

Who appoints the governor-general?

which of them are TRUE and which are FALSE

Combine all information about political systems of the countries in the table:

Interviewer: Nicole, tell us about the
educational system in New Zealand. For example, how long do students spend in the system? Nicole:Oh,… a long time! Usually about 17 or 18 years if they go to university, interviewer: When did you startschool?
Nicole: At the age of five.
Compulsory education is twelve years — from five to about sixteen, but a lot of children in New Zealandgo to pre-school classes, you know, kindergartens. I went to a kindergarten when I was four and after ayear I went to primary school.
Interviewer: How many years were you at primary school?
Nicole: Five years — from five to ten.
Interviewer: Where did you go after primary school?
Nicole: Well, then I went to an intermediate school, from ten to twelve. Then at twelve we start atsecondary school.
Interviewer: Mmm. When can students leave secondary school?
Nicole: Well, we can leave secondary school at sixteen, but most students stay till they’re eighteen.
Interviewer: Doalotofstudentsgoon to higher education?
Nicole: Yes, I think about fifty per cent of students go into higher education — that’s universities,polytechnics, colleges of education…
Interviewer: Which type of institution did you go to?
Nicole: I went to a college of education because I wanted to be a teacher. I became a primary teacher,so I studied for three years and finished when I was twenty-two.
Interviewer: Do you have to pay for your higher education studies in New Zealand?
Nicole: Yes, we have to pay some of the costs, but not all.
Interviewer: How much does a student have to pay?
Nicole: Oh, it depends. It can be 2,000 dollars or it can be 20,000.
Interviewer: Well, thank you, Nicole.
That was very interesting…

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