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Student Accommodation
The school offers twin share accommodation with ensuite facilities. The rooms are large and well equipped, including a mini-fridge, direct dial phone and a computer.
The rooms are serviced once a week, and linen and towels are provided. You can apply for a single room, however there are fewer of these available and they will incur an additional cost. Our student accommodation has recently been rated as four stars plus by Qualmark, the highest level accredited to an educational institution in New Zealand at the time of the award.
All student accomodation contain the following amenities:
Heaters
- Towelling
- Bedding
- Computer
- Desk
- Bathroom
- Bins
- Kettle
- Fridge
- 2 cups, 2 spoons, 2 glasses
- Tea towel, dish cloth
- Bed side cabinets
- 2 chest of draws
- Walk in wardrobe
- Curtains
Leisure Facilities
PIHMS boasts excellent recreational facilities, including:
• Heated swimming pool
• Tennis court
• Gymnasium
• Indoor squash court
• Beach volleyball court
• Basketball court
• Student lounge with pool tables and table tennis
• Opposite the school is an 18 bay floodlit golf driving range
and a 9 hole par 3 golf course
• Sporting equipment - Lots of our students get involved with local team sports such as cricket, rugby,basketball, netball, badminton and squash.
Leisure Activities
Nestled between the majestic Mount Taranaki and wild and scenic West Coast, the Taranaki region has many outdoor, sporting, cultural and leisure activities on offer including:
- Surfing
- Windsurfing
- Skiing
- Snowboarding
- Rugby
- Cricket
- Golf
- Netball
- Basketball
- Music Festivals
- Restaurants, Bars, Cafés and Nite Clubs
- Museums
- Art Galleries
- Famous gardens and parks
- Shopping
For further details of leisure and recreational activities see the following websites: www.taranakinz.org
www.newplymouthnz.com
Educational Facilities
On our campus we have created a quality learning centre that includes:
• Lecture rooms with modern educational learning environments
• Computer training laboratory
• Meeting rooms
• Learning centre/Library
• Reception/Business Centre
• Housekeeping office
• Fully operating laundry
• Teaching and commercial kitchens
• Fine-dining and Bistro Restaurants
• Fully operational bars
Support Services
The school is committed to assisting all students as per guidelines in the Ministry of Education’s Code of Practice of Pastoral Care of International Students. Copies of this code can be viewed on the Ministry of Education website: www.minedu.govt.nz.
As a signatory to the Code of Practice of Pastoral Care of International Students (2003), PIHMS has developed the PIHMS Code of Practice for Pastoral Care. As part of a NZQA audit in May 2007 it was confirmed that PIHMS had met all requirements of the Code (please click here to access the attached letter from the Ministry of Education Code Administrator)
Support services available include:
• Counselling
• Career development
• Job placement
• Learning support
• English Language support