Education
Links to Ministry of Education and SIT websites highlighting education opportunities in Invercargill.
Introduction to Education in New Zealand
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/NZEducation/EducationPolicies.aspx
Navigation from there is easy: there are detailed sections catering for Parents, Educators, Boards, Students, Researchers and The Ministry.
Find a school in Invercargill
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/Parents/AllAges/SchoolSearch.aspx

Tip: Enter Southland, the Invercargill City, then ALL as shown above.
Education Review Office
Reports are available here
http://www.ero.govt.nz/ero/publishing.nsf/Content/Home+Page
Southern Institute of Technology
The Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) is one of 20 overnment polytechnics and institutes of technology offering tertiary education throughout New Zealand. SIT programmes are accredited and approved by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority up to postgraduate level.
The institue's Zero Fee Scheme means it pays your tuition fees, so all you have to pay for are the direct material costs for your course. This applies for all of its degree programmes and most of its diplomas and certificates, including distance learning programmes.
Check the SIT website for fees, courses, how to enrol, research etc.
http://www.sit.ac.nz/