Bethlehem Tertiary Institute
Tauranga, New Zealand
Quick facts
- World rank
- Unranked
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Students
- 450
- International students
- —
- Institution type
- Private
- Founded
- 1993
Overview
Bethlehem Tertiary Institute is a Christ-centred learning community based in Tauranga, New Zealand. Its School of Teacher Education prepares learners for teaching and education-support roles, while its School of Social Practice provides counselling and social work education. Programmes emphasise relational learning, personal and professional formation, culturally responsive practice and practical experience. Depending on the qualification, study combines campus attendance, online learning, intensive block courses and placements. BTI also describes preparation pathways and postgraduate professional-practice study. Availability must be checked separately: its 2027 application page identifies several postgraduate qualifications and the New Zealand Certificate in Study and Employment Pathways as unavailable for applications, while trauma professional-development micro-credentials are proposed for 2027 with delivery dates still to be confirmed.
Fields of study
- Teacher Education
- Early Childhood Education
- Primary Education
- Secondary Education
- Education Support
- Counselling
- Social Work
- Professional Practice
- Leadership
- Trauma-Informed Practice
- Trauma-Responsive Therapy
- Study and Employment Preparation
Accreditation: New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA)
Admissions requirements
- IELTS (minimum)
- —
- TOEFL iBT (minimum)
- —
- GPA (minimum)
- —
- Intakes
- 2027 Semester 1, 2027 Semester 2 (planned; Secondary Teaching international only)
- Application deadlines
- 2027 entry: Counselling target deadline 2026-11-06; Secondary Teaching Semester 1 deadline 2027-01-08; Primary Teaching deadline 2027-01-14; Social Work target deadline 2027-01-18. Secondary Semester 2 closing date is unconfirmed. ECE graduate diploma applications are rolling, with intended-intake deadlines to be confirmed with BTI.
- Rolling admissions
- Yes
- Admissions contact
- applications@bti.ac.nz
Requirements differ between programs. Check the program page and the university's admissions office for the latest criteria.
Tuition & costs
International students
NZ$21,000 – NZ$24,500 / year
From about $12,600 / year
Domestic students
Varies by program
2027 international published charges include tuition, compulsory Student Services Fees and GST. Annual totals range from NZD 25558 for offsite undergraduate and selected diploma pathways to NZD 30197.50 for the Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Early Childhood Education). Separate per-course totals are NZD 2044.43 for the Postgraduate Certificate in Responding to Trauma and NZD 681.43 for trauma micro-credentials; these must not be treated as annual fees. Tuition-only breakdowns are in a linked fee document not supplied here, so tuition-only minimum and maximum fields remain unresolved. The complete 2027 domestic fee schedule is also not supplied. A December 2025 article lists 2026 domestic Social Work fees of NZD 8114 offsite and NZD 8297.60 onsite, which do not establish an institution-wide domestic range. Inclusion in a fee schedule does not establish current application availability. Fees are reviewed annually; travel, accommodation, insurance and other study costs are additional.
Tuition varies by program. Confirm with the university before applying.
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Information last verified Sep 23, 2026. Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Fees, deadlines and requirements change — always confirm with the university.