Laidlaw College provides a dynamic learning environment for over 1,100 students throughout New Zealand and around the world. Our mission is to equip students and scholars to renew their communities with a faith as intelligent as it is courageous. This takes place in our face-to-face classrooms in Auckland & Christchurch. But it also happens in living rooms, small groups, and towns – big and small – through our distance learning and hybrid courses.
Our vision is a world shaped by love compelled and informed by the gospel. We’ve been pursuing this vision for over 86 years through our quality programmes. We offer NZQA accredited diploma and degree qualifications in:
- Primary Teaching & Worldview Studies
- Mission & Ministry
- Counselling
- Theology
- Biblical Studies
- Internships – including Tongan Language Stream
Our graduates are involved in many national and international organisations, state and private schools, corporations and non-governmental organisations.
We invite you to explore the pages of our website to find out more about us.
About Robert Laidlaw
In 1922, one of our founders Robert Laidlaw, imagined a college that brought theology to the marketplace in order to form leaders passionate about the biblical story, and capable of being successful across all of society. Robert himself was a man highly respected for his faith, integrity, and successful work in both the church and business world. In August 2008, to honour and reinvigorate this dream, we adopted Laidlaw as the name of our college. This comes at a time of other significant transitions, including the simplification and strengthening of our programmes, the addition of new senior faculty, and the formation of the School of Education which formerly operated as MASTERS Institute.
