About English Language Matters Ltd

English Language Matters is a unique private language school which lives its motto “each learner matters”, meeting the needs of individual students through high quality, flexible learning modules in a tastefully appointed environment. Located in the heart of Dunedin, it is a short walk to classy cafes and restaurants, the Dunedin Public Art gallery and Dunedin Public Library, cinemas, shops and other small art galleries.
 

English Language Matters was founded in January of 2002 by the Principal, Sharron Verberne Heazlewood teaching two students. By the end of the following year, eight teachers worked with Sharron, teaching over two hundred students as the reputation for its excellent education grew. Sharron’s long history of success in the teaching of English as a Second Language, both abroad and in New Zealand, has brought together this team of dedicated, highly qualified teachers which has enabled students to produce outstanding results. It has become a gateway to the University of Otago, other tertiary institutions and high schools, as well as a channel for students to integrate into society and enter the workforce. The establishment of this school is the fulfilment of a lifelong dream of Sharron. You are invited to share in her vision of success by becoming part of this family.
 

The albatross, the symbol for the school, was chosen for its power, its strength of character to successfully fly across the world, its loyalty to family, and its wisdom to choose Dunedin as its only nesting place on a mainland. We seek to help students find similar power and strength to succeed in the world. Many feel our school is like a family to them, their Dunedin family. They keep returning, visiting, sending others and letting us know of their successes in the wider world.