Media Design School Limited, Auckland Central (Auckland)

About Media Design School Limited

Media Design School at Strayer (MDS) is a private tertiary provider based in New Zealand, founded in 1998 to train graduates in digital design and creative technology. In its 2022 External Evaluation and Review, NZQA rated MDS as a Category 1 provider — the highest rating available under that system — with an "Excellent" rating across all six key educational performance indicators. NZQA discontinued the EER categorisation system in 2026; MDS continues to reference its 2022 rating for transparency.

MDS is the only New Zealand school to have partnered with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe's PlayStation First Academic Development Programme, which gives students the opportunity to develop games for the PlayStation platform.

The school operates Satellite Learning Centres in two locations outside its main campus — the NGEN Room in Whangarei, Northland, and The Cause Collective in Wiri, Auckland — developed in partnership with local organisations to extend access to students outside the main campus area.

MDS's Learner Success Plan 2024 sets out targeted strategies to support Māori and Pasifika learners and to work toward parity in learner outcomes. A separate Tāngata Māori + Pacific Peoples Matawhānui vision document, established in 2020, provides a framework across three pillars covering cultural connectedness of the institution, its learners, and its staff.

Programmes and Qualifications

Media Design School offers the following named programmes:

• NZ Certificate in Arts and Design — Foundation — 18 weeks, full time/part time available
• NZ Certificate in Digital Media and Design — Foundation — 18 weeks, full time/part time available
• Bachelor of Art & Design - 3D Animation & VFX — Bachelor — three academic years
• Bachelor of Creative Technologies - Game Art — Bachelor — three academic years
• Bachelor of Information Technology — Bachelor — three academic years
• Bachelor of Media Design - Graphic, Motion & Interactive Design — Bachelor — three academic years
• Bachelor of Software Engineering - Artificial Intelligence (AI) — Bachelor — three academic years
• Bachelor of Software Engineering - Game Programming — Bachelor — three academic years
• Postgraduate Certificate in Design — Certificate — 15 weeks, weekend classes
• Graduate Diploma of Creative Advertising — Diploma — one academic year
• Graduate Diploma of Creative Technologies - 3D Animation & VFX — Diploma — one academic year
• Graduate Diploma of Creative Technologies - Game Art — Diploma — one academic year
• Graduate Diploma of Creative Technologies - Game Programming — Diploma — one academic year
• Graduate Diploma of Creative Technologies - Graphic Design — Diploma — one academic year
• Graduate Diploma of Creative Technologies - Interactive Design — Diploma — one academic year
• Graduate Diploma of Creative Technologies - Motion Design — Diploma — one academic year
• Postgraduate Diploma in Design — Diploma — 30 weeks, weekend classes
• Master of Design — Masters — 30 weeks, weekend classes

Scholarships

Media Design School at Strayer offers the following named scholarships for 2027:

• Academic Excellence Scholarship – Undergraduate: New Zealand students; $3,000 toward one year of study
• Academic Excellence Scholarship – Postgraduate: New Zealand students; $3,000 toward a completed year
• Alumni Scholarship – Domestic: New Zealand students; 25% fees reduction for one year
• South Asia IT Innovator Scholarship: International students (based in New Zealand or overseas); 25% fees reduction for Year 1 of the Bachelor of Information Technology
• Graduate Diploma of Creative Technologies | International Scholarship: International students (based in New Zealand or overseas); NZD $6,000 tuition reduction for the Graduate Diploma of Creative Technologies
• Alumni Scholarship – International: International students (based in New Zealand or overseas); 25% fees reduction for one year
• Darryn Melrose Scholarship: New Zealand students; 100% of fees covered for one year
• Matthew Hogarth Scholarship: Students progressing into Year 2 or Year 3 in Game Development; 100% of fees covered for one year
• Unity® Games Scholarship: All students; $3,000 toward Year 1

Subject area: Art/Design/Craft

The Ministry of Education groups Media Design School Limited under Art/Design/Craft — the broad field of education and training it's classified under in the official tertiary directory.

Address

Where Media Design School Limited is based, taken directly from the Ministry of Education's own address record for this provider.

• StreetLevel 16
• SuburbAuckland Central
• CityAuckland
• Postcode1141
• Territorial authorityAuckland - Waitemata
• RegionAuckland Region

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Contact Media Design School Limited

Find the published contact details for Media Design School Limited, including its phone number, website and other available contact information.

• Phone+649303 0402
• Emailfuturestudents@mediadesignschool.com
• Fax09-3030646
• Websitewww.mediadesignschool.com

Contact details combine official Ministry of Education records with information published on Media Design School Limited's own website, reviewed by the KuraData team on 15 September 2026.

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