About Elite
You're in the right place!
If you enjoy making people feel good about themselves, you’re in the right place. A career in beauty is highly rewarding and the industry is constantly evolving and growing so you will continue to be challenged throughout your career.
Elite School of Beauty & Spa is part of Yoobee Colleges Limited. We’re one of New Zealand’s largest Private Training Establishments, with 7000 students enrolled across five schools, colleges and academies. To find out more, click here.
Find out more about Yoobee CollegesWhy Choose Elite?
When you study at Elite, you’ll gain a top quality education. We’ll prepare you for the real world, with
Supportive tutors and mentors
Real-world salon and spa experience as part of learning
Small classes
Hands-on practical training
Global industry connections
A creative, empowering community
Career-ready skills that travel the world
We are government funded which means we can offer some fee free courses. We're also NZQA registered, and offer qualifications over Levels 3, 4 and 5 on the NZQA Framework.
We can help you get a great job
We’ve been around a long time so we know what we are doing. It also means we have amazing industry connections with employers and the beauty industry in general including
Navigate to linkBeauty Therapy Career Opportunities
Step into a world of possibilities with a qualification in Beauty Therapy. As an Elite graduate, you’ll be equipped with in-demand skills, global connections, and the confidence to thrive in a variety of roles across the beauty and wellness industry.
Where Can Beauty Therapy Take You?
Spa Therapist
Work in luxury day spas, resorts, or wellness retreats, delivering world-class treatments and unforgettable client experiences.
Advanced Skin Therapist / Dermal Technician
Specialise in advanced skin analysis, peels, microdermabrasion, and cutting-edge technology in skin clinics and Medi-spas.
Clinic or Salon-Based Therapist
Join leading beauty clinics or salons, providing services from facials to massage, body treatments, and more.
Beauty Tutor or Educator
Share your knowledge and passion by teaching or training the next generation of therapists.
Retail & Brand Representative
Work with top skincare or cosmetic brands as a consultant, trainer, or sales representative.
Freelance or Mobile Therapist
Run your own business, build your own brand, and work with flexibility and independence.
Spa Manager / Business Owner
Lead a team or open your own spa or clinic, creating a business that reflects your passion and vision.
Caci Clinic
Caci are a key partner for Elite, hiring Beauty Therapists with Level 5 Diploma skills. Each year Caci offer Elite students:
Work experience and internship opportunities
In depth tour and an inside look at Caci clinic
Expert Guest Speakers on campus
Full-time employment offers.
Ragdale Hall Spa
Ragdale Hall (UK), is a leading health spa in the UK offers some Elite students 12 months employment within their beauty therapy business. This will include:
Working as a Beauty Therapist in their top beauty therapy salon
Access to top product houses Clarins and Elemis
External training opportunities
Ongoing support and guidance from Ragdale Hall staff
Accommodation is available with other Ragdale Hall therapists from the UK and around the world (this is optional and would be deducted from wages for up to a year
Plus we have relationships with Ultraceuticals, Pure Fiji and Caci and are forming new industry connections all the time. Elite School of Beauty & Spa is one of the trading names for the registered PTE Yoobee Colleges. Your enrolment is with Yoobee Colleges Ltd and your qualification is issued by Yoobee Colleges.
At Elite we will do everything we can to ensure your satisfaction. If, in the rare occasion we can't, here is our complaints process.
Our rich history
1973
Elite's origins date back to 1973 when a Dutch beauty therapist named Joyce Blok opened the Beauty Therapy College of New Zealand, the first institution to offer professional beauty therapy training in New Zealand. She then went on to open the Joyce Blok institute. Both of these institutions form part of Elite today.
1999 - 2007
The Elite brand was started in 1999 with a single campus in Albany. In 2005 to meet demand from students from the Waikato who wanted training to an international standard without having to travel to Auckland, we opened our first campus in Hamilton. This growth culminated in the opening of a completely refurbished campus in Bryce Street in the center of Hamilton in 2007.
2008 - 2017
Our Elite Wellington campus followed suit at the end of 2008 bringing new professional training opportunities to the Capital. In October 2009 we opened new premises at 3 Broadway in the heart of Newmarket. We moved this campus in January 2017, to a new inner city campus located on Queen Street. This allows Elite students to work in close conjunction with students from our sister school, Cut Above Academy.
2022 - Present
In 2022, we rebranded Tauranga's best-loved beauty therapy and makeup school. Face & Beauty Academy, to become Elite School of Beauty & Spa.