Fees

2026 Tuition Fees for New Zealand Residents (per annum, including GST)

Payable online when submitting an application for enrolment.

$200 (non-refundable)

Payable online on acceptance of a place to confirm enrolment.

If an offer of enrolment is made, we will ask you to confirm acceptance with a non-refundable acceptance fee of $500, which includes the student's life membership of the Old Collegian Association, plus a refundable bond of $1500, which is only refundable to students who have attended the College for a minimum of six months and will be repaid upon leaving, subject to any outstanding charges.

The following information outlines how fees are paid for New Zealand residents, including timing and payment expectations.

Tuition and boarding fees are charged in ten equal monthly instalments (January to October) and become payable in the month following. It is mandatory for all new students to St Andrew's College to pay by direct debit.

Some school-related costs are charged separately from tuition. These may include items or activities specific to your child’s year level or areas of participation. Extra costs, such as stationery, Outdoor Education experiences, co-curricular photographs and external examination fees, are charged monthly.

If you have any questions about payment timing or account arrangements, please contact the College Finance team early so support and clarification can be provided.

Unpaid accounts attract a penalty of 1.5 percent of the unpaid balance each month.

Any applicable discounts are outlined below.

Families consisting of immediate (nuclear) family members – specifically parents and their children – with three or more siblings enrolled at the College may receive a 10 per cent discount on tuition fees for the third and any subsequent children attending at the same time, provided none receives a scholarship or any other form of financial assistance from the College.

Years 9–13 = $20,600 per annum.

The fee for weekday-only boarders is the same.

Fee includes GST.

Years 9–13 = $22,000 per annum (NZD)

Includes a New Zealand Goods and Services Tax.

Paid in addition to tuition fees.

2026 Tuition Fees for International Students (per annum, including a New Zealand Goods and Services Tax)

Years 9–13 = $52,000

Excluded from these fees are: NCEA (external examination) fees, purchases at the College Shop (uniform, sports uniform, personal stationery, etc.), doctors’ fees, pharmacy charges, sports tours, taxis (personal), Outdoor Education camp charges, overnight field trips, lost and/or damaged texts/library books, photography/TV/film and other specialist course fees.

Please note, at this time we, we are unable to accept enrolments from international students for our Pre-school and Preparatory School. We appreciate your understanding and encourage you to explore other educational opportunities we offer that may suit your needs.

For details of our International Tuition Fees Refund Policy, please click here.

$250 (non-refundable)

$500 (non-refundable)

$22,000 (NZ$ per annum.)

Includes a New Zealand Goods and Services Tax.

Paid in addition to tuition fees.

A disbursement bond of $2000 is required when tuition fees are paid. This will be credited to the student's final account. All disbursements are the responsibility of the student and are to be paid monthly.

$450 (including GST) per week.

$383.30 for 48 or more credits (approximately); $102.20 per subject for Scholarship entry.

The International Student Travel Insurance is mandatory for all international students under the Code of Practice 2016. Parents are welcome to organise their child’s travel insurance, or St Andrew’s College will provide this service at an annual fee of approximately $650, this may change due to the time of stay for each student.

For further information, contact Director of International Students and Exchanges, Palē Tauti at PTU@stac.school.nz or on +64 3 940 2086.

$4000 per academic year.

$1500 (approximately)

Please contact Director of International Students and Exchanges, Palē Tauti, regarding the extra-curricular costs.

These costs are a guideline only and subject to change without notice. They are based on the information available at this time.

International student fees are payable in full and in advance by 30 November of the year preceding tuition.

For example, the cost of weekly full-time attendance (40 hours) for a two-year-old child would be $512.

Please note: Minimum sessions of two per week. Less than 16 hours per week is charged at $13.50 per hour.

Full day and/or morning and afternoon sessions are available. Morning session minimum four hours. Afternoon session minimum two and a half hours.

For example, the cost of weekly full-time attendance (40 hours) for a three-year-old child would be $420.

Optional charge $10.50 per hour (six hours per day maximum to a total of 20 hours per week).

Please note: Hours attested to another provider will be charged at the relevant under-three hourly rate. Additional hours (i.e. 20+) will be apportioned between $10.50 and the relevant under-three hourly rate. The percentage share will match the shared attested hours.

20 ECE hours is up to six hours per day, up to 20 hours per week and there must be no compulsory fees when the child is receiving 20 hours ECE funding.

At St Andrew’s College Pre-school, we pride ourselves on delivering our young tamariki with a comprehensive Pre-school programme that goes far beyond standard education guidelines. To achieve this, we:

• invest in an extensive range of high-quality resources designed to support and extend learning;

• ensure our Pre-school children are able to benefit from the use of the wider St Andrew’s College facilities such as sports fields, Dance and Drama facilities, Library, Science laboratories, Gymnasiums and Theatre;

• provide our Pre-school children with access to specialist subject teachers employed by the College; and

• operate at a higher teacher to child ratio compared to standard Pre-school facilities.

Delivering and maintaining our enhanced Pre-school education does come at an additional cost, and we appreciate those who participate in paying the optional charge. Please know that your contribution goes toward the continuation of our exceptional Pre-school education programme and allows us to seek further investments to enhance learning opportunities for our tamariki.

Fees are charged on monthly statements and the method of payment is direct debit (forms will be provided with acceptance).

All applications for enrolment must be accompanied by a non-refundable application fee of $200. (This fee also includes enrolment into Year 1).

Enrolment is inclusive of state school term breaks and public holidays. The Pre-school will operate during state school term breaks and attendance during these breaks is optional. You will have the option of ‘opting out’ during the state school term break and fees will not be charged if non-attendance is notified at least three weeks in advance.

The Pre-school will close for five weeks over the Christmas and New Year break and no fees will be charged for this closure. The Pre-school is closed on all public holidays; however, fees are payable for public holidays other than those during the Christmas and New Year closure.

St Andrew’s College Pre-school is licensed for children between the hours of 8.00am–4.30pm only. Children not collected by the closing time will be charged a late fee of $25.00 per 15 minutes to cover additional staffing costs.