Tuition fees:

$12,500.00 per year / $1,000.00 Admin Fee per year

$3,125.00 per term / $250.00 Admin Fee per term

Groups 1 or 2 weeks

ESOL in the morning (3 periods), mainstream in the afternoon 

$100.00 per day per student

$30.00 administration fee

$12.00 levy fee

Homestay:

All our international students are required to be in homestay, organised by Homestay Auckland.

All homestay families are police vetted and live locally within walking distance to the school or public transport (train or bus), is available.

Under special circumstances, students may stay with family.

No students can live by themselves in a flatting situation

Homestay fees:  2019 /2020

Weekly homestay Accommodation fee   $315.00

Placement Fees:  

Short term tours - up to 4 weeks   $250.00 per student

Long term Students (over 4 week to 1 year)   $375.00 per student

Change of homestay Fee:  $200.00

Farewell Party: $55.00 per student

Designated Care:   $650.00 per student 1 year

**please note: possible increase acorss all fee types in 2020**

Health Centre

Our Hauora Centre (The Wellness centre) provides an opportunity for young women to learn autonomy for their physical and mental health.

Students have access to:

Registered nurse, doctor, physiotherapist, guidance councellors.

Visiting health services include:  Asthma Clinic and Dentist

We have Foundation classes for students who have limited or no English.

The course covers all aspects of English language: 

reading, writing, vocabulary extension, listening and speaking, grammar and other related language skills

Research and digital skills are incorporated into the programme

Extra-curricular activities include:

Peer support, cultural activities, The Arts & Cultural festival, Music festival, tuition available in keyboard, singing, drums, guitar, violin, brass, clarinet, flute and orchestra ensembles, choir. Homework Centre. 

There are opportunities to join clubs, learn a new instrument, get involved in the many cultures that make up our unique schools

Sports offered

We have a wide range of sports, students can participate in as well as house competitions.  Sports played at college include; softball, volleyball, athletics, swimming, tennis, touch, cricket, kilikiti, basketball, rugby, soccer, netball, hockey, cross-country, badminton. ping pong

Kelston Girls' is fortunate to have expansive school grounds with soccer and rugby fields, a large gymnasium, auditorium and a heated swimming pool and our Hauroa Centre (a fantastic Health Centre).

Our classrooms are being upgraded into modern  learning facilities where students are able to access information using computers in pods or your own devices.

A small canteen is available for students to access food at morning tea and lunchtimes. 

Students are encourged to join in sports teams, dance and mentoring programmes

Students do not need to pass written tests to enter our college, but they will be required to submit current school reports and any other relevant information that will help us with the application process.

You will have to sit an entrance test to determine your level of English.

You can go to our website and download the application forms or email us to send the forms to you.

Once we view the application, we will email you a provisional offer of place.

Our school and region

Kelston Girls' College is located in West Auckland, New Zealand.  Auckland is New Zealand's largest and most diverse city.  An urban environment where everyone lives within half and hour of beautiful beaches, hiking trials and a dozen enchanting holiday islands.  The region is home to around 1.6 illion people with a sunny climate and magnificent naural scenery and beaches.  Outstanding food and shopping centres close by create a vibrant lifesyle.  Train and buses regularly travel into the city of Auckland where you can explore the City of Sails.

The school is only 14km from the goreous Waitakere Ranges.  The Waitakere Ranges Regional Park is where you can discover bush, native wildlife and rugged black sand surf beaches.  With over 250 kilometres of walking tracks, the ranges are a wonderful place to explore on foot, surronded by beautiful scenery.

Junior Year 9 

A year 9 course of study will cover all the 8 Essential Learning Areas

All students study:

English, Languages, Maths, Physical Education & Health, Science, Social Studies, Technology (one subject per term), plus Digital Comptuer Skills, The Arts (one subject per term)

Email for a Year 9 course of study information.

Year 10

Year 10 4 compulsory subjects 4

English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies,

Subject choices

Business studies, Dance, Digital information Technology, Drama, English for Academic Purposes, ESOL, Food Technology & Nutrition, German, Japanese, Mandarin, Music,Physical Education & Health - Sports Focus, Samoan, Te Reo Maori, Vistual Art & Design

Senior Academic Programme:

Years 11 -13

We offer NCEA Level 1, 2, and 3.  Completion of NCEA is to University Entrance.

Sujects offered 

Art- Design, Art - Painting, Art Photography (Level 2 & 3), Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry (Level 2 & 3), Dance, Digital information Technology, Drama, English, English for Academic Purposes, ESOL, Geography, Harbournet & Correspondence subjects Level 2 & 3), Health, History, Hospitality (level 1), Mathematics, Calculus & Statistics (Level 3), Music, Physical Education, Physics (Level 2 & 3), Samoan, Science, Social Studies, Te Reo Maori,