Enrolment

Enrol at Nelson College

We look forward to working with you and your son at Nelson College.  Our school offers a world-class education to the young men of Nelson.

We offer a wide range of academic and co-curricular opportunities for your son to grow and succeed, in a supportive and caring environment where it’s safe to mature as a young man.

Orientation Week

Open orientation visit of Nelson College – all students and whānau welcome

Prospective students visit Nelson College and are given the opportunity to experience some of the many opportunities on offer. This will include actively participating in classroom and co-curricular activities, along with a tour of the school to see the school in actionParents/caregivers are welcome to join their sons on this visit.

  • Prep Orientation visit – Tuesday 22 July, 9.00am – 10.45am
  • Open Orientation visit – Tuesday 22 July, 11.30am – 1.15pm
  • St Joseph’s School, Orientation visit – Friday 25 July, 915am – 12.00pm
  • Nelson Intermediate Orientation visit – Friday 25 July, 9.30am – 12.00pm

Open Day

Saturday 26th July  1.30pm – 3.00pm, Nelson College

All prospective students and whānau are invited any time between 1.30pm and 3.00pm to attend our Open Day.

  • This will include tours of the school and a showcase of what the school has to offer.
  • A welcome and introduction to the school will be presented by the Tumuaki / Principal Mr Richard Washington at 1.30pm.

Procedures for Enrolment

We would like you to enrol online, using the link provided below.

If you are unable to complete your application online, please either download a pdf version or visit our School Reception, between 8am – 4pm Monday to Friday in order to collect a paper copy of the application form.

While online applications for enrolment can be partially completed and updated later, it is preferable to gather all your documents ready to attach and submit a complete application.

If you need to return to your application you must complete all the ‘required’ fields, you can submit your enrolment and tick “remember me on this computer”. When you come back to the enrolment form from the same computer at a later time you are able to choose to start a new enrolment application or update the existing application.

It is advisable to complete your application on a PC or computer rather than a smart device.

 Before you start it is advisable to have the following documents scanned as PDF’s:

  • Proof of ‘Domestic Status’, i.e. a copy of NZ Birth Certificate, Passport, NZ Citizen certificate or Australian Passport
  • If NOT a NZ or Australian citizen a copy of Student Visa/Permit AND Parent’s Work Visa

All enrolled applications will receive an acknowledgement email with post-enrolment details.

Frequently Asked Questions

There are a number of buses for students to travel to school each day. You can view the bus timetable as an indication of bus times.

Full School Bus Timetable

Ministry funded bus routes (Atawhai to Hira) are free and do not require a ticket.

Public bus tickets (SBL and NBus) Bee Cards can be purchased at the NCC, Public Libraries and Nelson SBL bus depot. Bee Card FAQ: Nelson’s new electronic bus card explained – Our Nelson

Nelson Coachlines routes (Motueka, Mapua, Wakefield, Brightwater) Smartcards can be purchased from the Nelson College Finance Office and topped up via the Smartcard app.

Risk management of scooters, skateboards, bags and other items on school buses

Nelson Coachlines Code of Conduct

Student Safety

Reminders for parents and caregivers: 

  • Caregivers are responsible for safely transporting their children to and from their school bus stop and as such are best placed to decide the safest way to do this. 
  • Stick to the speed limit: it’s 20kph when passing a stopped school bus (on either side of the road). 
  • Drop your tamariki off on the same side of the road as the bus stop. 
  • Teach your tamariki to always get out of the car on the side closest to the curb. 
  • Always take your tamariki to and from the bus-stop. 
  • Teach your tamariki not to run across the road. 

Remind your tamariki/students on how to keep safe boarding and disembarking the bus:  

  • While waiting at the bus stop, keep well back from the road. 
  • Wait until the bus has completely stopped and the door opens before getting on. 
  • After getting off the bus, stand well back from the road and wait until the bus has gone and you can see clearly before moving. 

The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) has safety advice that on their website that you may find useful: Safety on buses | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

School Donations

Nelson College is part of the Ministry of Education Schools Donations Scheme and therefore the school does not ask parents or caregivers for a contribution towards the provision of additional support and resources for students.

Voluntary Donations

Families still have the option to make voluntary tax-deductible donations to the school. Further information is available from the Nelson College finance office.

Other Fees

Contributions towards the cost of overnight camps or optional activities beyond the standard curriculum offered should be paid for as requested. Some subjects that require such fees are Physical Education, Outdoor Education, Science, Technology, and the Year 10 Mataki Camp.

Sports and Extra-Curricular Activities

Fees for optional activities such as sport/extra-curricular activities are a direct reflection of the cost for participating in that sport or event. Payment continues to be required for these items and needs to be paid prior to participation.

There are a limited number of lockers available for purchase at a cost of $15.00 for the year from the finance office.  We would encourage your son to bring his own lock for extra security.

We are very pleased to announce that we have been working with SchoolDocs to create a platform for all our policies and procedures and the Nelson College site is now live and available to our school community.

SchoolDocs provides us with a comprehensive core set of policies, which have been well researched and align with the national education and learning priorities. The policies and procedures are tailored to our school, and aligned with our charter, and procedures for behaviour management, reporting to parents, etc.

We invite you to visit our site at:

https://nelsoncollege.schooldocs.co.nz

Username:  nelsoncollege

Password:   pono

“Copyright: Except where stated, the content on this site is the copyright of SchoolDocs Ltd. It may not be reproduced without written permission from SchoolDocs Ltd.”

The use of computers is necessary for all students at Nelson College. Students are required to have access to their own device at school. It is recommended that students bring devices to school each day for use in classes and to enable a smooth transition between school and home learning.

Whilst there are a number of devices available to students, students are strongly encouraged to bring their own device (BYOD), this enables the use of devices in every class as well as at home. BYOD is embedded into our curriculum where students use devices to access their education in a range of subjects to develop knowledge and skills.

Digital fluency is one of these skills and is a key skill for the 21st century and enables students effectively use technology through productivity tools in the form of apps and programs, as well as develop higher order thinking skills in terms of critical thinking, problem solving and computational thinking (programming).

For more information on BYOD at Nelson College such as device recommendations, where to buy, finance, security and FREE Microsoft Office 365 go to Technology in the Classroom

Rāhina
Monday
Rātū
Tuesday
Rāapa
Wednesday
Rāpare
Thursday
Rāmere
Friday
Period 1 8.50 am 8.50 am 8.50 am 8.50 am 8.50 am
Period 2 9.45 am 9.50 am 9.45 am 9.45 am 9.50 am
10.40 am
Ārahi
10.40 am
Ārahi
10.40 am
Assembly
Interval 11.05 am 10.50 am 11.05 am 11.05 am 10.50 am
Period 3 11.25 am 11.15 am 11.25 am 11.25 am 11.15 am
Period 4 12.20 pm 12.15 pm 12.20 pm 12.20 pm 12.15 pm
Lunch 1.15 pm 1.15 pm 1.15 pm 1.15 pm 1.15 pm
Period 5 2.10 pm 2.10 pm 2.10 pm 2.10 pm 2.10 pm
End of Day 3.10 pm 3.10 pm 3.10 pm 3.10 pm 3.10 pm

The Prep School organises the purchasing of all necessary school stationery and text books. Stationery accounts are added to school fees.

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