Enrolment

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

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