International

Introduction - International Students

Auckland Girls' Grammar School has students from more than 50 different countries.   Auckland Girls' Grammar School is a signatory to the New Zealand Ministry of Education's "Education (Pastoral Care of International Students ) Code of Practice 2016 (including Amendments 2019)  ( The Code)".   Copies of the code are available here and more information  is also available on the New Zealand Ministry of Education website: www.education.govt.nz

Location

Close to the Central Business District, Auckland Girls' Grammar School is within easy walking distance to the universities, central library, art galleries, museum, theatres and all major transport routes.

Facilities

The school is centred around a magnificent historic building set in beautiful grounds on a slope overlooking the Waitemata Harbour.

We have:
  • Video editing
  • Digital photography
  • Music suite with midi-lab computer technology
  • Photography workshop
  • 800 Seat auditorium for the performing arts
  • Two gymnasiums, swimming and diving pools
  • Cafeteria

Other specialist areas include:
  • Modern science laboratories
  • Three well-equipped computer pods and
  • A state-of-the-art Technology Block - with workshops and design areas
  • A well resourced information centre

Enrolment

TERM DATES 2020
Term 4   Monday 12 October to 9 December

TERM DATES 2021

Term 1      Tuesday 2 February to Friday 16 April
Term 2      Monday 3 May to Friday 9 July
Term 3      Monday 26 July to Friday 1 October
Term 4      Monday 18 October to Friday 10 December

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Accommodation

Tanya Corrigan _ International Students Homestay Co-ordinator centre.

The school requires all International Students to stay in homestays or with a school approved designated caregiver.  We do not have a boarding establishment but use very responsible agencies to organise the homestay accommodation.

Homestay fees for 2020/21 are $NZ15,530  (this includes 46 weeks Homestay and Homestay Placement/Pastoral Care fee of $1,730. The school employs a Homestay Co-ordinator to oversee the Homestay Programme and ensure that students are happy and well cared for in their homestays.  Homestay accommodation form. 

Fees 2020/21

Fees for our international students are NZ$16,000 per annum, which is broken down as - the tuition fee of NZ$14,500 payable in advance, and an Administration fee of $1500 (not refundable).  Fees are subject to annual review. There are no extra fees for ESOL classes.

The Homestay Fee of NZ$15,530 in total per annum is payable in advance and is subject to annual review. The homestay fee should must be paid into the school bank account with Tuition Fees on acceptance of an offer of place. 

In addition to this fee, there is a $1,730 Homestay Placement and Pastoral Care Fee. In the unlikely event that a student needs to change her homestay family there is a further Replacement Fee of $200.
If living expenses are deposited into the school account for distribution, an administration cost of $300 will be charged.

Designated Care Fee is $1,380.   All fees are in New Zealand dollars. Designated Care fees apply where students live with an approved family member instead of a Homestay family organised by the school. These fees are to be paid into the school bank account with Tuition Fees on acceptance of Offer of Place.

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