St Matthew's Collegiate School

Application Requirements
Enrolment Procedures for International Students

1. The international student completes the enrolment form and supplies details relating to school record and English language ability.
2. An offer of place, subject to payment of fees, homestay payment and insurance is provided to the student together with an invoice for fees.
3. Once the above payment is made, a Letter of Acceptance, with receipt of payments and all necessary information relating to St Matthew's Collegiate School is issued.

International Students Entry Criteria

1. Academic reports for the two years prior to application will be required (with transcripts if necessary). The comments on effort are as important as achievement, so are work habits/attitude and the x-factor, motivation.
2. Comprehensive references from a member of the school staff who knows the student well, plus one other will be sought. These references should not be a standard formatted statement. References should cover all aspects of the student's personality and behaviour.
3. Permanent resident visas are not relevant to our acceptance of an overseas student. If a student requires ESOL tuition, the ESOL fee is payable irrespective of visa status.
4. A language assessment test under supervised conditions will normally be required. There may also be other tests to assist with placement, to establish the applicant's ability to cope with the mainstream programme and for the information of the ESOL department.
5. An interview with the applicant and parents is an ideal to be sought whenever possible. If the student is already in New Zealand than an interview is required.
6. Girls may gain entry from Year 7 (age about 11 years). This gives a greater opportunity for the girls to develop the linguistic competency needed to reach a University standard by Year 13. It also ensures that the girl's social integration will be easier. Girls wishing to enter at an older age must be linguistically competent.
7. Motivation, it is most important that the students should be coming for the correct reasons that the parents and students should both wish her to strive for excellence. She must have a clean social record and this is testified to in the letters of reference.

Application Form

To apply for a place at St Matthew's Collegiate School, download the following PDF file, print it, fill it out and post it to us. Note: You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this document.

International Students Enrolment Form (53K PDF)

Refund Conditions

1. To be eligible for a refund an application must be made in writing to the Board of Trustees/Proprietors by the parent or legal guardian stating clearly the reason for the withdrawal of the student.
2. If the withdrawal is made prior to the student coming to New Zealand a full refund shall be made less $750 administration fee.
3. There will be no refund if a request to withdraw is made after the student has reached the midpoint of her programme of study in New Zealand except in the case of serious illness of the student of her close family.

In determining any refund the Board of Trustees/Proprietors will take into consideration the special circumstances of the withdrawing student and the costs to the school in providing tuition, cost incurred in employing staff, providing facilities and payments made to other providers.

No refund will be made to any student who transfers to another school or educational institution or is asked to leave because of misbehaviour, poor attendance or violation of the contract with the school.

You can download our entire refund policy in a PDF document here:

Refund Policy (55K PDF)