How to Enrol
Complete all the necessary forms and send them with copies of your most recent reports and examination results (translated into English please) and we will then send you an account for fees and upon receipt of these you will receive an “Offer of Place”. A copy of this is necessary when you apply for a visa.
If you are unsure at any stage of what steps to take, then you are encouraged to make contact with our International Coordinator or Principal of the School on 03 434 8429.
When you arrive
Welcome!
We are very happy to welcome you to Waitaki Girls’ High School. To help you understand what will happen in the first few weeks, you may like to read the following outline. Mrs Hellier is ESOL teacher and the International Coordinator.
If you arrive a few days before school starts, you will be able to meet with the International Student co-ordinator and talk about your course of study. The hostel supervisors will also help you buy the school uniform so you will look like a Waitaki Girls’ pupil from the start of the year! You can choose from a second hand one from our school shop, or buy a new one. We have a summer uniform and winter uniform. You don’t have to buy both at the same time. It is ok to buy the summer one first and get the other winter uniform items later. If you start school soon after you arrive, we will organise your uniform on your first day. You will also be helped to set up a bank account either by the hostel supervisors or Mrs Hellier.
Accommodation
We expect that all long-term overseas students will live during their first year at Waitaki House, our boarding hostel. Waitaki House, which is situated in the school grounds, operates under the supervision of the Hostel Manager who is assisted by supervisory staff. Students live in single rooms. The hostel provides all meals, supervises study and ensures the safety and well-being of all its boarders. Girls living in a hostel have many opportunities to speak English, make friends with New Zealand students and adapt easily and quickly to a different lifestyle. The hostel has Wi-Fi and its own telephones. Some students may choose after one year in the hostel to move into homestay accommodation. Every care is taken to check the suitability of these homestay placements and we meet regularly with host parents and students to check out any problems which may arise.
“The hostel is great fun. All the girls are friendly to international students and we get along very well. I love the hostel.”
“I enjoy very much in the hostel.”