Wellesley Fees

Wellesley College thanks you for choosing our kura, school, for your son’s education.

Please note, boys must be New Zealand or Australian citizens or have a Residence Permit or Diplomatic Status.

Fee Scale 2024 PDF Version

TUITION FEES 2024

TUITION
Junior School (Years 1, 2, 3)$5,340 per term (GST inclusive)
Middle School (Years 4, 5, 6)$5,340 per term (GST inclusive)
Senior School (Years 7, 8)$5,590 per term (GST inclusive)

A reduction of 10% of the basic tuition fee is allowed for the second and subsequent members of any one family attending the school at the same time. Where a family has members are at Chilton and Wellesley, a 3.5% discount is offered.

APPLICATION FEE

An application fee of $100.00 for each student is payable at the time application is made for a vacancy.

CONFIRMATION FEE AND BOND

a $300.00 non-refundable confirmation fee is payable in respect of each student, when accepting the offer of a place at Wellesley.

Upon confirming at Wellesley, a $1500.00 Bond is payable. If your son is starting at the beginning of the year, you will be invoiced in November of the year prior to starting. If your son starts during the year, you will receive the Bond Invoice two months prior to the start date. The bond will be refunded when your son (or their sibling) finished at Wellesley and when all outstanding amounts invoiced have been paid.

BUS FARES

Bus Fares for 2024 are listed below. Refer to Travel information for more information on routes.

BUS FARES(Rates are per term and are GST inclusive)
Wellington$664.00
Lower Hutt$291.00
Eastern Bays$158.00
Petone$228.00
Upper Hutt$595.00
Whitby$543.00

LEAVERS’ FEE – Year 8 Only

$75.00 per term This fee covers the cost of the Year 8  dinner, tie, book and digital portfolio.

PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION LEVY

$12.00 per family, per term.

BUILDING LEVY

$187 per child per term (GST inclusive)

Terms and Conditions

  • Payment in full is required by the 20th of the month following date of Invoice.
  • Automatic payments to spread payments may be set up prior to arrangement with the Accounts Office.
  • A reduction of 1.75% is allowed if the full year’s tuition fees are paid before 1 Feb of each School year.
  • An account management fee will be charged on overdue accounts at a rate of 1% per month.
  • External costs of collecting overdue accounts will be charged.
  • One term’s written notice of intention to withdraw a student from the school is required and payment of all fees incurred over the notice period is required. Where no notice or insufficient notice is given, one term’s tuition fees will be charged in lieu of notice.