International Fees
These are the current fees for 2023 and 2024. All are listed in $NZ
Tuition Fees 2024
1 year (40 school weeks) $16,000
1 term (10 school weeks) $4,000
½ year (2 terms or 20 school weeks) $8,000
Homestay Accommodation 2024
1 week $300 – annual (46 weeks as an estimate) $13,800
Homestay placement fee: $250 (per enrolment)
Homestay administration fee: $250 (per enrolment)
Weekly homestay management fee: $20 per week
Tuition Fees 2023
1 year (40 school weeks) $15,000
1 term (10 school weeks) $3,750
½ year (2 terms or 20 school weeks) $7,500
Homestay Accommodation 2023
1 week $280 – annual (46 weeks as an estimate) $12,880
Homestay placement fee: $250 (per enrolment)
Homestay administration fee: $250 (per enrolment)
Weekly homestay management fee: $20 per week
Course Costs and Activities Fee
$1,000 per year, or $500 for enrolments of 20 weeks or less.
This is a contingency fee to cover courses with extra materials costs like art and technology subjects, field trips, any fees associated with co-curricular sports and clubs. Any unused fees will be refunded to a nominated bank account at the end of a student’s enrolment.
Additional Costs
These are a guide only – to give you an idea of what to allow extra money for – and not applicable to every situation, student, or subject taken:
NCEA fees (senior students) $383.30. These are fees charged for exams that students sit, which earn qualification credits for them.
Uniform $200 – $500
Stationery (one-off cost with replacements as required) $50 – this will cover the stationery needed for class – paper, pens, folders, exercise books, etc.
IT device – all students also need a laptop/Chromebook for school if they don’t already have one $400 – $1500+
Transport $25 per week (estimate) – students can get a Metro/Cando card (a bus card) to use on the Christchurch bus network.
Pocket money (estimate) $50 – $70 per week.
School camp $210 (year 9) – $240 (year 10)
Food technology/Hard materials courses $160 – $180 – senior school
Sports fees are $28 per sport per term – $100 (depending on what sports are played and excluding any clothing or equipment needed for these)
Music fees are $30 – $120
On top of these, there may be other school trips or camps that will have a cost associated with them – these can range in price from $70 – $250.
See the school fees page for more information
Insurance
International students must have insurance for the duration of their planned study period.
Riccarton High School can arrange student travel insurance through Unicare or Southern Cross. If students and their families would like to arrange insurance privately the school must be sent a copy of the policy to ensure it covers all legal requirements under The Code of Practice.
An annual insurance policy costs between $500 and $600 per student.