Application Procedures

We are now accepting enrolments for 2011

1. Complete and sign the Application and Tuition Agreement Forms, and attach the following:

A copy of your latest school report. (An English translation may need to accompany the original copy. Please check with us).
A copy of your passport.
A letter of recommendation.
A small recent photograph.
2. Completed forms are to be returned to the International Office either by post, email or fax. 

3. Complete applications will be acknowledged and considered on receipt. Sometimes additional information may be requested. We aim to make a decision within 3 working days.

Completion of the above forms does not constitute acceptance into the College.

The College reserves the right to cancel the Offer of Place and refund fees paid (as per the ‘no refund policy’) in the event it ascertains any adverse comment from the previous schooling of the applicant, or any of the applicant’s referees.

To assist with making subject choices, please go to the Senior Handbook on the Pre-Arrival section of the website.

Fees

From 2011 the fees will be:
Tuition Fee:  NZ$13,500 per 4 term year, $3,375 per 10 week term.
Administration Fee: NZ$1,200 per annum.
Homestay Fees: $230 per week payable in advance
Homestay Placement Fee: $250
NCEA Exam Fee: $375. Please note this fee is for year 11, 12 & 13 students only.

The Board of Trustees reviews all fees annually.

• Extra costs not covered are: (Please note: details are online in the senior handbook)
  a) Uniform (allow NZ$200-$300)
  b) Stationery (allow NZ$200)
  c) Pocket money (varies)
  d) School subject trips and field trips (varies)
  e) Travel to, from and within New Zealand
  f)  Involvement in extra-curricular activities (all user-pays)

Refund Policy

Rangitoto College has a no refund policy.  If the student withdraws from his/her course of study before the course completion date, he/she will NOT receive a refund of school fees except in exceptional circumstances.  In such cases, the parents should write to the Director of International Students explaining what the exceptional circumstances are; however, the College’s decision is final.

If the application is made before the start of the course, fees will be refunded less:
a) an administration fee
b) costs to the school already incurred for tuition
c) components of the fee already committed for the duration of the course, including appropriate portions of salaries of teachers and support staff (if applicable)
d) any other costs already incurred

No refund will be made to a student who is excluded from the College by the Board of Trustees.
No refund will be made to an International Student who changes visa status to one which entitles them to regular/domestic student status, after one month from date of payment.
Please note the balance of homestay money will be refunded back to the parents’ bank account in full at the time the student signs out of Rangitoto College.

Immigration New Zealand Requirements for Studying

www.immigration.govt.nz

Requirements
To get a visa or permit to study in New Zealand you must meet our requirements for international students. The course you intend to undertake must also meet our requirements.

•  the name of the course and the minimum time required for completing it, and  
•  proof that the course and course provider meet New Zealand’s requirements for international students, and 
•  the amount of the fee for the complete course, or if the course is longer than one year, the annual fee, and
•  whether you have to pay course fees and whether the fees are domestic or foreign fees, and
• whether you are studying full-time or part-time.
  Your course must be approved by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA).

Primary and secondary schools
Two main kinds of primary and secondary schools in New Zealand can offer places to international students. The main difference between the two is the way they are funded, which affects their ability to offer courses to international students.

• State or integrated primary and secondary schools are funded by the New Zealand government. Schools accredited by New Zealand’s Ministry of Education can offer places to full fee-paying international students after all New Zealand domestic and NZAID scholarship students are placed.
• Private primary and secondary schools are schools funded mainly through student fees. Provided they are accredited by the Ministry of Education, these schools can offer places equally to international students and New Zealand students.

Health and character
You have to meet our health and character requirements and prove to us that your intent is genuine.
 
Some people who have committed serious crimes will not be allowed into New Zealand at all. See section 7(1) of the Immigration Act.
 
Evidence of funds to support yourself
To gain a student visa or permit we want to see that you are able to meet your living costs during your stay.
 
Evidence may include:

•  enough money held in New Zealand by you, or on your behalf,
• an undertaking by another person to cover your accommodation and living costs (we’ll want to see this before you leave for New Zealand),
• an undertaking by a New Zealand sponsor to cover your accommodation and living costs, or
• financial assistance available to you under aid programmes operated in New Zealand by a government agency.

Courses less than nine months
If the course you intend to study lasts less than nine months you’ll need to show us you have access to:

• NZ$1000 for each month of your stay,
•  NZ$400 for each month, if your accommodation is already paid for (you will need to show us that you’ve paid), or
• a letter from your education provider saying that your accommodation and other living costs are included in the package you’ve already paid for.

Courses more than nine months
If the course you intend to study lasts more than nine months you’ll need to show us you have access to:

• NZ$10,000 per year to cover your costs during your stay in New Zealand, or
• if you are a citizen of Samoa or Tonga, a written guarantee from a relative who is a New Zealand citizen or resident that they will cover your living costs.

Evidence of funds may be in the form of cash, travellers' cheques, bank drafts, or a recognised credit card with enough credit.
 
Proof that you plan to leave
So that we are sure that you will leave New Zealand when you have finished your course of study, we will need evidence of how you will leave New Zealand. For example, we may want to see travel tickets out of New Zealand to a country you are allowed to enter, or evidence of enough money held in New Zealand, additional to the funds you’ll need for your living expenses.
 
Passport
You must have a passport that is valid for at least three months past the end of your intended stay.
 
Permit requirements
Once you have a student permit, you must meet certain conditions during your stay:

• You must attend the place of study noted in your permit. However, you can apply to us to change your course or institution.
• If you have to be accompanied by a guardian, you must live with that person.
• You must be able to show that you are passing your course.
• You may only undertake work allowed by your student permit.
• You must obey New Zealand’s laws.
• You must only stay in New Zealand for the time allowed by your permit.

If you break any of these conditions we may revoke your permit.

Insurance Requirements

Most International students are not entitled to publicly funded health services while in New Zealand. If you receive medical treatment during your visit, you may be liable for the full costs of that treatment. Full details on entitlements to publicly funded health services are available through the Ministry of Health, and can be viewed on their website at http://www.moh.govt.nz.

Accident Compensation Corporation
The Accident Compensation Corporation provides accident insurance for all New Zealand citizens, residents and temporary visitors to New Zealand, but you may still be liable for all other medical and related costs. Further information can be viewed on the ACC website at http://www.acc.co.nz.

Medical and Travel Insurance
International students must have appropriate and current medical and travel insurance while studying in New Zealand. This is a requirement under The Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students. The College offers two companies’ products at a cost of approximately NZ $450 – NZ $500 per twelve months.

If International students wish to purchase their own insurance elsewhere, the College needs to be provided with a copy of the insurance certificate and policy wordings so we may determine whether the insurance provides sufficient cover for the student’s medical, travel and potential repatriation needs.

It should be noted that costs such as medical treatment in New Zealand and medical evacuation or repatriation can be prohibitive. It is therefore imperative that sums insured for these benefits should be set at an appropriately high figure – ideally, this figure should be unlimited although the College will allow figures that it deems to be sufficiently high.

Below is the suggested minimum content for appropriate insurance policies according to the Code of Practice for Pastoral Care of International Students.

The policy should:
a. Commence the minute the student leaves home for the airport on their way to New Zealand.
b. Apply while in transit.
c. Apply while the student is in New Zealand.
d. Cover the student for any trips to other countries during the period of study.
e. Cover the student for any holidays back to their home country during the period of study.

High sums insured and medical benefits
“Sums insured” is the money available in the event of a claim. It is imperative that the sums insured are very high so they will not be exceeded in any possible claim. Current policies range from $600,000 to “unlimited cover”. In order to “future proof” policies, sums insured of one million dollars plus are recommended.

Emergency evacuation / repatriation
Repatriation represents the costs of getting the student home. The benefit works two ways:

1. If the student becomes seriously ill or injured and needs to be accompanied home (either alive or deceased) with medical professionals, these costs are met by the insurance.

2. If members of the student’s immediate* family living overseas become critically ill or die, the policy will fly the student home, and then back to New Zealand to complete their studies.

Ideally, the policy should have “unlimited cover” as very large sums can be incurred in these situations.

Insurance policies for International students should be obtained from companies with a credit rating no lower than A from Standard and Poors, or B+ from AM Best.

If the insurer is an overseas company, the College requires students to provide policy details in English so that it may ensure that all the necessary requirements are met.

If, prior to enrolment, it is decided that a student does not have adequate insurance, the student will be required to take out additional cover to meet the standards set down by the College.

(*immediate family is the mother, father, brother or sister).