Apply or register your interest

St Paul’s is a Hamilton boarding and day high school for boys and girls, Years 9-13, with a roll of less than 900.

To learn more about the school, browse our website, watch a virtual tour or attend an open day.

Applications

2027 enrolment applications

We are open now for 2027 applications. We recommend applying during 2025 for 2027. 

2026 enrolment applications

We are open to applications for Year 9 boarding boys and Year 11 day girls. If you are considering St Paul’s for 2026 in these areas, we encourage you to put in an application or contact our enrolment officer to discuss the next steps.

Places for all other 2026 year levels (Year 9 day and boarding girls, Year 9 day boys, and Year 11 boarding girls) are currently at capacity. However, we welcome applications to our wait pool should spaces become available. 


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Register your interest

If it is three or more years until your child starts at St Paul’s, please register your interest. We will let you know when it’s time to apply and will invite you to Open Days. You can register your interest here.

Application process

Step 1 – Apply

We recommend applying two years prior to the start date. However, we continue to receive applications while places are available. There is no fee to complete an application.

Step 2 – Family meeting and video

If offered a family meeting (interview), families are invited to submit a video of introduction and supply a school report prior to an enrolment interview. Interviews start in the first two terms of the year prior to the student’s start year; interviews last for about 30 minutes.

Please know that due to high demand, some applicants may miss out on an interview. Often, boarding and/or affiliated families are interviewed first.

Step 3 – Offer of a place and acceptance

If a family receives an offer of a place, they have two weeks to accept the offer by making payment of the enrolment fee and returning a signed Admissions Agreement.

Fees

The annual fees schedule can be found here.

Affiliation with the school

Often, priority for an interview is given to affiliated applicants who are:

  • siblings of current or past students, or
  • direct descendants of Collegians, or
  • direct descendants of past staff, or
  • direct descendants of members of the school governance.

If you have an affiliation with St Paul’s, please include the information in the enrolment form.

If you have any questions, please contact the enrolments office: +64 7 957 8889 or email enrolments@stpauls.school.nz.

See our Admissions Policy below for conditions of admission.

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