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ACCOMODATION BOARDING & HOMESTAY The boarding environment at St Paul’s Collegiate School is one of the most modern in the country, creating a home-awayfrom-home for students, and one that boasts valuable programmes like scheduled and supervised homework, a strong pastoral care system and seven day boarding.
MOD ERN FACILITIES All of St Paul’s boarding houses have been recently renovated. Boarding students enjoy modern bathrooms, age appropriate sleeping accommodation and a new dining hall. Students also have after-school access to squash and tennis courts, a fully-equipped gym, a heated 25-metre swimming pool and a water hockey turf.
SCHEDULED PREP St Paul’s offers its boarders a structured approach to homework through supervised prep time. Homework (prep) is done in the dining room under the supervision of a housemaster. Boarders spend up to 90 minutes each week night at prep, where senior students, academic tutors and teaching staff are available to help. The opportunity also exists for our boarders to work collaboratively together. This approach helps our boarders to develop the kind of study habits that are essential for academic achievement.
BOYS’ BOARDING SCHOOL S TRUCT URE (YEAR 9-13) Each boys’ house can accommodate up to approximately 90 students with each year group in its own dorm area for year levels (Year 9-13). Houses are staffed by a housemaster, deputy housemaster, assistant housemaster, matron and residential assistants. The three boarding houses for boys are called Williams, Sargood and Clark. The boys dormitories are structured according to their year level: •
Year 9, 10 and 11 share dormitories
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Year 12 boys are in rooms of two students
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Year 13 boys have their own room.
GIRLS’ BOARDING SCHOOL S TRUCT URE (YEAR 11-13) The girls’ boarding house, Harington House, is structured to meet the needs of female students and houses 65 girls (increasing to 80 in 2024). Harington is a modern boarding facility with each girl in a single room. There are a number of common rooms where girls can meet socially and relax. Kitchen facilities are available for the girls to use for breakfast and snacks. Lunch and dinner is provided in the dining hall with the boys.
THE HULA EXPERIENCE All Year 13 boarding girls get to experience HULA, which is short for Harington University Learning Accommodation. The HULA houses are situated adjacent to Harington House and accommodate four Year 13 Harington House boarding students at any one time. Each group of girls live together for about five weeks in a “flatting” situation, which provides a taste of what it is like to live with others in a semi-independent, but monitored, environment. Girls have their own bedroom and each pair of bedrooms is connected by a shared bathroom. Each HULA residence is fully equipped and the girls are each expected to prepare dinner one night a week, do their own laundry, and keep the facility clean and tidy according to a roster. The aim is to provide a homely environment while providing a degree of independence and accountability.
HOMES TAY A student also has the option of living with a New Zealand family. This can be full time or during leave weekends and school holidays. All host families undergo a strict application process, including a police check, and are visited and approved by the school. The school must be satisfied that the homestay caregiver will provide a safe physical and emotional environment. The school expects students to live by the rules of the household and as a member of the family.
