Enrolment Procedures

Rationale

Rathkeale College will be managed within the maximum numbers prescribed in the School’s Integration Agreement.

Rathkeale College will comply with its obligation as an Integrated School to give preference of enrolment to those pupils whose family or guardians have established a particular or general connection with the Special Character of the School.

In the first instance, the Principal shall determine whether or not there is a particular or general connection to the Special Character of the School. In the event of there being any dispute as to whether a connection exists, the School Board of Trustees will resolve the matter. The School Board of Trustees’ decision may be appealed to the Trinity Schools Trust Board and after consultation with the Bishop of Wellington, the Trinity Schools Trust Board ruling shall be final.

Priority of Enrolment

Applications are categorised into preference and non‐preference applicants and are not ranked.

Preference Applicants

To prospective pupils:

• From families who are members of the Anglican Church.
• Who are boarding pupils.
• Who have a sibling already attending Rathkeale College or attending another Trinity School.
• With a parent or guardian who attended Rathkeale College or another Trinity School.
• Who (at the time of enrolment) will have attended Hadlow Preparatory School for the two years immediately preceding the year they wish to start at either Rathkeale College.
• Who are children or dependants of staff or board members of Rathkeale College or staff of another Trinity School.

Non-preference Applicants

The School is legally obliged to give priority to preference applicants. However applications for enrolment will be accepted from non‐preference pupils, subject to places being available to a maximum of 5% of the maximum roll.

Priority will be given to siblings of former Trinity School students, students from other Anglican Schools and to pupils whose family or guardians have established a connection with the Special Character of the School but have not satisfied the preference applicant criteria as outlined above.

No child shall be refused enrolment on the grounds of race, gender, physical disabilities or religion. With respect to religion, the terms of the Integration Agreement and the Special Character of the School to provide an education based on the Anglican interpretation of the Christian faith shall apply.

The Enrolment Process – 2025

If you have not enrolled for Year 9 2025, please follow the ENROL NOW tab, which will register your interest.

Term 2: Boarding interviews completed and offers of place made.

Term 3: Dayboy interviews completed and offers of place made.

Orientation and Entrance Exams for new students in 2025: Date tbc

Note:

(1) If we are unable to offer you a place immediately, we will hold your application and contact you in case someone withdraws.

(2) If you do not receive confirmation that we have received your application, please contact the school immediately.

Pre-enrolment List

This enables us to communicate with families who have expressed an interest in their child attending Rathkeale College. This allows  us to keep families well informed of any changes in enrolment policies and processes especially when these are prescribed by the Ministry of Education (MOE).