Boarding Fees

The 2024 fee of $17,530 inclusive of GST is charged across 8 months as follows:

The 2024 fee is allocated as follows;

$17,000 – Boarding Fees

$430.00 – Building Levy *

$100.00 – Student Development Levy **

A discount of $500 is offered to families who pay the full year’s boarding fees by 12 January 2024, the total amount with the discount being $17,030.00

The fees will be invoiced per month with the first payment due 20^th January 2024.  Payment is expected via Direct Debit or other agreed method.  Any overdue boarding fees will incur interest at the rate of 2% per month on all overdue accounts and fees including any school house fees and incidental costs.

A direct debit form will be provided for completion and must be returned to Otago Boys’ High School.

A discount of 10% for second and subsequent brothers is deducted from boarding fees. There is no discount for other fees.

One full term's notice (10 weeks) is required to indicate withdrawal by the student from School House.  Insufficient notice will mean the current term and the next full term’s fees (10 weeks) will be payable.

* The Building Levy, $430 per student per annum, goes entirely towards the redevelopment and renewal of school house facilities.

** Student Development Levy - $100 per student per annum.  This levy is used exclusively for the development of young men at the school house.  The levy is spent annually at the sole discretion of the School House Parents’ Committee.  Parents have a direct say through this levy into the personal development of their son. 

Incidental expenditure will be invoiced separately on a monthly basis. 

Boarding bursaries will be credited to students’ accounts.

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION BOARDING ALLOWANCES

Students are eligible to apply for a Boarding Allowance if they can demonstrate they are facing barrier(s) to achieving educational success, and that boarding away from home will remove those barriers.

Information on the guidelines and eligibility can be found at:
https://parents.education.govt.nz/secondary-school/your-child-at-school/boarding-allowances/