2025 Enrolments

The deadline for 2025 Enrolment applications is Thursday 27 June.  Any applications that are received after this date will be considered subject to space.

In 2025, St Mary's College, Wellington will have 150 Preference places and 14 Non-Preference places.

Enrolment interviews for 2025 applicants will take place between Monday 22 July and Friday 1 August.  Offers of place will be sent out soon after the enrolment interview period is completed.

We are here to help!  If you have any questions about the application process please contact us at enrolment@stmw.school.nz or phone on 04 473 5554

Enrolment Information

How the enrolment application process works at St Mary’s College:

1. SUBMIT AN APPLICATION: Fill out the online enrolment application by clicking on the ‘enrol here’ button on the right

2. PROVIDE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS: Before submitting your enrolment application please ensure you upload the following documents to support your application:

   1. Birth certificate or Passport, and if applicable Visa or Residency certificates

   2. A recent school report

   3. The Attendance Dues agreement form which can be found on the right by clicking on the black ‘attendance dues agreement form’ button

   4. A Preference Certificate which can be found on the right by clicking on the black ‘preference certificate’ button.  Important: The preference certificate must be signed and verified by your local parish priest.

3. REVIEW OF APPLICATION: Once we have received your application we will review it to ensure we have all the information needed and then send you an email confirmation with details of next steps.

4. ENROLMENT INTERVIEW: An enrolment interview will be arranged for your daughter and family to attend.

5. OUTCOME OF APPLICATION: You will then be advised of the outcome of your enrolment application.  Successful applications will need to accept their position in writing.  Unsuccessful applicants will be offered a place on our waiting list.  Details of how enrolment applications are processed

Preference Criteria

Preference

Criteria for Preference of Enrolment in Integrated Catholic Schools

5.1 The child has been baptised or is being prepared for baptism in the Catholic Church.

5.2  The child’s parents/guardians have already allowed one or more of its siblings to be baptised in the Catholic faith. 

5.3 At least one parent/guardian is a Catholic, and although their child has not yet been baptised, the child’s participation in the life of the school could lead to the parents having the child baptised. 

5.4 With the agreement of the child’s parent/guardian, a significant familial adult such as a grandparent, aunt or uncle who is actively involved in the child’s upbringing undertakes to support the child’s formation in the faith and practices of the Catholic Church.

5.5 One or both of a child’s non-Catholic parents/guardians is preparing to become a Catholic.

Non-Preference

St Mary’s College is able to have 10% of the total number of students as non-preference.  Each year we determine how many non-preference students are leaving.  This indicates the approximate number we can enrol the following year.  For more information on how non-preference applications are processed please click on 'enrolment policy on the right hand menu.

Browser Compatibility:

Currently, the only recommended web browsers are Firefox and Google Chrome. Internet Explorer (all versions) is not considered secure enough to access private student information and is not supported by KAMAR. Microsoft Edge may work if the latest updates have been installed. Safari is known to have numerous problems with reading the KAMAR data (and this is something out of St Mary's ability to fix).

On mobile devices, we currently recommend using Chrome.