Application and one‑off enrolment fees
- Application fee (non‑refundable): NZD 100.
- Confirmation / enrolment fee (non‑refundable): NZD 500 (payable on acceptance).
- Incidental charges deposit for new students: NZD 115 (held as a deposit for incidental charges).
Preschool fees (2026) — weekly rates
- Ages 0–2 (without 20 hours ECE): All day, full week: NZD 491 per week; Extended day: NZD 592 per week. The following one‑off amounts apply for new preschool students: Application fee (non‑refundable), Confirmation fee (non‑refundable) and Incidental Charges Deposit NZD 115.
- Ages 3–4 (with 20 hours ECE): All day, full week: NZD 371 per week; Extended day: NZD 445 per week. The same one‑off new‑student fees apply.
Primary / Middle / Senior — fees shown per term and calculated per year
(Chilton operates four school terms per year; annual figures below are the per‑term totals multiplied by four).
- Years 0–3 (per term): Tuition NZD 4,756.25; Building Levy NZD 192.50; IT levy NZD 141.25; Campus Revitalisation Levy NZD 89.25. Total per term: NZD 5,179.25. Total per year (four terms): NZD 20,717.00.
- Years 4–6 (per term): Tuition NZD 4,847.50; Building Levy NZD 192.50; IT levy NZD 141.25; Campus Revitalisation Levy NZD 89.25. Total per term: NZD 5,270.50. Total per year (four terms): NZD 21,082.00.
- Years 7–8 (per term): Tuition NZD 5,923.00; Building Levy NZD 192.50; IT levy NZD 141.25; Campus Revitalisation Levy NZD 89.25; Chilton Old Girls' Association NZD 10. Total per term: NZD 6,356.00. Total per year (four terms): NZD 25,424.00.
- Years 9–13 (per term): Tuition NZD 6,385.50; Building Levy NZD 192.50; IT levy NZD 141.25; Campus Revitalisation Levy NZD 89.25; Chilton Old Girls' Association NZD 10. Total per term: NZD 6,818.50. Total per year (four terms): NZD 27,274.00.
- Chilton Ballet Academy (per term): same component breakdown as Years 9–13. Total per term: NZD 6,818.50. Total per year (four terms): NZD 27,274.00.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- Standard tuition and levies are quoted and published as per‑term amounts; the school operates four terms per year.
- For international students a full year's tuition is payable in advance (annual billing). International enrolment processing / confirmation fees apply.
- All published fees include Goods & Services Tax (GST).
Boarding / homestay
- The school does not operate on‑site boarding; homestay placement is used for international students. Homestay (45 weeks) is NZD 18,000 (NZD 400 per week) as a separately billed accommodation cost.
International student specific annual charges (example 2025 figures)
- Enrolment processing (enrolment/confirmation) fee: NZD 500.
- Annual tuition (example 2025): Years 1–6 NZD 33,000; Years 7–13 NZD 47,500. Incidentals deposit (international) NZD 2,000. Health and travel insurance estimated ~NZD 650 per year. These international figures are published as annual charges and are billed separately from homestay.
Other charges or typical additional costs
- Uniform: approximately NZD 1,500 (plus sporting clothes and equipment).
- Cambridge examination fees (where applicable): up to approximately NZD 800.
- After‑School Care: NZD 7.50 per half hour; charges are payable at the end of each term.
- Holiday programme: NZD 60 per day or NZD 270 per week (refunds not given for non‑attendance).
- Stationery: weekly/annual stationery lists are provided; costs are invoiced or purchased separately via listed suppliers.
Refunds and scholarship‑related charge handling
- Application and confirmation/enrolment fees are non‑refundable when stated as non‑refundable; scholarship‑award documentation notes specific acceptance and confirmation payment timings (for example, a NZD 115 acceptance fee for scholarship offers and the NZD 500 confirmation fee required within specified timeframes). Scholarship terms also include clauses requiring reimbursement of scholarship value if a scholar leaves without due cause during the award period.
- Holiday programme fees are explicitly non‑refundable for non‑attendance.
Fee payment options
- International payments may be made by international bank transfer to the school's ANZ account (account name, branch, account number and SWIFT code are published for international transfers).
- Published international documentation shows bank transfer as the method for international student payments; specific domestic payment methods (for example, whether credit card, automatic debit, or direct debit/EFTPOS are accepted for domestic fee accounts) are not itemised on the publicly published fee pages.
Notes on items not publicly detailed
- Detailed domestic invoicing/payment procedures (exact invoicing frequency for domestic families, late‑payment penalties, and the full domestic payment methods list) and a comprehensive general fee refund policy are not explicitly published in the public fee pages reviewed. The school's scholarship and international publications include specific timing and non‑refund statements where relevant.
