Kelston Boys' High School

Thank you for considering Kelston Boys' High School for your son’s education. Enrolment applications are completed online followed by an interview with a Principal or Dean.
Please read the information below to get started.

If you have any questions about the application process, please phone the school office on 09 818 6185 or email us on enrolment@kbhs.school.nz

WE CANNOT PROCEED WITH THE ENROLMENT APPLCATION IF YOU HAVE

NOT SUPPLIED US WITH THE FOLLOWING NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION

NZ CITIZEN/PERMANENT RESIDENT

Student’s birth certificate, NZ Passport or proof of Citizenship/Residency
Proof of legal guardianship (if you are not the parent)
Student’s most recent school report (you can request this from their previous school)
Proof of address* (must be either be a recent power, land/water rates account or a tenancy agreement or recent Ministry of Social Development document)

NON-NZ CITIZEN

Student and parent passports, and current VISA for both parent and student
Student’s most recent school report (you can request this from their previous school)
Proof of address* (must be either be a recent power, land/water rates account or a tenancy agreement or recent Ministry of Social Development document)

*Proof of address must be in the name of the parent/legal guardian, and document to be no more than 2 months old at time of application

ZONING INFORMATION AND BALLOT DATES FOR 2027

In-Zone: Year 9 in zone enrolments are accepted throughout the whole year, and any other levels are assessed upon enrolment criteria.

Out-of-Zone: Application closing date Wednesday 2 September 2026. Ballot date Wednesday 9 September 2026

IN ZONE ENROLMENT

All students living within our home zone are entitled to enrol if they are eligible to attend.

OUT OF ZONE ENROLMENT

Kelston Boys’ High School is able to offer placements to a certain number of students (to be determined by the School Board) who live outside of our home zone.

Where the number of students exceeds the places available, a ballot will be held, applications will be processed in the following order of priority:

Priority 1: Applicants for enrolment in special programmes:

KBHS offers 3 bilingual units as special programmes:

Onewhero Hīkina Māori Bilingual Akomanga
Tōfā Manusina Samoan Bilingual
Tongan Bilingual Programme

Priority 2: Applicants who are brothers of current students

Priority 3: Applicants who are brothers of former students

Priority 4: Applicants who are children of former students

Priority 5: Applicants who are children of Board employees or Board members

Priority 6: All other applicants

BALLOT

Ballot date - Wednesday 9 September 2026
Within 3 school days of the ballot being held, we will advise out-of-zone students/caregivers the outcome of their application.
Within 14 days of being advised, students/caregivers must accept or decline the offer of place.

Full information of out-of-zone applications can be found on the Ministry of Education website here.