Enrolment Enquiries
Please see the diagram below for our enrolment procedures and the linked page for a copy of our enrolment policy.
To register interest for attending a special character interview as the first step of the process please email enrol@raphaelhouse.school.nz with your name and contact details and the names and ages of the students you would like to consider enrolling.
Our enrolment officer will get back in touch with you about the documentation required so that we can arrange a special character interview.
Our kindergarten is under the oversight of the Wellington Rudolf Steiner kindergarten Trust. For kindergarten enrolment queries, please contact the manager Jaci Gilbertson on centremanager@rhkindergarten.org.nz
Usually, we would require your attendance at atleast one of the following before a Special Character Interview:
- School tour/Open Day – Lower School Tour on Wed 20th November 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
- School Festival
- Community Performance
- Class Play
- Other community events – School Fair on Sunday 10th November, 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
2025 Fees
Attendance Dues are compulsory. These are paid to the Proprietor’s Trust and used for land and property development. In 2025, these are $1540 per child.
Board Donations are paid to the Board and help fund the education, including special character features, that is over and above a standard education funded by the Government. This includes things like handwork and woodwork, class plays, festivals, eurythmy, class projects, therapies, learning support assistants and extra teaching staff above entitlement from the Government. In 2025, the suggested amount for a child in Class 1 or Class 2 is $1950 per child, for a child in Class 3-7 the suggested amount is $2160. For a child in Class 8-12 the suggested amount is $2360.
We do also ask for a donation towards our camp programme to support the high-quality camp experiences we offer. For Class 3-12 we suggest a $450 donation. Please note the actual costs for the camps exceed this and other school money is also budgeted toward the camp costs.
Proprietor Donations contribute towards non-property Special Character costs including the New Zealand Certificate of Steiner Education as well as the national and international levies to different Waldorf and integrated school associations. In 2025, the suggested amount is $390.
Spaces are currently available for 2025 in:
- Classes 1 to 3 (State equivalent Year 2 to 4)
- Classes 4 & 5 (State equivalent Year 5 to 6) – Waiting list only.
- Class 6 (State equivalent Year 7)
- Class 9 (State equivalent Year 10)
- Class 10 & 11 (State equivalent Year 11 & 12) – Waiting list only.
- Class 12 (State equivalent Year 13)
Please email the enrolment officer to register your interest in a Special Character Interview for any 2025 enrolments.