Please read the preference criteria below carefully before filling in an enrolment form below.
Preference Criteria
If you have no Catholic family connection, I strongly encourage families to consider enquiring about and attending the Baptismal Programme at the St Mary’s Church on Seddon Street, well in advance of making application to JPC. Enrolling in the Baptismal Programme is for people with a genuine interest in becoming Catholic not simply as a “ticket” to get into JPC. Once baptised the college will nurture their Faith and journey as a Catholic.
A very limited amount of non-preference status students may be on the school roll at any time. These places only become available if there are insufficient preference applicants in that particular year level. Parents are able to place their child’s name on a waiting list. Children will be offered placement as vacancies occur in accordance with the following guidelines; siblings of existing non-preference students living within the agreed catchment area children of staff members students living outside the schools agreed catchment area. The school’s roll will be managed within the maximum roll prescribed in the school’s Integration Agreement. The number of places available for non-preference students will be governed by the maximum number allowable under the school’s Integration Agreement. The Integration Agreement for John Paul College gives preference of enrolment to students whose parents have established a particular or general religious connection with the Special Catholic Character of the College.
Years 7 and 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 |
Religious Education | Religious Education | Religious Education |
English or ESOL | English or ESOL | English or ESOL |
Te Reo Maori | Te Reo Maori | Te Reo Maori |
French | French | French |
Spanish | Spanish | Spanish |
Mathematics | Mathematics | Mathematics |
Science | Science | Science |
Social Studies | Social Studies | Social Studies |
Business Studies | Business Studies | |
Technology | Technology | Technology |
Graphics | Graphics | |
Art | Art | Art |
Drama | Drama | Drama |
Music | Performance Music | Performance Music |
Dance | Dance | |
Health & PE | Health & PE |
Year 11 (NCEA Level 1) | Year 12 (NCEA Level 2) | Year 13 (NCEA Level 3) |
Religious Education | Religious Education | Religious Education |
English or ESOL | English or ESOL | English or ESOL |
Te Reo Maori | Te Reo Maori | Te Reo Maori |
French | French | French |
Mathematics | Mathematics A | Mathematics with Statistics |
Foundation Mathematics | Mathematics B | Mathematics with Calculus |
Foundation Maths | Foundation Maths | Foundation Maths |
Science | Science | Science |
ASC/ESC/USC | Biology | Biology |
Chemistry | Chemistry | |
Physics | Physics | |
Social Studies | Social Studies | Social Studies |
Geography | Geography | Geography |
History | History | History |
Economics | Economics | Economics |
Young Enterprise | Young Enterprise | |
Legal Studies | ||
Food Technology | Food Technology | Food Technology |
Hard Materials | Hard Materials | Hard Materials |
Fabric Technology | Fabric Technology | Fabric Technology |
ICT | ICT | ICT |
Computer Studies | Computer Studies | |
Graphic Design | Graphic Design | |
Art | Painting | Painting |
Photography | Photography | |
Drama | Drama | Drama |
Performance Music | Performance Music | Performance Music |
Dance | Dance | Dance |
Health & PE | Physical Education | Physical Education |
Physical Education | Adventure Based Learning | Adventure Based Learning |
Parents are asked to pay a General Activity Contribution of:
$500.00 | Year 7-8 per student |
$620.00 | Year 9-11 per student |
$820.00 | Year 12-13 per student |
An invoice is sent: from the Bishop’s office in Hamilton, and is payable direct to the Diocese by post, by phone with credit card or by direct contact to set up an automatic payment. The current charges are as follows:
Years 7 & 8 | $466.00 per year per student |
Years 9-13 | $932.00 per year per student |
In addition, there is a Catholic Character Contribution of $45.00 per child with a maximum of $135 payable, irrespective of the number of children attending. These fees are set by the Catholic Diocese and are subject to change.
John Paul College
Whitworth Road
P.O. Box 5040
Rotorua West
New Zealand 3015
Email: info@jpc.school.nz
Phone + 64 – 7 – 347 8795