Pinehurst School

Pinehurst School is located at 75 Bush Road, Albany, Auckland 0632. The campus sits on Auckland's North Shore on a single, purpose-built site. The school is served by a subsidised bus service with nine routes across the North Shore, including Albany.

Year Levels: 1–13

Independent co-educational

Pastoral care is embedded across all year levels, with a dedicated student support team. Support services include a subsidised bus service to help students travel to and from school.

New Zealand

Pinehurst provides a subsidised bus service with nine routes across Auckland's North Shore, including Albany; routes are supported by RollCall live tracking and real-time updates.

Application & enrolment fees

- Application (registration) fee: NZD 255.00 (non-refundable).
- Entrance fee: NZD 695.00 (non-refundable).
- Alumni fee: NZD 150.00 (non-refundable).
- Bond: NZD 2,500.00 (held by the Pinehurst School Trust; refundable when your child leaves provided one term's notice is given and all fees are settled).

Tuition fees (annual and per term by year group)

- Years 1–6 (New Zealand resident): NZD 19,300.00 per annum — NZD 4,825.00 per term (annual tuition divided by four).
- Years 7–8 (New Zealand resident): NZD 21,790.00 per annum — NZD 5,447.50 per term (annual tuition divided by four).
- Years 9–13 (New Zealand resident): NZD 23,990.00 per annum — NZD 5,997.50 per term (annual tuition divided by four).

- Years 1–6 (International student): NZD 32,020.00 per annum — NZD 8,005.00 per term (annual tuition divided by four).
- Years 7–8 (International student): NZD 37,911.00 per annum — NZD 9,477.75 per term (annual tuition divided by four).
- Years 9–13 (International student): NZD 42,590.00 per annum — NZD 10,647.50 per term (annual tuition divided by four).

(Note: per-term figures above are calculated by dividing the published annual tuition by four to show term-level amounts.)

Tuition discounts

- Sibling discounts: 2nd child 5%; 3rd child 10%; 4th child 15%; 5th child 20%.
- Loyalty discounts: 5% after six years' continuous enrolment; 10% after eight years' continuous enrolment (applied in January of the following year).

Other annual charges

- Capital contribution levy: NZD 750.00 per year, per student (NZD 187.50 per term).
- Consumables & activity fee: NZD 350.00 per year, per student (NZD 87.50 per term).

Bus fees (weekly rates & concessions)

- Zone 1 (within 15 km): Weekly zone pass NZD 40.00; AM/PM pass NZD 20.00 per week; concession NZD 8.00 per ride.
- Zone 2 (within 30 km): Weekly zone pass NZD 55.00; AM/PM pass NZD 27.50 per week; concession NZD 10.00 per ride.
- Zone 3 (31+ km): Weekly zone pass NZD 77.50; AM/PM pass NZD 38.75 per week; concession NZD 14.00 per ride.
- Bus discounts: 2nd child 50% discount; 3rd child free (100%).

Additional variable costs (billed separately)

- School camps, trips and excursions, sports team fees, external examination fees (e.g., Cambridge exam fees) and specific co-curricular programme charges are invoiced separately based on participation and are additional to tuition and the annual charges listed above. Examination fees may vary with exchange rates and subject choices.

Billing schedule and payment terms

- Tuition and school fees for the year are billed termly; fees paid termly are due on 20 February, 20 April, 20 July and 20 October irrespective of the actual date a term commences. All other charges are due on the 20th of the month following the month in which the charges were incurred. Account enquiries are handled by the School Business Manager (accounts@pinehurst.school.nz).

Refund information

- The bond (NZD 2,500.00) is refundable when your child leaves the school provided one term's notice is given and all outstanding fees are settled.
- Some activity and co-curricular registrations (for example sports or programme registrations) are non-refundable after published registration closing dates; no refunds are provided after those cut-off dates for activities where the school has committed funds or places.

Fee payment options

- Payments are made through the Pinehurst parent/PCSchool portal (portal.pinehurst.school.nz) using the Pay Student Fees function; the online payment flow uses the Payment Express payment page for transaction processing. Card/online payments via the portal are supported. For account queries, contact accounts@pinehurst.school.nz.

Summary of key amounts (quick list)

- Application (registration) fee: NZD 255.00 (non-refundable).
- Bond: NZD 2,500.00 (refundable with one term's notice and all fees settled).
- Entrance fee: NZD 695.00 (non-refundable).
- Capital contribution levy: NZD 750.00 per year.
- Consumables & activity fee: NZD 350.00 per year.
- Tuition (examples): Years 1–6 NZD 19,300.00 p.a. (NZD 4,825.00 per term); Years 9–13 NZD 23,990.00 p.a. (NZD 5,997.50 per term).

(For account enquiries or specific invoice questions contact accounts@pinehurst.school.nz.)

Total roll: 846; number of international students: 69. Most represented nationality: Chinese (44%). Local to international student ratio: approximately 11:1 (local ≈ 777; international 69).