New Admissions Policy for Newington Old Boys

Due to the consistently high demand for places, the College Council recently endorsed a new Admissions Policy to formalise the priority status of sons and grandsons of Old Boys.

The Council has confirmed its commitment to prioritising registrations of sons and grandsons of Old Boys as long as registrations are received in accordance with the following time table:-

• Kindergarten entry – registration and fee must be received and paid by the boy’s first (1^st) birthday
• Year 3, 5 or 7 entry – registration and fee must be received and paid by the boy’s fifth (5^th) birthday

Click here to register online or for more information visit the Admissions section of the Newington College website

This policy will be effective as from start of Term 1, 2015 and we encourage all Old Boys to register their son or grandson as soon as possible to secure a priority placement on our Year Lists. Unfortunately, due to the demand for places, if registration is not made by the relevant birthday, we cannot offer priority and the registration will be placed on the wait list for that year in chronological order of registration date.

Rural and Regional Boarding Fee Relief

The Council is likewise committed to growing the Edmund Webb Boarding House in the years ahead and is keen to ensure that regional and rural boarders continue to be well represented.

To this end, students who are both Australian Residents and live outside a 100km radius of Newington, may have a portion of the boarding fee waived if they are ongoing boarders in the Boarding House. Currently the Boarding House caters for Years 9 to 12 only.

If a boy commences in Year 9 in the Boarding House and resides there for four consecutive years, then the College will waive payment of the Year 9 and Year 12 Boarding fee. Therefore, a four year boarding commitment equates to only two years of boarding fees.

If a boy commences in Year 10 in the Boarding House and resides there for three consecutive years, then the College will waive payment of the Year 10 Boarding fee. Therefore a three year boarding commitment equates to one year of no boarding fees.

Please note that this fee relief applies to Boarding only, not tuition fees. Eligible boys are encouraged to apply for a number of Scholarships and Bursaries available for rural and regional boys.   More information can be found on the Newington College website Scholarships and Bursaries page.