Nelson College

Nelson/Marlborough/West Coast

Nelson College is a Secondary (Year 9-15) school situated on Waimea Road, Nelson/Marlborough/West Coast.

With a roll size of around 888 students. Richard Dykes is the principal .

They provide support for international students to enrol at Nelson College. If you're looking for a New Zealand Education you can visit their website or phone them Phone: +64 XXXXX click (The current time in New Zealand is 9:07 PM).

Physical Address:

Waimea Road
Nelson

Phone: 035 XXXXX click

Email: nelson.school.nz click

Postal Address:

Private Bag 16
Nelson Mail Centre
Nelson 7042

Upcoming Events at Nelson College

Event Date Details
Monday 19/01/2026 School Office Open
Monday 19/01/2026 School Office Open
Tuesday 20/01/2026 - Thursday 22/01/2026 Cricket Quad Tournament
Wednesday 21/01/2026 SLT onsite
Thursday 22/01/2026 - Friday 23/01/2026 SLT, FL, & Deans onsite
Monday 26/01/2026 SLT, FL, & Deans onsite
Monday 26/01/2026 SLT, FL, & Deans onsite
Tuesday 27/01/2026 New Staff Induction
Tuesday 27/01/2026 - Wednesday 28/01/2026 Kaitaunaki and Tētē Kura Training
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Wednesday 28/01/2026 Teacher Only Day - No Students
Thursday 29/01/2026 Staff Only Day - No Students
Thursday 29/01/2026 Kāhui ako ki Whākatu group schools
Up to 200 people to hear Sir Ian Taylor speak
Friday 30/01/2026 Y9, Y13 Kaitaumaki & Tēnē Kura
Friday 30/01/2026 - Tuesday 3/02/2026 Cricket Willow/Timaru/St Thomas
Friday 30/01/2026 International Orientation
CH,SU
Monday 2/02/2026 College & Prep Closed - No Students
Tuesday 3/02/2026 Ārahi Day - All Students
Tuesday 3/02/2026 Faculty Meeting
Wednesday 4/02/2026 - Thursday 5/02/2026 Kaitaunaki and Tētē Kura
Wednesday 4/02/2026 - Thursday 5/02/2026 Normal School Day - All Students
Wednesday 4/02/2026 Nelson College Urban XC Race
3:30 Start set up with students/volunteers
5pm Registration/practice
5:45 Race briefing
6 Race start
6:45 Prizegiving 6
7:30 Volunteers have course down
Wednesday 4/02/2026 Assembly
Wednesday 4/02/2026 Kaitaunaki and Tētē Kura
Friday 6/02/2026 College & Prep Closed - No Students
Monday 9/02/2026 House Touch Duplicate
Monday 9/02/2026 House Touch
Monday 9/02/2026 House Assembly
Monday 9/02/2026 Deans Meeting
Monday 9/02/2026 Faculty Leaders Meeting
Monday 9/02/2026 - Friday 13/02/2026 Year 9 Overnight Camps
Monday 9/02/2026 Ārahi
Tuesday 10/02/2026 13VOC Big Day Out
Tuesday 10/02/2026 Faculty Meeting
Wednesday 11/02/2026 Assembly Student Led
Thursday 12/02/2026 SLT Workshop
Thursday 12/02/2026 SLT Workshop
Thursday 12/02/2026 PLD (Full Staff)
Friday 13/02/2026 - Sunday 15/02/2026 Inspire Modern Dance Summer Smash
Friday 13/02/2026 - Sunday 15/02/2026 Inspire Modern Dance Summer Smash
Friday 13/02/2026 Ārahi
Monday 16/02/2026 House Senior Dodgeball
Monday 16/02/2026 - Friday 20/02/2026 Year 9 Overnight Camps
Monday 16/02/2026 - Tuesday 17/02/2026 Ārahi
Wednesday 18/02/2026 TSS Tennis
Wednesday 18/02/2026 Assembly
Wednesday 18/02/2026 Junior Testng
Thursday 19/02/2026 School Photos - Photolife
Staff, Classes, Portraits (Y10, 11, 13 & Prep
Thursday 19/02/2026 PLD (Full Staff)
Friday 20/02/2026 - Saturday 21/02/2026 SISS Mainland Volleyball
Friday 20/02/2026 Ārahi
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Nelson College Curriculum

Below are some of the subjects that Nelson College offers to their students for 2025/2026.

Year 9 Visual and Performing Arts (9ADM)
Level 1 Art Design (11ADE)
Level 1 Art Photography (11APH)
Level 1 Art Painting (11APA)
Level 2 Art Design (12ADE)
Level 2 Art Painting (12APA)
Level 2 Art Photography (12APH)
Level 3 Art Design (13ADE)
Level 3 Art Painting (13APA)
Level 3 Art Photography (13APH)
Year 9 Languages (9LANG)
Year 10 Athlete Development Program - Rugby (10SPR)
Year 9 English (9ENG)
Year 10 English (10ENG)
Level 1 English Multimedia (11ELM)
Level 1 English Literature (11ELT)
Level 1 English Communication Literacy (11ELC)
Level 2 English Literature (12ELT)
Level 2 English Communication Literacy (12ELC)
Level 2 English Language (12ELG)
Year 9 Science (9SCI)
Year 10 Science (10SCI)
Level 1 Science Extension (11SCX)
Level 1 Practical Science (11SCP)
Level 1 Commerce (11COM)
Level 2 Accounting (12ACC)
Level 2 Business (12BUS)
Level 2 Economics (12ECO)
Level 3 Accounting (13ACC)
Level 3 Business (13BUS)
Level 3 Economics (13ECO)
Level 2 Biology (12BIO)
Level 2 Chemistry (12CHE)
Level 2 Physics (12PHY)
Level 2 Earth and Space Science (12SCE)
Level 3 Biology (13BIO)
Level 3 Chemistry (13CHE)
Level 3 Physics (13PHY)
Level 3 Earth and Space Science (13SCE)
Year 10 Art Design and Photography (10ADP)
Year 10 Art Painting (10APA)
Year 10 Technical Arts - Stage (10TAS)
Year 10 Music (10MUS)
Level 1 Computer Digital Technologies (11CDT)
Level 1 Computer Studies (11CST)
Level 2 Computer Digital Technologies (12CDT)
Level 2 Computer Studies (12CST)
Level 3 Computer Digital Technologies (13CDT)
Level 3 Computer Studies (13CST)
Year 10 Japanese - half year (10JPN1)
Year 10 Japanese - full year (10JPN)
Level 1 Japanese (11JPN)
Level 1 Te Reo Māori - Te Ao Haka (11TRM)
Level 2 Japanese (12JPN)
Level 2 Te Reo Māori (12TRM)
Level 3 English Language (13ELG)
Level 3 English Literature (13ELT)
Level 3 Te Reo Māori (13TRM)
Year 10 Te Reo Māori - half year (10TRM1)
Year 10 Te Reo Māori - full year (10TRM2)
Level 3 Japanese (13JPN)
Mathematics for Numeracy (11MAN)
Level 1 Science (11SCI)
Level 2 Trade Building - One option course (14TB)
Level 3 Trade Building - Two option course 8 hrs (13TB1)
Year 10 Computer Digital Technologies (10CDT)
Year 10 Design Technology - Metal (10DTM)
Year 10 Design Technology - Wood (10DTW)
Year 10 Food Studies (10FTC)
Year 10 Graphics - half year (10GRA)
Level 1 Furniture and Timber Trades (11FTT)
Level 1 Design and CAD Technology (11DCT)
Level 1 Food and Hospitality (11FHP)
Level 1 Graphics (11GRA)
Level 1 Mechanical Engineering (11MEG)
Level 2 Automotive Engineering (12AEG)
Level 2 Design and CAD Technology (12DCT)
Level 2 Food and Hospitality (12FHP)
Level 2 Furniture and Timber Trades (12FTT)
Level 2 Graphics (12GRA)
Level 2 Industrial Engineering (12IEG)
Level 2 Trade Building - Two option course 8 hrs (12TB1)
Level 3 Automotive Engineering - Two option course 8hrs (13AEG1)
Level 3 Design and CAD Technology (13DCT)
Level 3 Food and Hospitality (13FHP)
Level 3 Graphics (13GRA)
Level 3 Industrial Engineering (13IEG)
Year 9 Mathematics (9MAT)
Year 10 Mathematics (10MAT)
Level 1 Mathematics with Algebra (11MAA)
Level 2 Mathematics with Algebra (12MAA)
Level 2 Mathematics with Statistics (12MAS)
Level 3 Mathematics (13MAT)
Level 3 Mathematics with Calculus (13MAC)
Level 3 Mathematics with Statistics (13MAS)
Junior ESOL (10ESOL)
ESOL Junior Immersion (IMMJ)
Year 11 ESOL (11ESOL)
Year 12 ESOL (12ESOL)
Year 13 ESOL (13ESOL)
Year 9 Social Studies (9SST)
Year 10 Social Studies (10SST)
Level 1 Geography (11GEO)
Level 1 History (11HIS)
Level 2 Geography (12GEO)
Level 2 History (12HIS)
Level 2 Media Studies (12MED)
Level 2 Tourism (12TOU)
Level 3 Geography (13GEO)
Level 3 History (13HIS)
Level 3 Media Studies (13MED)
Level 3 Tourism (13TOU)
Year 10 Accounting / Business (10ABU)
Gateway Programme (13GATE)
Year 10 Physical Education (10PED)
Level 3 Drama (13DRA)
Level 3 Music (13MUS)
Level 1 Drama (11DRA)
Level 1 Music (11MUS)
Level 2 Drama (12DRA)
Level 3 Te Ao Haka (13TAH)
Level 2 Music (12MUS)
Level 2 Vocational Pathways & Education (12VOC)
Level 1 Vocational Pathways & Education (11VOC)
Level 3 Vocational Pathways & Education (13VOC)
Level 3 Health (13HLS)
Level 3 Outdoor Education (13OED)
Level 3 Physical Education (13PED)
Level 3 Sports Extension Programme - Rugby (13SPR)
Level 1 Health (11HLS)
Level 1 Outdoor Education (11OED)
Level 1 Physical Education (11PED)
Level 2 Health (12HLS)
Level 2 Outdoor Education (12OED)
Level 2 Physical Education (12PED)
Level 2 Sports Extension Programme - Rugby (12SPR)
Level 2 Te Ao Haka (12TAH)
Year 9 Skills Through Technology (9TEC)
Level 3 Furniture and Timber Trades (13FTT)
Year 9 Physical Education (9PED)
Year 10 Health (10HLS)
Year 9 Health (9HLS)
Senior ESOL Immersion (IMMS)
Trades Academy Programme (TOTSTA) (TOTS)
Level 3 Automotive Engineering - one option course (13AEG)
Māori Immersion Programme (9RUM)
Level 1 Mathematics with Statistics (11MAS)
Year 10 Geography / History (10HGE)
Level 2 Mathematics (12MAT)
Year 10 Sport Athlete Development Program (10SPA)

Schools surrounding Nelson College.

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Nelson College
Nelson College (Prep.Dept.)
Hampden Street School
Victory Primary School
Nelson Intermediate
Nelson College For Girls Prep School
Nelson College For Girls
St Joseph’s School (Nelson)
Nelson Central School
Maitai School
Auckland Point School
Nelson Teen Parent Unit
Tahunanui School
Enner Glynn School
Nayland College
Broadgreen Intermediate
Nelson Christian Academy
Nayland Primary School
Birchwood School
Stoke School