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 12:32 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 23/02/2026 - Thursday 26/02/2026 Year 9 Overnight Camps
Tuesday 24/02/2026 12VOC Big Day Out
Tuesday 24/02/2026 Ārahi
Tuesday 24/02/2026 Faculty Meeting
Wednesday 25/02/2026 NCOBA Committee Meeting
Wednesday 25/02/2026 TSS MTB Enduro
Wednesday 25/02/2026 Assembly Student Led
Wednesday 25/02/2026 Orientation Event
AC
Wednesday 25/02/2026 Cricket - D'Arcy Cup Qualifying
Against Marlborough
Thursday 26/02/2026 TSS MTB Cross Country
Thursday 26/02/2026 PLD (Faculties)
Thursday 26/02/2026 Prep Swimming Sports
Friday 27/02/2026 - Sunday 1/03/2026 Tango Weekend
Friday 27/02/2026 House Swimming
Friday 27/02/2026 Ārahi
Saturday 28/02/2026 - Sunday 1/03/2026 TSS Volleyball Honours tournament
Saturday 28/02/2026 Rugby League Nav 9's Tournament
Monday 2/03/2026 House Assembly
Monday 2/03/2026 House Cricket
Monday 2/03/2026 House Assembly Robinson
Monday 2/03/2026 Senior Deans Meeting
Tuesday 3/03/2026 Lincoln Liaison Visit
Tuesday 3/03/2026 MBC Summer Exchange
Tuesday 3/03/2026 Prep Y7 Suter Art Gallery
Tuesday 3/03/2026 Prep Y7MS Parent Curry Night
Wednesday 4/03/2026 PTCs Ārahi Day
Wednesday 4/03/2026 Prep Y8 St Johns First Aid
Thursday 5/03/2026 12VOC Health & Safety
Thursday 5/03/2026 Victoria Liaison Visit
Thursday 5/03/2026 TSS Standup Paddleboarding
Thursday 5/03/2026 PLD (PLGs)
Thursday 5/03/2026 TSS SUP
Thursday 5/03/2026 Prep Y7BL Parent Curry Night
Friday 6/03/2026 House Athletics
Friday 6/03/2026 - Sunday 8/03/2026 SISS Rowing Championships
Friday 6/03/2026 Ārahi
Friday 6/03/2026 Prep Interschool Swimming Sports
Monday 9/03/2026 - Tuesday 10/03/2026 Ārahi
Monday 9/03/2026 Faculty Leaders Meeting
Monday 9/03/2026 Senior Deans Meeting
Monday 9/03/2026 - Tuesday 10/03/2026 Prep Y8 Aquanauts Programme
Tuesday 10/03/2026 - Wednesday 11/03/2026 TSS Senior Cricket
Tuesday 10/03/2026 Faculty Meeting
Tuesday 10/03/2026 Nelson College Way Hui
Tuesday 10/03/2026 Massey University Liaison Visit
Wednesday 11/03/2026 NCTF Committee Meeting
Wednesday 11/03/2026 Otago University Liaison Visit
Wednesday 11/03/2026 Assembly
Wednesday 11/03/2026 - Friday 13/03/2026 12GEO & 13GEO Field Trip
PD,PE,DJ
Wednesday 11/03/2026 Prep - Moanamana Field Trip
9.15-11.30am 8ZB
12.00-2.30pm 8SW
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Nelson College Curriculum

Below are some of the subjects that Nelson College offers to their students for 2026/2027.

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)

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Nelson College
Nelson College (Prep.Dept.)
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Nelson College For Girls
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Nelson Central School
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Nelson Teen Parent Unit
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Broadgreen Intermediate
Nelson Christian Academy
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