Undergraduate students
Find out about the best accommodation if you're a recent school-leaver or current undergraduate student.
Donna Kwon, a resident of O’Rorke Hall, is studying for a degree in biomedical science.
"Being a first-year student means everything around you is new and unfamiliar. Living at a student residence means there are plenty of people around me that help me get through everyday without any problems.
"O’Rorke is walking distance to uni and town which makes living in the busy Auckland central so much more bearable! Here at O’Rorke, everyone meets new people and making friends is easy—it’s different to being at school with cliques. There’s always a time for socializing but when you need alone time, there is always your room to go back to or when you need to study, there are places such as the library or the uni commons that can help you focus on your work.
"O’Rorke is not only a place where I eat and sleep; I consider O’Rorke as my home and my friends around me as family."
Residential options
If you are completing your last year of school in 2011, you can apply for a place in one of the Halls of Residence:
Our Halls of Residence offer you:
- a fantastic student lifestyle
- academic and pastoral support
- an organised social programme of events
- excellent study and living facilities
- the chance to build lifelong friendships with people from all over New Zealand and the world.
Grafton Hall, International House, O’Rorke Hall and University Hall provide three meals daily. Huia Residence offers optional meal plans as well as self-catering facilities. Membership of the University Recreation Centre is included in your fees.
School leaver applications enjoy priority in these residences.
You are not eligible to apply for any of the self-catered residences: Number Fourteen Flats, Parnell Student Village, Park Road Student Flats or The Royal.
Applications
- Once you have registered on the Accommodation Portal, choose the 'School-leaver' application option.
- Make sure that you apply before 1 October to be considered for the first round of offers.
- You will need to arrange for your school (or your alternative referees if preferred) to send in the Common Confidential Reference Form (or other references) no later than 30 September.
Residential options
You can apply for a place or in a self-catered flat in Number 14 Flats, Parnell Student Village, or any Hall of Residence if you:
- have completed your last year of school in 2010 or earlier
- are applying for a place in a University residence for the first time
- are a returning resident and are currently in a University residence or have stayed in a residence before.
You are not eligible to apply for Park Road Student Flats or The Royal.
Students who apply for a place in a residence for the first time enjoy priority over returning students, as there are not enough places for all applications. School-leavers enjoy priority in the Halls of Residence.
Applications
- If you are a new applicant, once you have registered on the Accommodation Portal, choose the 'Other applications' option.
- If you are a returning resident you can simply log on to the Portal using your Entry ID number and password from your previous application.
