Shotover Lodge is situated in Arthur’s Point.  The number 2 bus route takes you to town in 7 minutes with the bus stop situated right outside.

The lodge provides safe, warm student accommodation.  Each room is furbished with a small kitchenette and en-suite bathroom.  The room can be configured for single occupancy with a king sized bed, or twin share with 2 king singles.

With 24/7 onsite management students are well supported during their year 2 studies. There is access to communal spaces including a fully equipped kitchen.

Please note that room allocation is subject to availability.

An accommodation bond of $500 is required to secure your room.  This is due upon application.

The standard weekly cost per room is $290 (single) | $360 (twin share).

All rent payments are made to:

Account Name: Queenstown Resort College
Bank: ANZ
Account Number: 06-0949-0254875-000
Reference: [use your QRC student number]

Shotover Lodge applications for the October 2023 term must be made by August 12th.

To start the process you must complete this FORM.

Shotover Lodge management will then be in touch with you  to confirm placement or request additional information as  required.

Finding suitable accommodation in Queenstown can take time and as a seasonal town, you may experience difficulty securing a rental flat in the winter and summer seasons.  We encourage you to begin your search early.

Expect a room to rent in Queenstown to be around NZ$180-$250 per week. That’s a room to yourself in a flatshare or houseshare. You may find cheaper, around the NZ$130-$160 per week mark, for a shared room. Note that prices are approximate and are subject to change.

Things to consider:

• You will usually be required to be in town to attend viewing and meet the letting agent / landlord
• A tenancy agreement will be signed – these are usually for a minimum period of 1 year.  In some cases you may be able to find a shorter term lease if required but this may limit options.
• The normal down payment for securing a lease is one weeks rent in advance and a bond amounting to 4 weeks of rent.
• You will be required to manage your bill payments and arrange utility accounts with providers.
• It is important to be sure that the group you intend to flat with is well tested and has longevity.  It is hard to manage flatting situations when disagreements between tenants arise.

There are two main options by which to pay your tuition fees:

• Option 1 – Student loan through StudyLink
• Option 2 –  Pay privately.

Option 1 – Student Loan

If you qualified for a student loan (tuition and/or living costs) during year 1, your account with StudyLink should still be active.  You will need to confirm with Study Link that you are returning to study and this can be done via their returning to study section on the WEBSITE 

QRC will be asked to verify your return to study and once approved, payment of your tuition fees will be made directly to QRC.

Option 2 – Pay privately

Alternatively you can pay the your tuition fees into the Public Trust account, the details for which you will find in the Payment Method tab.

Please use your student ID as the reference when making payment.

QRC uses a Public Trust Student Fee Protect service to manage tuition fees. Fee Protect safeguards the money paid by you to your education provider. Public Trust will make payments to QRC over the duration of your course, in line with NZQA’s Student Fee Protection Rules and the Education and Training Act.

Tuition fees and any lump sum accommodation fees (those greater than 4 weeks in advance) need to be paid to Public Trust. Other payments are paid directly to QRC.

The papers that you will study over the next 6 months are predominately at level 6.  This is equivalent to second year university papers and a step up academically from your year 1 study (level 4 & 5).

Professional Excellence System

All term 5 students will resume their study with 100 PE points.  These are not reest at the beginning of term 6 and the expectation, as senior students, is that all points are retained.

Points are deducted for:

Where PE points fall below 100, the following disciplinary structure is in place:

<85:  Verbal warning

<75: Written Warning

<65: Suspension.

To successfully pass the course a student is required to have a minimum of 66 PE point upon completion of the course.

Professional Excellence is detailed on each Academic Transcript.

Community Hours:

A minimum of 10 community hours (contributed to both QRC & an external organisation) must be achieved.

Where required, additional community hours can be used to regain lost PE points.  1 community hour (above minimum of 10) = 1 PE point.

Community hours are recognised on academic transcripts as follows:

Study during term 5 and 6 demands approximately 150 contact hours over the duration of each term or 15-18 hours per week.  This is time you are required to be on campus or engaged in tutor led teaching.

In addition to these contact hours, there is a requirement for self-direct learning amounting to an average of 20 hours per week.

To ensure you are best prepared for a return to campus please check your IT logins and access Moodle before your first timetabled day.

It is important to be aware of the Scheme of Work for each paper.  Your class student council rep will work to provide an assessment schedule which is useful tool to plan your workload across the term.

All platforms can be accessed from the resource page of the website.