Residential Colleges
Prospective students and families are invited to contact the Colleges directly to arrange a tour.
Abbey College
Address: 900 Cumberland Street, Phone 03 479 4890
Location: 5 minutes walk to campus
Full services available year round, fully catered with Halal meals available.
Accommodation specifically for Postgraduate and Graduate residents in 75 rooms (12 rooms for couples)
2012 fees vary and range from $330.75 per week in a standard single room - $506.00 per week for a couple in a premium room.
References are not required for students applying to Abbey College.
Aquinas College
Address: 74 Gladstone Road, Phone 03 479 5562
Location: 20 minutes walk to campus
Accommodation for 165 residents, most in single rooms. Fully catered with Halal meals available.
Suitable for international students under 18 at the start of Semester 1.
2012 Fees: $12,568.50 ($330.75 per week) single rooms, $10,260.00 ($270.00 per week) shared rooms, for 38 weeks.
Arana College
Address: 110 Clyde Street, Phone 03 479 5509
Location: Two minutes walk to campus
Accommodation for 398 residents in single rooms. Fully catered.
2012 Fees: $12,568.50 for 38 weeks ($330.75 per week).
Carrington College
Address: 57 Heriot Row, Dunedin, Phone 03 479 5533
Location: Five minutes walk to campus
Accommodation for 243 residents, in 239 single rooms and 2 shared rooms. Fully catered.
2012 Fees: $12,568.50 for 38 weeks ($330.75 per week).
City College
Address: 911 Cumberland Street, Phone 03 479 5590
Location: Five minutes walk to campus
Accommodation for 211 residents in 37, 5 and 6 bedroom apartments. Fully catered.
Applications welcomed from students intending to study at the University of Otago and Otago Polytechnic.
2012 Fees: $326.50 per week, (38 weeks, or the length of the course including holidays).
Cumberland College
Address: 250 Castle Street, Phone 03 479 5570
Location: Five minutes walk to campus
Accommodation for 328 residents, in single study bedrooms. Fully catered with Halal meals available.
2012 Fees: $12,568.50 for 38 weeks ($330.75 per week).
Cumberland Court
Address: 250 Castle St, Phone 03 479 5570
Location: On Campus
Accommodation for 102 residents in 2 to 6 bedroom units. Fully catered.
2012 Fees: $11,998.50 for 38 weeks ($315.75 per week).
Hayward College
Address: 110 Frederick Street, Phone 03 479 5520
Location: Five minutes walk to campus
Accommodation for 162 residents, in single rooms. Fully catered with Halal meals available.
2012 Fees: $12,568.50 for 38 weeks ($330.75 per week).
Knox College
Address: Knox Street, Dunedin, Phone 03 473 0107
Location: 10 – 15 minute walk to campus
Accommodation for 215 residents in single rooms. Fully catered
2012 Fees: $13,110.00 for 38 weeks ($345.00 per week).
St Margaret's College
Address: 333 Leith Street, Dunedin, Phone 03 479 5540
Location: On campus
Accommodation for 224 residents in single rooms. Fully catered.
2012 Fees: $13,224.00 for 38 weeks ($348.00 per week).
Salmond College
Address: 19 Knox Street, Dunedin, Phone 03 473 0750
Location: 10 - 15 minute walk to campus
Accommodation for 211 residents in single study bedrooms. Fully catered.
Applications are accepted from University and Polytechnic students and should be made through the University of Otago Accommodation Office
2012 Fees: $12,730.00 for 38 weeks ($335.00 per week).
Selwyn College
Address: 560 Castle Street, Dunedin, Phone 03 477 3326
Location: On campus
Accommodation for 157 residents in single study bedrooms. Fully catered.
2012 Fees: $13,689.50 for 38 weeks ($360.25 per week).
Studholme College
Address: 127 Clyde Street, Dunedin, Phone 03 479 5504
Location: Three minutes walk to campus
Accommodation for 184 residents in single study bedrooms. Fully catered.
2012 Fees: $12,568.50 for 38 weeks ($330.75 per week).
Toroa College
Address: 8 Regent Road, Dunedin, Phone 03 479 5500
Location: Five minutes walk to campus
Accommodation for 132 residents in 28 units. Food costs: As per meal plan and/or own costs.
2012 Fees: $9,120.00 for forty weeks based on the two semesters beginning in February ($228.00 per week).
University College
Address: 315 Leith Street, Dunedin, Phone 03 479 5580
Location: On Campus
Accommodation for 518 residents in single study bedrooms. Fully catered
2012 Fees: $12,568.50 for 38 weeks ($330.75 per week).
Information for students on the waitlist
The Residential Colleges are very popular and from the 12 October each year, the Accommodation Office manages a General Waitlist for students that have applied for accommodation and have not received an offer of accommodation.
For more information about the waitlist please download a copy of the Waitlist for Residential College Accommodation (120k in PDF format).
For further information contact
Accommodation Office
Tel 64 3 479 5100
Fax 64 3 479 8249
Email accommodation@otago.ac.nz
