Campus Facilities

The Cafeteria is open before school, at morning interval and at lunchtime. Fair prices are charged and profits are utilised to provide amenities for the College. The tables in the Cafeteria are to be left clean and rubbish is to be put in the receptacles provided.

From 2024, the College Cafeteria will be cashless for morning tea and lunch.

The College Shop – Thistles is located next to the Normans Road carpark, adjacent to the Rentoul Senior College. Please check the webpage to see the shop's hours of operation. Alternatively, you may phone +64 3 940 2032 to confirm these details.

General stationery items are available from the College Shop for purchase throughout the year. All purchases from the College Shop may be charged to the student’s account, with EFTPOS available.

The College PTA runs a Second-hand Uniform Shop on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3.00pm–4.30pm in term time. The Second-hand Uniform Shop is located beside the College Shop, next to the Normans Road carpark.

The St Andrew’s uniform is only available from the College Shop or the Second-hand Uniform Shop. The uniform requirements can be found here.

Please note, neither of the College shops (Thistles and second-hand) accept cash payments. Our decision to transition to a cashless system has been led by a natural decline in cash payments, as well as to streamline operational administration tasks, and making transactions more efficient – thereby reducing waiting times for customers.

The preferred payment method in Thistles is for items to be charged to student accounts. Credit cards (except Amex) and debit cards are also accepted.

The Second-hand Uniform Shop accepts credit and debit cards (except Amex), and students are also able to pay by direct deposit to the College's bank account. The preferred payment is by card, due to ease of reconciliation for the PTA volunteers who manage the shop.

Student Reception
The student reception co-ordinates the range of services available to students and is the general point of contact for attendance, arranging meetings with Deans, and the Head of Senior College.

If a student arrives late or leaves the College campus during the day, they must sign in and out at the Senior College reception.

Purchase of tickets for various events is done online at stac.nz/Events.

Students are encouraged to use The Green Library and Innovation Centre for study, research and leisure. The library holds a wide selection of resources including print and digital materials with an innovation space used both for curriculum and personal projects.

Facilities include:

• resource computers with access to the library catalogue and databases;
• wide selection of leisure and educational reading material, both print and digital;
• staff to support student learning;
• WiFi access throughout;
• photocopying, printing and scanning;
• access to audio visual equipment;
• design and maker space;
• collaborative, small group and individual study spaces.

Centre hours: 
Monday–Friday:        8.00am–5.00pm
Saturday–Sunday:    Closed