The costs for Summer School 2026/27 are shown in the table below. You can attend Summer School either as a resident, living in at our beautiful Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre (accommodation and all meals except dinner on 1st Jan provided), or as a commuter (organising your own accommodation).
Junior Associate Members (JAMs), aged 8-19, attend Summer School at a reduced cost - see details below.
Payment plans of 5x instalments are available. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.
All rooms contain two queen beds. Our standard resident option is two people to a room.
This year, we are also offering a more budget-friendly Trio option: three people to a room, at a discounted price per person shown below. In this case, two of the members will share a queen bed. Hotel rules dictate that we are not allowed four adults to a room.
Please note that if you select this option on your registration form, you must already have a group of three prepared who are all attending Summer School and all happy to room together. If something falls through with your group and your group cannot be rearranged, you may be asked to pay the difference up to a Resident Standard price.
All prices shown below are per person. Each person attending Summer School must fill out the registration form and pay their fees (including deposit) individually.
The RSCDS NZ Branch offers a number of scholarships for adult dancers, musicians, aspiring teachers, youth and families to attend Summer School. The closing date for applications is 30 September 2026. We highly recommend applying for NZ Branch Scholarships - or encouraging dancers in your club to apply - as they are a wonderful method of financial assistance. All eligible applicants have an equal chance of success, as scholarship recipients are drawn randomly.
If you are a non-dancing musician and would like to register for the Musicians' Course ONLY (six afternoons plus final evening), the cost is $300. Please use the separate registration form below instead.