faq

All tertiary students are eligible to apply for accommodation at UC Accommodation Student Village, including full-time, part-time, undergraduate and postgraduate students.

There is a strict no pets policy at UC Accommodation Student Village. This includes goldfish and birds.  This rule does not apply to to the extent that it restricts the keeping of a guide or hearing dog.There is a campus cat at University Hall, called Campus. 

The Village hosts a diverse range of residents from all over the world and across New Zealand, and we see this as a true strength of our community. To ensure fairness, we don't give preference to any group over others. Therefore we encourage all applicants to submit the relevant forms as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

If you'd like to share an apartment with a friend, please specify this on your application form. Given our high demand, we can't guarantee to fulfil all requests, but we'll definitely try our best to accommodate you.

The earlier you and your friend apply, the easier it is for us to assign you to the same apartment.

Spouses, partners, boyfriends or girlfriends can apply for accommodation at UC Accommodation Student Village, as long as they are tertiary students. Couples will be provided with individual rooms; however you can request to be allocated rooms in the same apartment or building.

All residents are responsible for keeping their rooms and apartments clean. Students who live at the ilam apartments will have the communal areas of their apartment cleaned each month. Students staying at sonoda will have the communal areas of their apartments cleaned once a fortnight. All communal areas of all other buildings are cleaned. For students who require assistance with their cleaning a service can be organised for a fee. Please enquire at your closest office.

Broadband connectivity is available in every bedroom at UCA. Internet packages can be organised through our internet provider, SNAP. See our optional fees section for more information on packages. 

There is wireless internet access available in all learning space.

UC Accommodation Student Village offers a range of accommodation to suit a range of budgets. A variety of accommodation is available from self-catered, apartment-style to fully catered dormitory style living. We support students from their first years right up to post-graduate level.

We ensure support is available 24 hours a day, along with a range of exciting events and activities to help you meet new people, learn new skills and succeed academically.

In short, we offer a fantastic balance between support and independence that you just won't find anywhere else!

UC Accommodation Student Village runs on a 40 week residential agreement at both University Hall and Sonoda Christchurch Campus and a 42 week residential agreement at the Ilam Apartments  - which allows residents constant access to rooms and facilities throughout the academic year. It means you can spend less time and money moving and is especially convenient if you want to stay in the same room next year. At University Hall and Sonoda residents are expected to vacate their rooms 24 hours after their final university committment - this is negotiable in some circumstances. The residential agreement governs the relationship between UC Accommodation Student Village and it's residents.

You are welcome to stay on at the end of your stay with us or move in early – we can work with you provide a solution at very reasonable fees.

University Hall is a fully catered hall providing three healthy and nutritious meals a day. All diets and religious dietary requirements can be accommodated.

Sonoda is a semi-catered hall where students have the freedom to make their own breakfast and lunch meals but dinner is provided each evening on-site.

The Ilam Apartments are all self-catered. A supermarket is close by as are a selection of popular eateries offering dine-in or takeaway options. Each apartment has a full kitchen so feel free to cook up a storm or throw together a quick meal at any time of day.

Meal packages are available to consume at nearby University Hall or on-site at the dining facility planned for construction in late 2010.