Wellesley Student Apartments (City Campus accommodation)
Wellesley Student Apartments offers shared, apartment-style accommodation in central Auckland, just a 3-minute walk to the City Campus. Close to public transport links, Wellesley Student Apartments provides a convenient, safe and social lifestyle.
Inside Wellesley Student Apartments
Apartment style living on campus
Wellesley Student Apartments (WSA) offers self-catered accommodation for 502 students. Each of the 110 apartments is fully furnished and self-contained, and you can also use shared facilities like the common room, courtyard and kitchen to meet and socialise with students from other apartments.
WSA is managed and operated by AUT. AUT has a commercial sublease agreement for the building with Townscape Drummond Ltd.
Rooms, facilities and services
Apartments
Each apartment is fully furnished and has 4 or 5 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, a kitchen and a lounge.
There are 110 apartments (502 students). Electricity, water, gas and unlimited wifi are included in your accommodation fee.
Bedrooms
There are 3 bedroom sizes to choose from:
- Small (2.6m x 2.5m)
- Standard (3.2m x 2.5)
- Large (4m x 3.4m)
Every bedroom has a king single bed, wardrobe, desk, chair, bookshelf and heated towel rail.
You need to bring your own bedding and linen, or you can buy a linen pack from our accommodation services team.
There are 13 bedrooms for students with special access needs.
Who you'll live with
Apartment groups are chosen based on age and course of study, but we will do our best to accommodate any special requests. When you apply, you can tell us if you would prefer to live in a single or mixed gender group and add any comments like rainbow friendly or no alcohol.
You can make use of the shared areas at WSA, including:
- Common room
- Laundry
- Kitchen
- TV room
- Courtyard with volleyball court and basketball hoop
- Bike storage
WSA is a safe and secure place to live – with help and support nearby whenever you need it.
- 24-hour onsite security (AUT staff are on site during the day and security staff are on site overnight from 7pm to 7am)
- 24-hour onsite pastoral care (night duty officer, live-in residential assistants (RAs are student staff members who provide personal and community support to residents))
Wellesley Student Apartments provides a Residential Life programme during the year, so you can get to know other people and participate in social events. The Residential Life programme manager lives on site.
Fees and contract periods
Find out about costs for accommodation, how and when to pay, and what our contract periods are.
Applying for accommodation
Our online application portals open at certain times before semesters begin.
Other AUT accommodation options
Mayoral Drive Student Accommodation
- City Campus location: one-minute walk to campus
- Single studio apartment living: bed, kitchenette, bathroom
- Communal areas: kitchen and dining, lounge and study spaces
Akoranga Student Village
- North Campus location: 5-minute walk to campus
- 40 townhouse-style apartments in a village setting
- Shared apartments: 5-6 people, 2 bathrooms, kitchen/living areas
Contact and location
Wellesley Student Apartments (City Campus)
8 Mount Street, Auckland
Phone: +64 9 921 9478
Email: residential.services@aut.ac.nz
Hours: Mon to Fri, 8am to 4pm
Book a tour
Come and have a look around Wellesley Student Apartments – contact us to organise a look inside an apartment.
2021 handbook
Download the 2021 student handbook to find out all you need to know about living in AUT accommodation, including useful contacts, maps, room info, pre-arrival details and more.
