The enrolment of out of zone students is governed by the provisions of the Education Act 1989.
The school zone website gives you information about school zones for New Zealand Schools. You can search by your home address and see which school zones you are eligible to enrol at.
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Our Zone is:
Starting at the boat ramp at the eastern end of Westhaven Drive follow the coastline north and east around the wharf area to include Marsden wharf. Cross Quay Street and travel south down the centre of Britomart Place. Turn left and travel along the centre of Beach Road. Turn south into Anzac Avenue, south east into Constitution Hill, continue into Parnell Rise at the intersection with Beach Road. Turn south west into Stanley Street along Grafton Road (excluded), north west over Wellesley Street bridge and south into Symonds Street (76 and below, 119 and below included). Turn west down the centre of Karangahape Road, northwest down the centre of Ponsonby Road and east into College Hill. Travel down the centre of College Hill to New Street (excluded) then continue along both sides of College Hill to Beaumont Street, turn north as far as Westhaven Drive and back to the starting point.
All residential addresses on included sides of boundary roads and all no exit roads off included sides of boundary roads are included in the zone unless otherwise stated.
Please note that we do not accept enrolments for children who live overseas and who are living briefly in our zone while on holiday from their overseas school.
Special Programme enrolment
Whänau Ata is the school’s Immersion Unit. The unit is based on the principles of Kaupapa Maori which recognises, values and validates Te Reo me Ona Tikanga Maori. Our school is fortunate to be able to provide Maori Education to those Whänau who wish to use this facility. We currently have two immersion classes where we deliver over eighty percent of the curriculum in Maori.
The criteria for enrolment in Whänau Ata is 3 years at a Kohanga Reo , OR from another Kura Kaupapa or Immersion Unit. Entitlement to enrol will be determined at the same time as out-of-zone enrolments.
The Board of Trustees has determined that the capacity of Whanau Ata is 54 students.
If more applicants meeting the criteria apply for enrolment, a ballot will be held in accordance with instructions by the Secretary under Section 11G(1) of the Education Act 1989. Parents will be informed of the date of any ballot by notice in a daily or community newspaper circulating in the area served by the school.
First Priority
will be given to applicants who live in the home zone.
Second Priority
will be given to applicants who are siblings of current students. Proof of sibling relationship is required.
Third Priority
will be given to applicants who are siblings of former students. Proof of sibling relationship is required.
Fourth Priority
will be given to applicants who are children of board employees.
Fifth Priority
will be for other applicants meeting the enrolment criteria.
Out of Zone Enrolments
Each year the Board of Trustees will determine the number of places which are likely to be available in the following year for the enrolment of students who live outside the home zone. (The Board may also do this term by term if it wishes.) The Board will publish this information by notice in a daily or community newspaper circulating in the area served by the school. The notice will indicate how applications are to be made and will specify a date by which all applications must be received.
Applications for enrolments will be processed in the following order of priority:
- First Priority
will be given to students who have been accepted for enrolment in the Special Programme run by the school and approved by the Secretary for Education.
- Second Priority
will be given to applicants who are siblings of current students. Proof of sibling relationship is required.
- Third Priority will be given to applicants who are siblings of former students. Proof of sibling relationship is required.
- Fourth Priority will be given to applicants who are children of board employees
- Fifth Priority will be given to all other applicants.
If there are more applicants in the second, third, fourth or fifth priority groups than there are places available, selection within the priority group will be by a ballot conducted in accordance with instructions by the Secretary under Section 11G(1) of the Education Act 1989.
The Ministry of Education has determined that for out of zone enrolments for 2012 the confirmed dates for ballot are as follows:
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Application closing date: Tuesday, 27 September 2011
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Ballot date: Tuesday, 4 October 2011
The schools Board of Trustees may elect to hold an earlier ballot if places become available. Notification of ballots will be advertised in local community newspapers.