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How do school enrolment zones work?
What a school zone (enrolment scheme) is, who gets a guaranteed place, how out-of-zone places and ballots work, what happens when you move, and how to check whether an address is in zone.
Every statement on this page comes from an official source: Ministry of Education, New Zealand Legislation, Education Counts (Ministry of Education) and Govt.nz.
What an enrolment zone is
Start with the enrolment scheme itself. Enrolment schemes are a way the Ministry of Education makes sure schools don't get overcrowded and local families can always have a place.1 A state school's enrolment scheme sets out a geographical area around the school called a home zone.2 The scheme also sets out any special programmes the school might run.3
What a scheme is for: Under the Education and Training Act 2020, a state school's enrolment scheme exists to avoid overcrowding (or the likelihood of it), to make sure applicants are selected fairly and transparently, and to let the Secretary for Education make the best use of existing state schools.4 Every scheme must, as far as possible, not exclude local students, and must not exclude more students than is necessary to avoid overcrowding.5 If overcrowding happens, or is likely to happen, at a state school, the Secretary for Education must set up an enrolment scheme for it.6
Not all schools have zones, and anyone can enrol at a school that doesn't have an enrolment scheme.7
Home zones are different from the zones used for school transport services.8
Who sets a zone, and who runs it
Home zones are set by the Ministry of Education in consultation with the school and community, and are managed by the school board.9 The school board stays responsible for running the scheme day to day, such as deciding how many places are available for out-of-zone students.10
How a boundary is drawn: A home zone must be defined by geographic boundaries, described so that any given address is either inside or outside the zone.11 A home zone must be an area for which the school is a reasonably convenient school for a student living there to attend.12
Zones over time: As a community grows and changes, a home zone might need to shrink or expand, so you might live near two local schools and be zoned for one, the other, or both.13 The Secretary for Education must review how a scheme is operating at least once every three years after a school implements it, and reach a view on whether the scheme is still needed to prevent overcrowding.14
If you live in the zone
A person who lives in the home zone of a state school with an enrolment scheme is entitled to enrol at that school.15 If you live within a school's home zone, your child automatically qualifies to enrol.16
The address you give: When you apply to a zoned school you need to give an address within the zone, and it must be your usual place of residence.17 The address on a pre-enrolment form is taken to be where the student is living when they enrol, unless the board is told otherwise.18
If a school turns you down even though you should be accepted: Your enrolment must be accepted if your child lives inside the home zone, or if the school does not have an enrolment scheme.19 If the school still refuses, ask the school to put the refusal in writing and contact your nearest Ministry of Education office for advice.20
If you live out of zone
You may still be able to apply to a school if you live outside its zone, but your child is not guaranteed a place.21 Whether you get a place depends on how many out-of-zone applications the school gets, and how many extra places are left after all the in-zone students have enrolled.22 Each school decides how many places are likely to be available for students from outside its home zone, and schools with roll pressure might not want to offer out-of-zone enrolments.23
Telling families about places: Each year, a school board with an enrolment scheme must give notice of the likely number of out-of-zone places, the key pre-enrolment dates and procedures, and the date or dates of any ballot.24 Schools and kura have to advertise any places left for out-of-zone students, which could be in the local newspaper, on their website, in the school app or in the newsletter.25 This advertising normally happens in September, or more often if a school has several intakes of students a year.26
On cost: Schools cannot charge a fee or ask for donations for any part of the pre-enrolment process.27 State-integrated schools cannot make paying the first term's attendance dues a condition of entering a ballot.28
The priority order for out-of-zone places
Schools must accept out-of-zone enrolments in the order set by the Education and Training Act 2020, using a ballot if necessary.29
Special programme
First priority: an applicant accepted for enrolment in a special programme run by the school.30
Sibling of a current student
Second priority: a sibling of a current student of the school.31
Sibling of a former student
Third priority: a sibling of a former student of the school.32
Child of a former student
Fourth priority: a child of a former student of the school.33
Child of a board employee or member
Fifth priority: a child of an employee of the school's board, or a child of a board member.34
Everyone else
Sixth priority: all other applicants.35
Who counts as a sibling: Children count as siblings if they share a parent; if a parent of one is married to, in a civil union with, or the de facto partner of a parent of the other (or was married or in a civil union when that parent died); if they live in the same household and are treated by its adults as siblings because of family obligations; or if the Secretary for Education tells the school in writing that they are to be treated as siblings.36
How the ballot works
If the board gets fewer applications than there are places, all applicants will be enrolled; if there are more applicants than places, the school must hold a ballot.37 If there are more applicants in the second to sixth priority groups than there are places, places within that group must be decided by ballot, run under instructions from the Secretary for Education.38 To keep it fair and transparent, ballot applications are drawn under supervision and accepted in the order of the Education and Training Act's six priorities.39 If two or more siblings apply for places at the same level, their applications are treated as a single application in the ballot.40
After the ballot: The board must tell every applicant in the ballot, in writing, the outcome for them.41 Every applicant who is declined must be told in writing why, and about the Secretary for Education's power to direct a school to enrol a child.42 Unsuccessful applicants go on a waiting list in the order they were drawn; they may be offered a place if one comes up later in the year, and the list lasts until the school's next ballot.43
More applicants than places
If the board gets fewer applications than there are places, all applicants will be enrolled; if there are more applicants than places, the school must hold a ballot.37
A ballot within each priority group
If there are more applicants in the second to sixth priority groups than there are places, places within that group must be decided by ballot, run under instructions from the Secretary for Education.38
Drawn under supervision
To keep it fair and transparent, ballot applications are drawn under supervision and accepted in the order of the Education and Training Act's six priorities.39
Everyone told in writing
The board must tell every applicant in the ballot, in writing, the outcome for them.41
The waiting list
Unsuccessful applicants go on a waiting list in the order they were drawn; they may be offered a place if one comes up later in the year, and the list lasts until the school's next ballot.43
Ballot timing: School boards must coordinate and share ballot deadlines with other schools in their region or city.44 The Ministry's confirmed Auckland ballot dates for 2026: for secondary and intermediate schools, application closing date Wednesday 2 September 2026 and ballot date Wednesday 9 September 2026; for primary schools, application closing date Wednesday 14 October 2026 and ballot date Wednesday 21 October 2026.45
State-integrated schools and kura kaupapa Māori
State-integrated schools and kura kaupapa Māori can have an enrolment scheme to manage their rolls, but it may not include a home zone or ballot, and they decide how they determine which students are considered local.46 For kura kaupapa Māori, designated character schools, state-integrated schools and specialist schools, the scheme need not define a home zone or provide for a ballot of out-of-zone applicants, but must give priority to applicants for whom the school is a reasonably convenient school.47
About kura kaupapa Māori: Kaupapa Māori education is learning provided by kura taught with a Kaupapa Māori philosophy, such as Te Aho Matua or kaupapa ā-iwi.48
Moving house, temporary addresses and false information
If you move out of a zone after your child is enrolled at a school, your child is entitled to stay at that school.49 You can also choose to enrol your child at the new local school whose zone you have moved into.50
You cannot move into a zone temporarily to get your child into a school.51
Here is what the law lets a school board do. A board may annul (cancel) an enrolment if it believes on reasonable grounds that the enrolment or pre-enrolment form falsely claimed the student lived in the home zone, or falsely claimed a ballot priority such as being a sibling of an existing student.52 If a student enrolled as in-zone has since moved out, and the board believes on reasonable grounds that a temporary in-zone address was used to gain enrolment, the board may send a parent a review notice.53 A parent who receives a review notice can respond to the board in whatever way they think fit, and the board must give them every reasonable opportunity to explain. The board may annul the enrolment only if, no earlier than 10 school days after the notice was sent, it determines that the student used a temporary address in the home zone to gain enrolment.54 An annulment takes effect one month after the board decides to annul the enrolment.55 The board may also annul the enrolment of, or refuse, anyone who claimed ballot priority as the sibling of a student whose enrolment was annulled.56
When a zone changes
When the Ministry is considering changing an enrolment scheme or creating a new one, it works with the school to consult the community, and this is a legal requirement.57 The Ministry must take all reasonable steps to find out and consider the views of the school's board, parents, students and prospective students, people living in the area, and the boards of other schools that could be affected.58 Population figures, new housing, transport or roading, and the space available in nearby schools are all considered when zone proposals are developed.59
If your child is already enrolled: Once a child is enrolled at a school, they are entitled to stay there even if the enrolment scheme changes.60 If your child is enrolled at a school without an enrolment scheme, they are entitled to stay if a scheme is later brought in.61 A ‘grandparenting’ clause in a new or changed scheme lets siblings of current students keep the right to enrol at the same school, as long as other criteria are met.62
When a scheme starts: A scheme for a primary school starts three months after it is implemented, and one for a secondary or composite school starts on 1 January the following year. The Secretary for Education can set a later start date, or an earlier one if early commencement is considered appropriate.63
When the Ministry can direct a school to enrol a child
The Ministry can direct a school with an enrolment scheme to enrol a student if the school wrongly thought the student lived out of zone, if the student would be significantly disadvantaged by not being enrolled there (only in exceptional circumstances), or if the chief executive of Oranga Tamariki recommends it.64
How to check a zone
To see whether a school has a zone and whether you live in it, you can type your address, or a school's name, into the Education Counts website.65 If a property is close to a zone boundary, the Ministry's zone tool advises reading the school's written zone description and checking with the school directly.66 You should also contact the school or kura directly to check that you are in its zone.67
At the school itself: A school with an enrolment scheme must keep available for inspection, at all reasonable times, a copy of its current scheme, the results of its most recent ballot, and its waiting list.68
Zone maps, including the one on KuraHub, are a guide only. Always confirm with the school. School zones and other details are subject to change, and you should not rely on the Ministry's online zone information alone.69 To confirm boundaries, and for help with enrolling, contact the school concerned.70
Sources
Every statement on this page comes from an official page, quoted in full here.
Each numbered statement above is followed here by the words of the official page it comes from. Every quote was checked against its page on .
“Enrolment schemes are a way we make sure schools don't get overcrowded and local whānau | families can always have a place.”
Ministry of Education · education.govt.nz/parents-and-caregivers/schools-year-0-13/star… ↑
“Enrolment schemes at state schools set out a geographical area around the school called a home zone.”
Ministry of Education · education.govt.nz/parents-and-caregivers/schools-year-0-13/star… ↑
“The scheme also outlines any special programmes that a school might run.”
Ministry of Education · education.govt.nz/parents-and-caregivers/schools-year-0-13/star… ↑
“The purpose of the enrolment scheme of a State school is— (a) to avoid overcrowding, or the likelihood of overcrowding, at the school; and (b) to ensure that the selection of applicants for enrolment at the school is carried out in a fair and transparent manner; and (c) to enable the Secretary to make the best use of existing networks of State schools.”
New Zealand Legislation · legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/38/en/latest ↑
“the enrolment scheme of every State school must, as far as possible, ensure that— (a) the scheme does not exclude local students; and (b) no more students are excluded from the school than is necessary to avoid overcrowding at the school.”
New Zealand Legislation · legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/38/en/latest ↑
“If overcrowding occurs or is likely to occur at a State school, the Secretary must establish an enrolment scheme for the school.”
New Zealand Legislation · legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/38/en/latest ↑
“Not all schools have zones. Anyone can enrol at schools that don't have an enrolment scheme.”
Ministry of Education · education.govt.nz/parents-and-caregivers/schools-year-0-13/star… ↑
“Home zones are different to zones for school transport services.”
Ministry of Education · education.govt.nz/education-professionals/schools-year-0-13/enr… ↑
“Enrolment scheme home zones are set by us in consultation with the school and community and managed by the school board.”
Ministry of Education · education.govt.nz/parents-and-caregivers/schools-year-0-13/star… ↑
“The Board remains responsible for the day-to-day administration of an enrolment scheme (for example, determining the number of places available for out-of-zone students).”
Ministry of Education · education.govt.nz/our-work/legislation/education-and-training-a… ↑
“The Secretary must define a State school’s home zone by geographic boundaries, which must be described so that a given address is either within or outside the home zone.”
New Zealand Legislation · legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/38/en/latest ↑
“must be an area for which the school is a reasonably convenient school for a student living in that area to attend”
New Zealand Legislation · legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/38/en/latest ↑
“To maintain a balanced network, a home zone might need to shrink or expand as a community continues to grow and change. This means you might live near two local schools and be zoned for one, or the other, or both”
Ministry of Education · education.govt.nz/education-professionals/schools-year-0-13/enr… ↑
“The Secretary must, at least once every 3 years after the date on which an enrolment scheme is implemented by a State school,— (a) review the operation of the enrolment scheme, having regard to the purpose and principles of enrolment schemes set out in section 71 ; and (b) reach a view about the continuing need for a scheme to prevent overcrowding, or the likelihood of overcrowding, at the school.”
New Zealand Legislation · legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/38/en/latest ↑
“A person who lives in the home zone of a State school that has an enrolment scheme is entitled to enrol at that school.”
New Zealand Legislation · legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/38/en/latest ↑
“If you live within a school's home zone, your child automatically qualifies to enrol.”
Ministry of Education · education.govt.nz/parents-and-caregivers/schools-year-0-13/star… ↑
“you will need to give an address within this zone when you apply to enrol your child. This must be your usual place of residence.”
Education Counts (Ministry of Education) · educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/Choose-a-School/enrolling ↑
“The address given in a student’s pre-enrolment form as the address where the student lives is taken to be the address at which the student is living on enrolment, unless the board is notified otherwise.”
New Zealand Legislation · legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/38/en/latest ↑
“Your enrolment must be accepted if either: your child lives inside the home zone the school does not have an enrolment scheme.”
Govt.nz · govt.nz/browse/education/school-and-college/how-to-en… ↑
“If the school still refuses your enrolment: ask the school to put the refusal in writing contact your nearest Ministry of Education office for advice.”
Govt.nz · govt.nz/browse/education/school-and-college/how-to-en… ↑
“You may still be able to apply to enrol your child at a school if you live outside its enrolment zone. Your child is not guaranteed a place at the school.”
Ministry of Education · education.govt.nz/parents-and-caregivers/schools-year-0-13/star… ↑
“This depends on how many out-of-zone applications the school gets, and how many extra places are available after all the in-zone students have enrolled.”
Ministry of Education · education.govt.nz/parents-and-caregivers/schools-year-0-13/star… ↑
“Each school decides how many places are likely to be available for students who live outside its home zone. Schools with roll pressure might not want to offer out-of-zone enrolments.”
Ministry of Education · education.govt.nz/education-professionals/schools-year-0-13/enr… ↑
“Each year, the board of a school that has an enrolment scheme must give notice of— (a) the likely number of out-of-zone places; and (b) the significant pre-enrolment dates and procedures; and (c) the date or dates on which any ballot is to be held.”
New Zealand Legislation · legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/38/en/latest ↑
“Schools and kura have to advertise if they have any places left for out-of-zone ākonga | students. This could be in the local newspaper, their website, the school app and newsletter.”
Ministry of Education · education.govt.nz/parents-and-caregivers/schools-year-0-13/star… ↑
“Normally this happens in September, or more frequently if schools have several intakes of students per year.”
Ministry of Education · education.govt.nz/parents-and-caregivers/schools-year-0-13/star… ↑
“Schools cannot charge a fee or ask for donations for any part of the pre-enrolment process.”
Ministry of Education · education.govt.nz/education-professionals/schools-year-0-13/enr… ↑
“State-integrated schools cannot make payment of the first term’s attendance dues a condition of entry into a ballot.”
Ministry of Education · education.govt.nz/education-professionals/schools-year-0-13/enr… ↑
“Schools must accept out-of-zone enrolments in an order defined by the Education and Training Act 2020, using a ballot, if necessary.”
Ministry of Education · education.govt.nz/education-professionals/schools-year-0-13/enr… ↑
“first priority must be given to any applicant who is accepted for enrolment in a special programme run by the school”
New Zealand Legislation · legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/38/en/latest ↑
“second priority must be given to any applicant who is the sibling of a current student of the school”
New Zealand Legislation · legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/38/en/latest ↑
“third priority must be given to any student who is the sibling of a former student of the school”
New Zealand Legislation · legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/38/en/latest ↑
“fourth priority must be given to any applicant who is a child of a former student of the school”
New Zealand Legislation · legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/38/en/latest ↑
“fifth priority must be given to any applicant who is a child of an employee of the school’s board or a child of a member of the school’s board”
New Zealand Legislation · legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/38/en/latest ↑
“sixth priority must be given to all other applicants.”
New Zealand Legislation · legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/38/en/latest ↑
“child A is the sibling of child B if— (a) both children share a common parent; or (b) a parent of child A is married to, or in a civil union with, a parent of child B; or (c) a parent of child A was married to, or in a civil union with, a parent of child B at the time when child B’s parent died; or (d) a parent of child A is the de facto partner of a parent of child B; or (e) both children live in the same household and, in recognition of family obligations, are treated by the adults of that household as if they were siblings; or (f) the Secretary, by written notice to the school, advises that child A is to be treated as the sibling of child B.”
New Zealand Legislation · legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/38/en/latest ↑
“If the Board receives fewer applications than there are places available, all applicants will be enrolled. If there are more applicants than places, the school must hold a ballot.”
Education Counts (Ministry of Education) · educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/Choose-a-School/enrolling ↑
“If there are more applicants in the second, third, fourth, fifth, or sixth priority groups than there are places available, selection within the priority group must be by ballot conducted in accordance with instructions issued by the Secretary”
New Zealand Legislation · legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/38/en/latest ↑
“So it’s fair and transparent, applications are drawn under supervision and accepted in the order of the Education and Training Act’s six priorities”
Ministry of Education · education.govt.nz/education-professionals/schools-year-0-13/enr… ↑
“If 2 or more siblings apply for places at a school at the same level, the applications of those siblings must be dealt with as a single application for the purpose of the ballot.”
New Zealand Legislation · legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/38/en/latest ↑
“The board must give written notice to every applicant whose name was included in a ballot of the outcome of the ballot as it relates to the applicant.”
New Zealand Legislation · legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/38/en/latest ↑
“The board must give written notice to every applicant whose application is declined of— (a) the reason why the application has been declined; and (b) the Secretary’s powers under clause 14 .”
New Zealand Legislation · legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/38/en/latest ↑
“Students who are unsuccessful are put on a waiting list in the order they were drawn in the ballot. They may be offered a place if it becomes available later in the year. The waiting list remains until the school holds its next ballot.”
Ministry of Education · education.govt.nz/education-professionals/schools-year-0-13/enr… ↑
“They must coordinate and share ballot deadlines with other schools in their region or city.”
Ministry of Education · education.govt.nz/education-professionals/schools-year-0-13/enr… ↑
“Confirmed Auckland ballot dates for 2026. Secondary and intermediate schools: application closing date – Wednesday 2 September 2026 ballot date – Wednesday 9 September 2026. Primary schools: application closing date – Wednesday 14 October 2026 ballot date – Wednesday 21 October 2026.”
Ministry of Education · education.govt.nz/parents-and-caregivers/schools-year-0-13/star… ↑
“State-integrated schools and kura kaupapa Māori # These schools can have an enrolment scheme to manage their rolls. Enrolment schemes for these schools may not include a home zone or ballot. They will need to decide how they determine which students are considered local.”
Ministry of Education · education.govt.nz/education-professionals/schools-year-0-13/enr… ↑
“apply to Kura Kaupapa Māori, designated character schools, State integrated schools, and specialist schools, and to their enrolment schemes, with the following modifications: (a) all references to overcrowding or the likelihood of overcrowding must be read as if they were references to there being, or being likely to be, more applicants for enrolment at the school than there are places available; and (b) the enrolment scheme need not define a home zone for the school, nor provide for balloting of applicants who live outside any home zone, but must accord priority to applicants for whom the school is a reasonably convenient school”
New Zealand Legislation · legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/38/en/latest ↑
“Kaupapa Māori education refers to learning provided by kura that are taught with a Kaupapa Māori philosophy such as te aho matua (Te Rūnanga Nui o Ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa) or kaupapa ā-iwi (Ngā Kura ā Iwi o Aotearoa Inc).”
Education Counts (Ministry of Education) · educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/Choose-a-School/things-to-think-a… ↑
“If you move out of a zone after your child is enrolled at a school, they are entitled to remain at the school.”
Ministry of Education · education.govt.nz/parents-and-caregivers/schools-year-0-13/star… ↑
“You can also choose to enrol your child at the new local school they are in zone for.”
Ministry of Education · education.govt.nz/parents-and-caregivers/schools-year-0-13/star… ↑
“You cannot temporarily move into a zone in order to get your child into a school.”
Ministry of Education · education.govt.nz/parents-and-caregivers/schools-year-0-13/star… ↑
“The board of a State school that has an enrolment scheme may annul the enrolment of a student if the board believes on reasonable grounds that the student’s enrolment or pre-enrolment form falsely claimed, for the purpose of securing enrolment, that— (a) the student was living in the school’s home zone when the student enrolled at the school; or (b) the student was entitled to a particular priority in the ballot for places (for example, by falsely claiming the applicant is the sibling (as defined in clause 2(3) ) of an existing student).”
New Zealand Legislation · legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/38/en/latest ↑
“The board of a State school that has an enrolment scheme may issue a parent of a student enrolled at the school with a review notice under this clause if— (a) the student was enrolled at the school on the grounds that they lived in the school’s home zone; and (b) the student has, since enrolling at the school, moved out of the school’s home zone; and (c) the board believes on reasonable grounds that the student has used a temporary residence within the school’s home zone for the purpose of gaining enrolment at the school.”
New Zealand Legislation · legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/38/en/latest ↑
“On receipt of a review notice, a parent who wishes to rebut the board’s view may make submissions to the board in whatever manner the parent thinks fit, and the board must, in accordance with any guidelines issued under clause 3(3)(b) , give the parent every reasonable opportunity to explain the situation. (3) The board may exercise its power under clause 12(2) to annul the student’s enrolment if, no earlier than 10 school days after the date on which the review notice was sent, the board determines that the student has used a temporary residence within the school’s home zone for the purpose of gaining enrolment at the school.”
New Zealand Legislation · legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/38/en/latest ↑
“If the board annuls an enrolment under any of subclauses (1), (2), and (4), the annulment takes effect 1 month after the date on which the board decides to annul the enrolment.”
New Zealand Legislation · legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/38/en/latest ↑
“The board may annul the enrolment of any student, or may refuse an application for enrolment by any person, who claimed or claims priority in a ballot as a sibling of a student whose enrolment has been annulled under this clause.”
New Zealand Legislation · legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/38/en/latest ↑
“If we are considering changes to an enrolment scheme or creating a new one, we work with the school to consult with their community. This is a legal requirement.”
Ministry of Education · education.govt.nz/parents-and-caregivers/schools-year-0-13/star… ↑
“In particular, the Ministry must take all reasonable steps to discover and consider the views of the school’s board, parents, students and prospective students, people living in the area, and the boards of other schools that could be affected.”
Ministry of Education · education.govt.nz/our-work/legislation/education-and-training-a… ↑
“Population figures, new housing, transport or roading, and the space available in nearby schools are all considered as zone proposals are developed.”
Ministry of Education · education.govt.nz/education-professionals/schools-year-0-13/enr… ↑
“Once a child is enrolled at a school, they are entitled to stay at the school, even if the enrolment scheme changes.”
Ministry of Education · education.govt.nz/parents-and-caregivers/schools-year-0-13/star… ↑
“If your child is enrolled at a school without an enrolment scheme, they are entitled to remain at the school if an enrolment scheme is brought in.”
Ministry of Education · education.govt.nz/parents-and-caregivers/schools-year-0-13/star… ↑
“A grandparenting clause enables siblings of current students to retain the right to enrol at the same school when the new enrolment scheme is introduced or amended, as long as other criteria are met.”
Ministry of Education · education.govt.nz/our-work/legislation/education-and-training-a… ↑
“An enrolment scheme for a primary school commences 3 months after the day of its implementation, or on a later date specified in the scheme by the Secretary. (2) An enrolment scheme for a secondary or composite school commences on 1 January in the year following the year in which it was implemented, or on a later date specified in the scheme by the Secretary. (3) However, the Secretary may specify a commencement date for an enrolment scheme that is earlier than a commencement date determined under subclause (1) or (2) if the Secretary considers that an early commencement is appropriate.”
New Zealand Legislation · legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/38/en/latest ↑
“We can direct a school with an enrolment scheme to enrol a student if: the school thought the student was out of zone, but the student actually lives in the zone, or the student would be significantly disadvantaged by not being enrolled at that school (only in exceptional circumstances), or it is recommended by the chief executive of Oranga Tamariki.”
Ministry of Education · education.govt.nz/education-professionals/schools-year-0-13/enr… ↑
“To see if your local school or kura has an enrolment zone and whether you live within it, visit the Education Counts website, type in your address and search, or search for a specific school or kura.”
Education Counts (Ministry of Education) · educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/Choose-a-School/enrolling ↑
“The property is close to the school zone boundary, please read the written zone description and check with the school directly.”
Education Counts (Ministry of Education) · educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school ↑
“You should also contact the school or kura directly to check you are in the school’s zone.”
Education Counts (Ministry of Education) · educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/Choose-a-School/enrolling ↑
“The following must be available for inspection at the school at all reasonable times: (a) a copy of the school’s current enrolment scheme: (b) a copy of the results of the most recent ballot for places at the school: (c) a copy of the waiting list for places at the school:”
New Zealand Legislation · legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/38/en/latest ↑
“school zones and other details are subject to change and you should not rely on information on this website alone.”
Education Counts (Ministry of Education) · educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school ↑
“To confirm boundaries or other details, and for assistance with enrolling, you should contact the school concerned.”
Education Counts (Ministry of Education) · educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school ↑