Enrolments
Enrolments
Enrolments are completed by our school office managers, Jenny McKenzie or Julie Staniland. Once processed, parents and new students are introduced to the Principal, who—in consultation with senior staff—finalises class placement.
Please let us know about any issues that may affect your child’s learning. We can better provide the right support when we’re informed.
If you have questions about the enrolment zone or the process, get in touch with us. If you are ready to enrol, download the enrolment form below, fill it in, and return it to the school office.
New Entrants to the School
Arrangements can be made for pre-school visits 4 weeks before your child’s fifth birthday.
Meg Broadhurst is the teacher from Manuka who will liaise with you regarding visits and enrolling at Ōhope Beach School.
To place a child on our “Pre-enrolment” list please contact the office before the child’s fifth birthday. On their 5th birthday, the parent or caregiver will come to the office to complete the enrolment process.
We will require the following:
- A birth certificate or passport for all new enrolment
- Residency, Visa documents if applicable for overseas students
Enrolment Zone
Ōhope Beach School operates an enrolment zone.
An out of zone enrollment application process is carried out twice a year.
Ōhope Beach School (1857) Enrolment Scheme
Effective Date 10/12/2008
The guidelines for development and operating of enrolment schemes are issued under section 11G (3) of the Education Act 1989 for the purpose of describing the basis on which the Secretary’s powers in relation to enrolment schemes will be exercised.
Home Zone Enrolments
All students who live within the home zone described below (and shown on the attached map) shall be entitled to enrol at the school.
Home Zone boundary details
The boundary starts at the rear of 125 Otarawairere Road, then travels south-west around other properties on this road to the beachfront coastline.
The boundary then continues south-east along the coastline, around the Ohope peninsula (Ohope Golf Club), then continues west along the Ohiwa Habour coastline to the rear boundary of 1015 and 1015A Wainui Road.
The boundary travels south, to capture addresses on Wainui Road to the intersection of Wainui Road and Stanley Road.
The boundary then travels west, around the rear of odd-numbered properties from 19 to 1189A Stanley Road.
At 1189A Stanley Road the boundary travels in a northerly direction along the western boundary of 1234 Stanley Road (this address is excluded from the zone), and further north through the Kererurtahi Forest to 197 Te Kooti Road.
The boundary then travels north along the rear of even-numbered addresses on Te Kooti Road Wainui Road and Burma Road to the intersection of Burma Road and Maraetotara Road. The boundary continues along Burma Road, capturing addresses on both sides of the road, to the intersection of Burma Road and Ohope Road.
From the intersection of Burma Road and Ohope Road, the boundary travels north, through the Wharekura Reserve to the Kapu Te Rangi Historic Reserve.
The boundary then travels back along Kopi Point Lookout Road, and eastward behind addresses on this road, and Otarawairere Road, to end at 125 Otarawairere Road (the starting point).
Addresses on Ohakana Island and Uretara Island, both located in Ohiwa Harbour, are included in the zone.
Home Zone Map
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 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.
Special Programmes
The school does not operate a special programme
If there are more out-of-zone applications than places, applicants not securing a place will enter the selection process for places at the school on the same basis as other out-of-zone students.
Applications for enrolments will be processed in the following order of priority:
- First priority does not apply, as the school does not operate a special programme.
- Second priority must be given to applicants who are siblings of current students.
- Third priority must be given to applicants who are siblings of former students.
- Fourth priority must be given to any applicant who is a child of a former student of the school.
- Fifth priority must be given to any applicant who is either a child of an employee of the board of the school or a child of a member of the board of the school.
- Sixth priority must 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 ballot conducted 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.
Applicants seeking second or third priority status may be required to give proof of a sibling relationship.
Proof of residence within the home zone may be required.