In Zone Enrolment Process.
All students who live within the Paparoa Street School Zone are entitled to enrol at our school.
Below you will find information relating to the enrolment process for your child.
Please note, there is a different enrolment process depending on whether your child is turning 5 and starting school for the first time, OR, your child is not starting school for the first time.
Please be sure to follow the correct enrolment process so that your application can be treated as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Proof of residency within the school zone is required.
Learning In Action Tours
We run two Learning In Action Tours a term from 9.15 am - 10.00 am. This is a time to come in and meet the leadership team, hear about how our school operates and be taken for a walk through our school by our school student ambassadors. We encourage all new families to our school to come and experience a tour of the school.
Phone our school office 03 352 8160 to find out when the next tour is on and to register your details.
Enrolment Circumstance 1:
Child turning 5 and you live in zone.
Follow these steps to enrol your child:
Step One:
Fill in the pre-enrolment form here. Please note ALL the fields in this form must be completed with as much detail as possible.
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Email or bring into the school office these documents office@paparoastreet.school.nz
A copy of the eligibility document for your child. This can be either:
NZ birth certificate or NZ passport (if NZ citizen)
Australian passport (if Australian citizen) or
NZ residency permit or NZ student visa/permit and Parental work permit (if the child is not a NZ citizen).
Proof of your address (if in zone e.g., utilities bill, rental/sales agreement)
Immunisation certificate
A copy of any Court Order Documents (if applicable).
Step Two:
When we have received your online pre enrolment form, the school office will make contact with you either by phone or email to confirm that we have your pre enrolment and have received the requested documents.
You are automatically accepted into the school as you live in zone.
You and your child will be invited to our Parent Information Morning and Starting School Party. These take place a term before your child is due to start school and before the cohort entry group starts.
Cohort Dates for 2024:
Term 1: Weds 7th February (TBC) and Monday 11th March
Term 2: Monday 29th April and Tuesday 4th June
Term 3: Monday 27th July and Monday 26th August
Term 4: Monday 14th October and Monday 18th November.For more cohort entry information click here to visit the Ministry of Education website.
Step Three:
Caregivers/ whānau attend a Before School Information Morning and The Starting School Party.
Three classroom visits are available for your child to attend after The Starting School Party. These are held on Tuesday mornings from 9.00am - 10.30am. Please bring some morning tea for your child.
Year Classifications & Class organisation:
A child who starts School between May through to December will be classified as Year 0
A child starting School between January through to April will be classified as Year 1.
Children starting School in March, April will be closely monitored, before classification as a Year 1 or Year 2, for the following year is confirmed. In Term 4, those parents of children whose birthdays fall in these months will be invited to discuss classification for the following year with the classroom teachers and kāinga leaders.
Enrolment circumstance 2:
Child not beginning school for the first time, and you live in zone.
All students who live within the school zone are entitled to enrol at our school. Please follow these steps to enrol your child:
Step One:
Fill in the pre-enrolment form here. Please note ALL the fields in this form must be completed with as much detail as possible.
Step Two:
Email or bring into the school office the following documents office@paparoastreet.school.nz
A copy of the eligibility document for your child. This can be either:
NZ birth certificate or NZ passport (if NZ citizen)
Australian passport (if Australian citizen) or
NZ residency permit or NZ student visa/permit and Parental work permit (if the child is not a NZ citizen).
Proof of your address (if in zone e.g., utilities bill, rental/sales agreement).
Immunisation certificate
A copy of any Court Order Documents (if applicable)
Once this has been completed the school office will be in touch to arrange a time for a face to face meeting with one of the leadership team.
Where possible we will try and arrange a classroom visit before your child begins at our school.
Learning In Action Tours:
We run two Learning In Action Tours a term from 9.15 am - 10.00 am. This is a time to come in and meet the leadership team, hear about how our school operates and be taken for a walk through our school by our school student ambassadors. We encourage all new families to our school to come and experience a tour of the school.
Phone our school office 03 352 8160 to find out when the next tour is on and to register your details.
