If you are interested in enrolling your child at Gracefield School, please contact us at the school office on 04 569 5422.
WHAT YOU NEED TO PROVIDE for Enrolment
If you are enrolling a new entrant, or any child starting school in New Zealand for the first time, you will need to provide:
Proof of Identity
A Student born in New Zealand: A Birth Certificate or Passport.
A Student born outside New Zealand: A Passport and Residency Permit or Student Visa or NZ Passport or Citizenship Certificate.
Proof of Address – See enrolment form for accepted forms of evidence of residence.
An Immunisation Certificate.
If your child has not been immunised, it is a legal requirement that you inform the school of this.
NEW ENTRANTS
In New Zealand, children usually start school on their 5th birthday. To help us to be prepared for you child’s arrival at school, we encourage you to enrol them well in advance of this date.
To learn more about the new entrant class and school visits that will help prepare your child for school, look at our new entrants page:
Learn more about our new entrants class
Our Zone
Ballot Enrolment Information
Gracefield School is governed by an enrolment scheme. All students who live within the home zone shall be entitled to enrol at the school. There are a limited number of places available for out of zone new entrants for 2023. The exact number of places will depend on the number of applications received from students who live within the school’s home zone. The Board invites parents from out of zone who wish to enrol their new entrant child/ren to do so before the enrolment period in which they are due to start.
Pre-enrolment applications can be submitted by completing an enrolment form and providing the required documents. All required documents must be originals and sited by the school and copies taken. An enrolment form is available from the school office.
If the number of out of zone applications exceeds the number of places available, students will be selected in a priority order by ballot. If a ballot for out of zone places is required, it will be held at school. Parents will be informed of the outcome of the ballot within one week of the ballot being held.
The enrolment periods are:
For Term 3 and Term 4 2024:
Out of Zone Applications close: Friday 24th May 2024
Confirmation of Enrolment: Thursday 30th May 2024
For Term 1 and Term 2 2025:
Out of Zone Applications close: Friday 18th October 2024
Confirmation of Enrolment: Thursday 24th October 2024