The guidelines for development and operation 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
All students who live within the home zone described below (and shown on the attached map) shall be eligible to enrol at the school.
From the intersection of Russley Road / Johns Road (SH1) with Harewood Road;
South along Russley Road to Wairakei Road (including all addresses on Wairakei Road West of Russley Road and all Orchard Road addresses between Wairakei and Harewood Road)
East along the North side only of Wairakei Road to Breens Road
North along the West side only of Breens Road to Twyford Street
East along the North side only of Twyford Street to Vauxhall Street
South East along the North East side only of Vauxhall Street to Farrington Avenue
North East along the North West side only of Farrington Avenue to Hornsby Street
South along the East side only of Hornsby Street to Mooray Avenue
East along the North side only of Mooray Avenue to Staines Street
South along the East side only of Staines Street to Grahams Road
East along the North side only of Grahams Road to Greers Road
South along the East side only of Greers Road to Saffron Street
South East along the North East side only of Saffron Street to Manor Place
South West along the South East side only of Manor Place to Wairakei Road
South East along the North East side only of Wairakei Road to Idris Road
South along the East side only of Idris Road to Jeffreys Road
East along (both sides of) Jeffreys Road to Wairakei Road / Normans Road intersection with the Railway
East along Normans Road to Papanui Road
South East along Papanui Road to St Albans Street
North East along St Albans Street to Trafalgar Street
South East along Trafalgar Street to Edgeware Road
East along Edgeware Road to Cranford Street
North along Cranford Street to the junction with the Northern Motorway
North along the West side only of the Northern Motorway to the Winters Road overpass
East along Winters Road to QEII Drive (SH74)
East along the North side only of QEII Drive (SH74) to Hills Road
North along the West side only of Hills Road to Hawkins Road
North along the West side only of Hawkins Road to Radcliffe Road
North along Radcliffe Road (both sides) to Blakes Road
North along Blakes Road to Belfast Road
East along Belfast Road to Guthries Road (including Belfast Road to Marshlands Road and Crawford Road)
North along Guthries Road to Marshland Road (including Macdonalds Road)
North along Marshland Road to Main North Road / Spencerville Road intersection
East along Spencerville Road to Lower Styx Road
North along the West side only of Lower Styx Road to after 400 Lower Styx Road
North along both sides of Lower Styx Road to Earlham Street
East along Earlham Street then East to the coastline
North along the coastline to the Waimakariri River
West along the South bank of the Waimakariri River to a point due north of 990 Mcleans Island Road (Western end of Mcleans Island Road)
South to 990 Mcleans Island Road
East along Mcleans Island Road to Johns Road
South along Johns Road to Harewood Road (including the North side of Harewood Road towards the Airport and addresses on Orchard Road North of Harewood Road).
Addresses on both sides of boundary roads are considered in-zone unless specified otherwise.
Each year, applications for enrolment in the following year from in-zone students will be sought by a date that will be published in a daily or community newspaper circulating in the area served by the school. This will enable the board to assess the number of places that can be made available to students who live outside the home zone.
Special Programmes
Kimi Ora Admission and Enrolment Guidelines
Special Education Programme for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (Kimi Ora Unit)
The school offers a programme of study for students with intellectual disabilities who comply with the following eligibility criteria.
The maximum number of students that can be accommodated in the programme at any one time is 21.
Eligibility
Students require individualised attention because their level of literacy and/or numeracy is considerably below that of their peers and they have been verified for the On-going Resourcing Scheme (ORS).
An interview will be necessary for all applicants as strong family support is an essential part of the programme.
Enrolment Procedures for enrolment in case of more applications than places available:
Students who meet the criteria for enrolment in the Special Programme and live within the home zone will be enrolled ahead of applicants from out of zone.
Places will be allocated to students in the following order:
Applicants who live within the home zone of Papanui High School
Applicants who are already enrolled (attending) Papanui High School
Applicants who have previously attended a special school or specialised programme
All other applicants
If there are more applicants in any priority group than there are places available, selection within the priority group will be by ballot conducted in accordance with instructions by the Secretary, under Schedule 20, Clause 3 (1) of the Education and Training Act 2020.
Special Programme – Te Whatukura o Papanui
The school operates the following special programme: Te Whatukura o Papanui.
The criteria for acceptance into this Special Programme is as follows:
Respective whānau interested in enrolling will be expected to demonstrate a genuine commitment to te reo Māori and tikanga Māori. Ākonga will need someone in the home who can understand and kōrero in te reo and/or currently be committed to learning as a whānau.
All enrolments into Te Whatukura o Papanui must have two years prior enrolment in bilingual, immersion or Kura education in a school setting.
Māori medium provision at Papanui High School has limited spaces. The number of learners able to join the Te Reo Māori Bilingual Special Programme is limited up to 25. The school will determine the number of places available at each year level each year.
If there are more applicants than spaces available in the programme, places will be balloted according to the criteria set below in the following priority order:
Ākonga residing within the Papanui High School home zone with siblings who are currently enrolled in the Te Reo Māori bilingual Special Programme.
Ākonga residing within the Papanui High School home zone.
Ākonga with siblings currently enrolled in the Te Reo Māori Bilingual Special Programme.
Ākonga with extended whanau connections, for example cousins.
Ākonga for whom the programme is the closest geographical Te Reo Māori medium provision at a State (non–Integrated) School.
All other applicants
If there are more applicants in any priority group than there are places available, selection within the priority group will be by ballot conducted in accordance with instructions by the Secretary, under Schedule 20, Clause 3 (1) of the Education and Training Act 2020.
Out of Zone Enrolments
Applications for enrolments will be processed in the following order of priority:
First priority must be given to students who have been accepted for enrolment in a Special Programme run by the school and approved by the Secretary for Education.
Second priority must be given to any applicant who is the sibling of a current student of the school.
Third priority must be given to any student who is the sibling of a former student of the school.
Fourth priority must be given to any applicant who is the child of a former student of the school.
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.
Sixth priority must be given to all other applicants.
Before the application deadline associated with each pre-enrolment period, a Board must, by public notice in a medium appropriate to the area served by the school:
If there are more applicants in any priority group than there are places available, selection within the priority group will be by ballot conducted in accordance with instructions by the Secretary, under Schedule 20, Clause 3 (1) of the Education and Training Act 2020. Parents will be informed of the date of any ballot by public notice in a medium appropriate to the area served by the school.
Applicants may be required to give proof of In Zone address, or proof to support their application if seeking enrolment under the Out of Zone priorities.
The guidelines for development and operation of enrolment schemes are issued under Schedule 20, Clause 3 (3) of the Education and Training Act 2020 for the purpose of describing the basis on which the Secretary’s powers in relation to enrolment schemes will be exercised.
