Nau mai, Welcome
Atā whakatapoko – Our Kura
We are a designated character school established under Section 156 of the Education Act 1989. Students eligible for enrolment are those whose whānau accept the school’s designated character set out in the New Zealand Education Gazette notice of 4 April 2013.
As we have more interest than spaces available, we must ballot at every year level. This includes siblings of current students who must also follow our enrolment process. Because we are a special character school, balloting differs from a regular school where students who live in the home zone are automatically enrolled. Wait lists are not carried over to the following year. We start a new enrolment process every year.
Te hāpete o mua – Enrolment process
There are two steps to complete before you can participate in our ballot.
1. Rēhita – Register your interest and attend a tour (essential)
You must register your interest so we can contact you during pre-enrolment. You must also take a tour to view our school and see how we operate. Our Senior Leadership Team hosts the tours, and there is the opportunity for questions as part of this process. Tours will open in May 2025 for the 2026 enrolment process. Due to the enormous demand, we cannot offer tours or visits outside our scheduled dates. Please register your interest using the link below. We will only contact you when we open the 2026 enrolment process in May 2025.
2. Te Kōwhiri – Pre-enrolment and ballot information
Once you have attended a tour and want to progress with your enrolment, you must complete our Pre-Enrolment information step. When we start a pre-enrolment process, all whānau who have attended a tour will be emailed a link for an educator, a caregiver and a mentor to fill in. We commonly ring and/or ask you to meet with us to discuss the references.
2025 enrolments
Our 2025 enrolment process has now been completed. The ballot was drawn on the 31st of August. All balloted students will have been advised of the results. If you have not heard from us, Please email enrol@aotawhiti.school.nz
May 14th 2024 – Tours begin
June 20th 2024 – Last tour
July 12th 2024 – Pre enrolment closes
July 31st 2024 – Ballot is drawn
August 2nd 2024 – Notification of Ballot results– All balloted students will have been advised of the results. If you have not heard from us and think you should have, please email enrol@aotawhiti.school.nz
August 12th 2024 – Last day for accepting a place in our Kura.