Enrolment and Zoning

Enroling your child at Oratia School

In New Zealand, children can start school from the day they turn five. All children must be enrolled at school by their sixth birthday.

In-Zone Enrolment

If you have an in-zone child who you wish to attend Oratia School, please contact the school (09 818 6216) to have their name put onto our pre-enrollment list.  Enrolling early helps us in planning for the number of children that will be attending.

Please call in to the school office 4-6 weeks out from your child turning 5 to collect an enrolment pack.  The following original documentation will need to be provided along with the completed forms in the pack:

• Your child’s Birth Certificate  

• Your child’s Passport and current Visa (if they were not born in New Zealand)

• Parents Passport and current Visas (if your child was not born in New Zealand)

• Sale and Purchase Agreement or Tenancy agreement 

We encourage you to participate in up to three organised pre-school visits to our new entrant class to help settle your child into their new environment. These visits happen on a Tuesday and Thursday morning.  Enrolment forms must be completed before your child can take part in these visits. Please remember that it is a legal requirement for children to be accompanied by an adult caregiver for the duration of each visit. We ask that you do not bring other pre-schoolers to these visits. 

Parents or caregivers will be invited to attend an informal meeting with our Senior Management team during one of these school visits which is an opportunity to ask any questions you may have about our school. 

ENROLMENT SCHEME FOR ORATIA DISTRICT SCHOOL

The Oratia School Board of Trustees has moved to adopt and accept the Ministry of Education proposal of a minor amendment of Oratia School’s enrolment scheme to include the Selo development on Glengarry Road. This will help share the influx of students from the new development along that portion of road between Oratia School and Prospect School. Additionally, the remainder of the zone has been redrawn to land parcels, but this does not change the zone boundaries besides adding visual clarity. 

Home Zone

All students who live within the home zone described below and/or shown on the attached map shall be entitled to enrol at the school.

In-zone constitutes all the areas within the following boundaries:

• Glengarry Road from Autumn Ave to West Coast Road. The zone includes all properties with frontage on this section of Glengarry Road (from 179 and 176 upwards in numbers), also side roads Meynell Court and Nicolas Ave.

• West Coast Road between Glengarry Road and Parrs Park roundabout (456 and 481 being the lowest numbers in the zone).

• Up Parrs Cross Road (west side only) to Holdens Road and up Holdens Road (both sides) to Forest Hill Road.

• The boundary then goes up Forest Hill Road (both sides) from 148 and 145 upwards in numbers to the intersection with West Coast Road.

• From Forest Hill Road the boundary follows West Coast Road to Scenic Drive, including all properties with frontage on this section of West Coast Road.

• All properties with frontage on Scenic Drive between 147 and 158 in the south and 573 and 574 in the north are included in the zone.

• All properties accessed from Piha Road and side roads are also included within the zone.

All residential addresses on included sides of boundary roads and all no exit roads off included sides of boundary roads are included in the zone unless otherwise stated.

Proof of residence within the home zone will be required.

Oratia School enrolment scheme includes Lone Kauri as an offsite classroom located in Karekare servicing the local community. 

The areas considered in zone for Lone Kauri classroom constitutes all the areas within the following boundaries:

• All residential properties along Karekare Road are included.

• Residential addresses on the even side of Te Ahuahu Road, and all of Watchmans Road included. (Odd addresses of Te Ahuahu Road and all of Log Race Road are excluded.)

• Residential addresses on the odd side of Piha Road between addresses 149 and 237 are included. 

• All residential properties along Lone Kauri Road, La Trobe Track, and all no exit roads off Lone Kauri Road are included.

If you would like to find out further information about enrolling at Oratia District School please contact our Enrolments Officer admin@oratia.school.nz 

OUT OF ZONE ENROLMENT.     

Out of Zone Ballot OPEN for children turning five and starting school in 2027

The Oratia School Board of Trustees has determined that 30 places will be available for out-of-zone students turning 5 and starting school in 2027.

• The deadline for receipt of applications for out-of-zone places at 3:00 PM on Wednesday 14 October 2026.

• The ballot, if necessary, will be held on Wednesday 21 October 2026.

• Parents will be informed of the outcome of the ballot within three school days of the ballot being held.

Out-of-Zone Enrolment Scheme

Students who do not live within our school zone can apply for a place in our ballot as part of our out-of-zone enrolment scheme. 

If the number of out-of-zone applications exceeds the number of places available, students will be selected by ballot. Applications from out-of-zone students will be processed in priority order as detailed below. 

Ballot Priority

Ballot applications for enrolment will be processed in the following order of priority:

1st Priority: Will be given to students who have been accepted for enrolment in an approved special programme. This priority category is not applicable at Oratia School.

2nd Priority: Must be given to applicants who are siblings of current students.

3rd Priority: Must be given to applicants who are siblings of former students.

4th Priority: Must be given to any applicant who is a child of a former student of the school.

5th Priority: Must be given to any applicant who is either a child of an employee of the Board or a child of a member of the Board of the school.

6th 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 issued by the Secretary under Section 11G(1) of the Education Act 1989. 

Application Submission

All out-of-zone applications can be either dropped to the school office during school hours 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM or submitted via email to michellem@oratia.school.nz 

You will be required to submit with your application form, a copy of the following:

• Your child’s passport or Birth Certificate

• Permanent Residency visa or student visa

If your application is successful, we will need to sight all original documents. 

Please click here to view our Out-of-zone application form or call in to the school office.