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.
Oratia School herewith declares the zone boundaries outlined below and indicated on the map held for perusal at the Board Office at Oratia School, Shaw Road, Oratia. People living within these boundaries can be enrolled as of right.
In-zone for Oratia District School 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), all properties within the Selo development, also side roads Meynell Court and Nicolas Ave.
West Coast Road between Glengarry Road and Parrs Park roundabout (478 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.
Zone Boundaries Lone Kauri School
In-zone for Lone Kauri School constitutes all the areas within the following boundaries:
There are 3 criteria:
Karekare resident.
Piha Road residents on the Karekare side of the road between Lone Kauri Road and Te Ahuahu Road.
All residents on Te Ahuahu Road on the Karekare side.
If you would like to find out further information about enrolling at Ōrātia District School please contact our Enrolments Officer admin@oratia.school.nz