Enrolment Scheme

New Entrant Students - In Zone

To support your child's transition to school they will have four school visits (on Friday's) scheduled before their start date. These dates are to allow your child to start making connections with their teacher, Jacqui, Dianne (our Principal) and the children in their class. The office will contact you to arrange these times once an enrolment has been received.

New Students - In Zone

At ŌHAU School we love for the parents and new students to connect with Dianne (our Principal) to look around and learn what our kura is about. This will give you an opportunity to meet some of the office staff, teachers and tamariki.

Out-of-Zone Enrolments

If you are interested in enrolling your child at ŌHAU School and you are out-of-zone, please complete an enrolment form on the school website or you can collect an enrolment form from our school office and we will be in touch. If the number of out-of-zone applications exceeds the number of places available, students will be selected by ballot. If a ballot for our out-of-zone places is required, these will be held on the dates below. Parents will be informed of the outcome of the ballot within three school days of the ballot being held.

Details relating to the second enrolment period are as follows:

Length of enrolment period: Term 2, 2025 (28 April – 27 June)

Deadline for receipt of applications: 13 February

Date of ballot: 14 February

Details relating to the third enrolment period are as follows:

Length of enrolment period: Term 3, 2025 (14 July – 19 September)

Deadline for receipt of applications: 8 May

Date of ballot: 9 May

Details relating to the fourth enrolment period are as follows:

Length of enrolment period: Term 4, 2025 (6 October – 17 December)

Deadline for receipt of applications: 24 July

Date of ballot: 25 July

ŌHAU School Zone

ŌHAU School has an enrolment scheme in place. This means we have a ‘home zone’ and all students living within this zone are entitled to enrol at our school.

Enrolment Documentation: We require you to supply the following documentation, all forms required to be completed are available from the school office.

Enrolment form.
Emergency information sheet.
Consent form for using images of children on social media by ŌHAU School.
New Zealand birth certificate (passport if not born in New Zealand) - must sight original documents.
Immunisation certificate (This can be found in your child’s Well Child book. The area “Fully immunised to 5 years” or “Not Fully immunised” needs to be ticked and the vaccinator needs to sign and date this).
Proof of residential address - an original document such as an electricity bill, bank statement or another document which has your name and address on it.

Home Zone

All students who live within the home zone described below shall be eligible to enrol at the school.

Northern Boundary
The zone is bounded in the north by all properties with direct access to the northern portion of Florida Road; the southern side of Kimberley Road (State Highway 57); the western side of State Highway 1 between its intersection with Kimberley Road in the south and Hokio Beach Road in the north; the southern side of Hokio Beach Road until its intersection with Hokio Sand Road. All properties that gain either direct of indirect roading access to the southern side of Hokio Sand Road.

Southern Boundary
Waikawa stream from the point on State Highway 1 where the stream passes beneath the road, to the coastline in the west. Properties to the south of the stream are out of zone.

State Highway 1 between the point where Waikawa stream passes beneath the road and the intersection of the Highway with N Manakau Road. Properties to the west of the highway between these points are out of zone.

N Manakau Road. Properties to the south of the Road are out of zone.

Eastern Boundary
The zone is bounded in the east by the Tararua Forest Park.

Western Boundary
The zone is bounded in the west by the coastline.