Consultation around an amended enrolment scheme for our school has begun.  

In order to reduce the risk of overcrowding at a school, it is desirable that the home zone does not contain more students than the school can accommodate. The current enrolment scheme of Hoon Hay Te Kura Kōaka includes a home zone that overlaps with those of neighbouring schools and consequently contains many more students than can be accommodated at the school. This creates uncertainty regarding future enrolments at each school, and creates an increased risk of overcrowding at Hoon Hay Te Kura Kōaka.

In addition, the Hoon Hay Te Kura Kōaka zone has not been updated for many years, and past maps have not accurately identified the inclusion of addresses on boundary roads.

There have also been changes to the Thorrington School, Somerfield Te Kura Wairepo and Halswell School zones in the last year.

Several areas of the current zone are identified on the attached map. Area A is the proposed amended home zone for Hoon Hay Te Kura Kōaka. Areas B-I are areas of the current home zone that are proposed to be removed from the zone. All of these areas are within the home zone of a neighbouring school.

An amended home zone to include only Area A would mean a better match of local demand to capacity than the current home zone, which is significantly larger than the school can accommodate. Retention of some other areas could be considered, but there is a high likelihood that such areas will need to be re-considered for exclusion at a later date. 

You can read about this proposal at https://consultation.education.govt.nz/education/hoon-hay-school-amendment-to-enrolment-scheme and complete the survey to place your feedback.

All students who are currently enrolled before the amended enrolment scheme commences are entitled to remain enrolled. Siblings of current students will have priority access to any out-of-zone places offered by the school.

Please read all the information on the above website before placing your feedback.

Consultation closes on 08 October 2021.