Cohort entry allows new entrants an easier transition to school and helps them build relationships with both their fellow new entrants and other students already in the class. It allows Somerfield Te Kura Wairepo to better plan its staffing requirements and minimises disruption.

Once a child is formally enroled, they must attend school regularly. Children must be enroled in school by their 6th birthday.

5-year-old entrants

After a child turns 5, their school start date is the first day of the following term or day one of week five of the term.

Cohort Entry Dates

Community consultation

The cohort entry policy has been approved by the school Board of Trustees and developed in consultation with:

• current parents
• school staff
• local early childhood centres
• prospective parents

If the school decides to revoke the cohort entry policy, the Board will undergo reasonable consultation with the stakeholders listed above, and provide at least one term’s notice before the policy ends.

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