We encourage families to enrol at least six months before their child will be starting school. An early enrolment allows us to plan for a smooth transition to school, and means that we will have your contact details to advise you of any up-coming school Open Mornings.

How to Enrol

 We encourage families to enrol at least six months before their child will be starting school.

To contact the school about enrolling your child, please email admin@thorrington.ac.nz. 

To begin your child’s enrolment you will need

1. A copy of your child’s birth certificate or passport, 

2. An immunisation certificate 

3. Proof that you live within our enrolment zone (current utilities bill).
   

Once this documentation has been received by the school you will be able to complete an online enrolment form.

Cohort Entry

Our school operates a Cohort Entry policy. This means new entrants start school in groups at the start of each term or at a mid-term date set by the Ministry of Education. Our policy can be viewed here.

2025 Dates for Cohort Entry

2026 Dates for Cohort Entry

Once You’ve Enrolled

The New Entrant teacher will contact you approximately 4 weeks before your child’s cohort start date, to arrange a time for you and your child to come in for a New Entrant Whānau Connect meeting. This meeting is an opportunity for us to get to meet you and your child before they start school. You will find out who your child's teacher will be and which home base they will be in. We will ensure you have all the information regarding uniform and stationary. 

Graduated Start to School

At Te Kura o Huriawa we offer a graduated start to school. These begin on their first day of school and are instead of a school visits programme.

• Day 1 8:55 - 10:30

• Day 2  8:55 - 12:30

• Day 3  8:55 - 3:00  

Starting School

Generally, children who start school before May 1st will be classified as Year 1 for the year and then be placed in Year 2 the following year, and children who start school on or after May 1st will be classified as Year 0 and then be placed in Year 1 the following year.

School entry assessment is undertaken on all children as they start school. After 6 weeks at school, you will be invited to meet with your child's teacher to discuss how they have settled into school and any entry assessments that have been completed.

Click here to access our information booklet: 
Starting School at Te Kura o Huriawa Thorrington

HERO

HERO is our communication platform we use with parents. All learning based information (including progress over time), attendance, finances, payments, receipts and notices will go out via this platform. You can either login via the website and receive email notifications or you can login via the app and receive push notifications on your phone. Logging into HERO for the first time as a parent.

Our School Zone

Our school zone can be viewed here: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school/school/profile?school=3557

Further questions?

If you have any further questions, please email andrea.swanson@thorrington.ac.nz. To begin the enrolment process, please email admin@thorrington.ac.nz

Andrea Swanson
Deptuy Principal/SENCO