Why do we have an Enrolment Zone? School enrolment zones stop schools becoming overcrowded, and guarantee children living within any given school zone can attend their local school.

Parents of children who wish to enrol at LPS who reside outside of our zone may complete an out-of-zone application form (PDF attached below) with priority given to siblings of current students. The BOT advertises the number of spaces available for out-of-zone enrolments and applications are considered up to 4 times a year.

To apply for out-of-zone enrolment for your child/ren, please complete the application form below and send to the school office.  Ballots will be drawn in accordance with Ministry of Education policy and you will be notified of a successful/unsuccessful application within 1 week of the ballot date.  Please ensure you provide at least one email address and/or postal address on your application form.

Applications for enrolments will be processed in the following order of priority:

1. First priority is not applicable at this school because the school does not run a special programme approved by the Secretary for Education.

2. Second priority must be given to any applicant who is the sibling of a current student of the school.

3. Third priority must be given to any student who is the sibling of a former student of the school.

4. Fourth priority must be given to any applicant who is the child of a former student of the school.

5. Fifth priority must be given to any applicant who is a child of an employee of the school’s board or a child of a member of the school’s board.

6. Sixth priority must be given to all other applicants.

Before the application deadline associated with each pre-enrolment period, a Board must, by public notice in a medium appropriate to the area served by the school:

• confirm the already advertised dates for the receipt of applications and for the holding of the ballot.

• state the likely number of out of zone places that remain available.

If there are more applicants in any priority group than there are places available, selection within the priority group will be by ballot conducted in accordance with instructions by the Secretary, under Schedule 20, Clause 3 (1) of the Education and Training Act 2020. Parents will be informed of the date of any ballot by public notice in a medium appropriate to the area served by the school.

Ballot application deadlines can be found below for 2025 and Term 1 2026 applications.

Follow this link to see Ministry of Education information on enrolment zones: http://parents.education.govt.nz/primary-school/schooling-in-nz/enrolment-schemes-zoning