Enrolment Documents Required
St Anne's Enrolment form
New Zealand birth certificate or passport
Passport of parents (If that parent has been born outside of New Zealand)
Passport of Residency Status for children born outside New Zealand
Preferential Certificate
Your child's immunisation records
Baptismal Certificate (Preference)
School Tour
If you are looking to join our school, we welcome you to come and look around our stimulating learning environment. If you are interested in finding out more about our school, please call to arrange a meeting with our Principal, Doreen O'Sullivan.
Attendance Dues
Attendance Dues are to be paid to the office when you enrol your child. Information about how the attendance dues are used within the school is available here.
Classroom Visits
We welcome you and your child to visit our school before starting their school year. These visits help your child to be familiar with their classroom teacher and their classmates. It also allows parents to establish a relationship with the teacher. We recommend 2 - 3 visits before your child starts their schooling.
Please contact the office to arrange a time.
Preferential Enrolment
St Anne's School is open to all students from New Entrant to Year 8 who are part of the St Anne's Parish Community.
A preference form will need to be signed by the Lay Pastoral Leader or Priest in Sacramental Ministry working in this Parish. Appointments to sign the preference letter can be made by phoning the Parish Office on (04) 934 4099.
There are five criteria for preferential enrollment:
5.1 The child has been baptised or is being prepared for baptism in the Catholic Church.
5.2 The child's parents / guardians have already allowed one or more of its siblings to be baptised in the Catholic faith.
5.3 At least one parent / guardian is a Catholic, and although their child has not been baptised the child's participation in the life of the school could lead to having the child baptised.
5.4 With the agreement of the child's parent / guardian, a grandparent or other significant adult in the child's life, such as an aunt, uncle, or godparent, undertakes to support the child's formation in the faith and practices of the Catholic Church.
5.5 One of both of the child's non-Catholic parents / guardians is preparing to become a Catholic.
Non-Preferential Enrolment
A limited number of students with non-preference status may be on our school roll. We have a waiting list operating but will give preference to siblings of already enrolled students.
Priorities for Preference Enrolments.
Applications for preference enrolment will be processed in the following order of priority:
Priority 1
Preference siblings of present students.
Priority 2
Preference students from the parish community of Wellington South and/or living within the parish area.
.Priority 3
Preference students transferring from other parts of New Zealand and overseas.
Priority 4
Preference siblings of past students.
Priority 5
Preference students who are the children of employees of the school.
Priority 6
Preference students from state primary schools.
Priority 7
All other preference students.
Priority 8
Non-preference students will be enrolled only if enrolment places remain after all preference applicants have been enrolled. The maximum number of places available for non-preference students will be governed by the maximum allowable under the school’s Integration Agreement.
Non-Preference Students State integrated schools have places for non-preference students.
e. Non-Preference criteria that apply to this school.
The selection processes described above will be the basis for students applying to enrol either at the beginning of or during the school year
Waiting List Procedure All unsuccessful applicants may choose to have their names placed on a waiting list. The waiting list will be kept within relevant priority categories, ranked in order. Students on the waiting list may be offered places at a later date if they become available. The waiting list will remain current until the beginning of the next enrolment intake. Applicants on the waiting list will have first offer of places as they become available. (Please see the attached letter on Guidelines for Managing Maximum Rolls, from NZCEO)
Pre-enrolment Procedure Each year applications will be sought by a date determined by the Board of Trustees and advertised in daily or community papers, school newsletters circulating in the areas served by the school. All applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application as soon as possible after the closing date.
Notes
St Anne's Enrolment form
New Zealand birth certificate or passport
Passport of parents (If that parent has been born outside of New Zealand)
Passport of Residency Status for children born outside New Zealand
Preferential Certificate
Your child's immunisation records
Baptismal Certificate (Preference)
School Tour
If you are looking to join our school, we welcome you to come and look around our stimulating learning environment. If you are interested in finding out more about our school, please call to arrange a meeting with our Principal, Doreen O'Sullivan.
Attendance Dues
Attendance Dues are to be paid to the office when you enrol your child. Information about how the attendance dues are used within the school is available here.
Classroom Visits
We welcome you and your child to visit our school before starting their school year. These visits help your child to be familiar with their classroom teacher and their classmates. It also allows parents to establish a relationship with the teacher. We recommend 2 - 3 visits before your child starts their schooling.
Please contact the office to arrange a time.
Preferential Enrolment
St Anne's School is open to all students from New Entrant to Year 8 who are part of the St Anne's Parish Community.
A preference form will need to be signed by the Lay Pastoral Leader or Priest in Sacramental Ministry working in this Parish. Appointments to sign the preference letter can be made by phoning the Parish Office on (04) 934 4099.
There are five criteria for preferential enrollment:
5.1 The child has been baptised or is being prepared for baptism in the Catholic Church.
5.2 The child's parents / guardians have already allowed one or more of its siblings to be baptised in the Catholic faith.
5.3 At least one parent / guardian is a Catholic, and although their child has not been baptised the child's participation in the life of the school could lead to having the child baptised.
5.4 With the agreement of the child's parent / guardian, a grandparent or other significant adult in the child's life, such as an aunt, uncle, or godparent, undertakes to support the child's formation in the faith and practices of the Catholic Church.
5.5 One of both of the child's non-Catholic parents / guardians is preparing to become a Catholic.
Non-Preferential Enrolment
A limited number of students with non-preference status may be on our school roll. We have a waiting list operating but will give preference to siblings of already enrolled students.
Priorities for Preference Enrolments.
Applications for preference enrolment will be processed in the following order of priority:
Priority 1
Preference siblings of present students.
Priority 2
Preference students from the parish community of Wellington South and/or living within the parish area.
.Priority 3
Preference students transferring from other parts of New Zealand and overseas.
Priority 4
Preference siblings of past students.
Priority 5
Preference students who are the children of employees of the school.
Priority 6
Preference students from state primary schools.
Priority 7
All other preference students.
Priority 8
Non-preference students will be enrolled only if enrolment places remain after all preference applicants have been enrolled. The maximum number of places available for non-preference students will be governed by the maximum allowable under the school’s Integration Agreement.
Non-Preference Students State integrated schools have places for non-preference students.
- This school has a maximum of up to 15 non-preference places.
- When the school roll reaches 85% of its maximum, non-preference enrolment will be suspended, and this will continue as long as the school roll stays at or above this level.
- The applicants accept that they will be attending a school of special character and that their place in the school is conditional on their participation in the programme.
- The applicants accept that they will be required to pay attendance dues as set by the Proprietor and which are compulsory.
e. Non-Preference criteria that apply to this school.
- The siblings of non-preference students already in the school.
- Siblings of former non-preference students.
- The children of staff or Board members who seek to enrol their children.
- Non-preference students coming from another integrated school with the same special character.
The selection processes described above will be the basis for students applying to enrol either at the beginning of or during the school year
Waiting List Procedure All unsuccessful applicants may choose to have their names placed on a waiting list. The waiting list will be kept within relevant priority categories, ranked in order. Students on the waiting list may be offered places at a later date if they become available. The waiting list will remain current until the beginning of the next enrolment intake. Applicants on the waiting list will have first offer of places as they become available. (Please see the attached letter on Guidelines for Managing Maximum Rolls, from NZCEO)
Pre-enrolment Procedure Each year applications will be sought by a date determined by the Board of Trustees and advertised in daily or community papers, school newsletters circulating in the areas served by the school. All applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application as soon as possible after the closing date.
Notes
- Applicants seeking priority status on the basis of enrolment at a particular primary school may be required to provide proof of enrolment at that school.
- Applicants seeking priority status on the basis of a sibling relationship may be required to produce proof of that relationship.
