Our office staff are happy to help you at any time between 8:15am - 3:15pm, but please only enquire about enrolments between 9:00am and 2:45pm, as other tasks require urgent attention at the start and end of the day.
Takaanini School welcomes students between 5 - 13 yrs of age (if their 13th birthday is before 1 July) and are living in our school’s Home zone. If you live nearby but not in our school’s home zone, you can apply for an Out of Zone Enrolment, which is offered by ballot held in March and September each year.
Due to high roll growth this year we will not be holding out of zone ballots.
Your child must be a NZ Citizen, or be entitled to enrol with applicable visa documents.
If your child is about to turn 5, there are a few things you should know:
We are a cohort school. This means that a group of 5 year olds will start school together either at the start, or around week 6 of each school term.
Enrolment procedures require documentation, a meeting, and visits before your child starts school.
Proof of Address documents for enrolment must be less than 1 month old, so enrolment process cannot begin more than 2 months before expected start of schooling.
If your child is already 5 years old, please continue to have them attend pre-school, daycare, or kindergarten until they start at our school.
Enrolment must be completed by your child’s legal guardian.
Thank you for requesting an enrolment pack for your child at Takaanini School.
You must provide the following documents to meet legal requirements:
Proof of address (x2), as follows:
Showing caregivers name
Showing address within the school zone
Is less than 1 month old
Category A - original document
Power account
Water account
Letter from Ministry of Social Development (MSD or Work & Income NZ)
Rates invoice
Tenancy agreement
Internet service invoice
Category B - in the parent/caregiver’s name and
verified by Justice of the Peace
Telephone account
Bank statement
Letter from Inland Revenue Department (IRD)
Ministry of Justice letter
NZTA notice or letter
If you don’t have two of these documents in the parent/guardian’s name, then replace one with:
one of the above documents in the name of the home’s primary resident,
a statutory declaration identifying the names of the child and their parent/guardian who normally live at this address.
Both of these need to be verified by a Justice of the Peace
This proof of address must be where the child will normally live while attending school.
When proof of address has been provided to the school office, you will receive an Enrollment form to complete that identifies all the remaining information needed about you and your child. When all required documents have been received an appointment will be made for your child (and at least one parent/guardian) to meet with a deputy principal who can answer any questions you may have, and get to know you a little better. At this meeting, a start of schooling may be arranged so you and your child can look forward to becoming part of Takaanini School whaanau.