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The school zone can be found using the following link:

https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/find-school

To assist in determining whether you are in zone a map is shown on that web page but it is the wording which is the actual zoning which the school operates by.

A copy of the zone, as written on that site, is reproduced below:

Papakowhai School (2946) ENROLMENT SCHEME (AMENDMENT EFFECTIVE 01/01/2019)

Home zone

All students who live within the home zone described below* (and shown on the attached map) shall be entitled to enrol at the school.

In the West

The zone is bounded in the west by State Highway 1, between the intersections of the Highway with Whitford Brown Ave in the south and a point on the highway due west of the northern most part of Papakōwhai Rd in the north (where it becomes Paremata Crescent).

The zone continues along a line from this point, to the northern most part of Papakōwhai Rd and continues eastward along Paremata Cres until its intersection with Paremata Dr.

Properties on both sides of Papakowhai Rd and Paremata Cres up to the intersection are in zone. Paremata Cres properties from and including 1 to 9 are in zone.

Paremata Dr is out of zone.

In the North

Directly south of the intersection of Paremata Cres and Paremata Dr, the zone perimeter extends along a line to the north encompassing properties on Eskdale Rd and its side streets Ettrick Gr and Lauderdale Rd, including Livet Pl which runs off Lauderdale Rd.

Seascape Views, Tirowhanga Rd and its side streets to the north of Lauderdale Rd are out of zone.

In the East

The eastern boundary extends in a line from the intersection of Lauderdale Rd, Seascape Views and Tirowhanga Rd, encompassing all properties with access to Eskdale Rd and its side streets to the east, until the boundary reaches and is coincident with the point where Whitford Brown Ave becomes Warspite Ave. Whitford Brown Ave is in zone. Warspite Ave is out of zone.

The zone boundary continues southwest along Whitford Brown Ave to the intersection with Routeburn St and then to the intersection of Routeburn St with Aotea Dr. Routeburn St odd numbered properties are out of zone. Routeburn St even numbered properties are in zone.

Fiordland Pl and Abel Glen to the east of Routeburn St are out of zone.

Continuing south along Aotea Dr, odd numbered properties (between 1 and 23 inclusive) up to the intersection with Te Puia Dr are out of zone. All other Aotea Dr properties are in zone.

Continuing south east along Te Puia Dr, odd numbered properties (between 1 and 39 inclusive) up to the intersection with Tararua Close are out of zone. Tararua Close is out of zone. All other Te Puia Dr properties are in zone.

The zone perimeter then continues south following the east most line behind the rear of properties on Te Puia Dr and Catlins Glen.

In the South

The zone is bounded in the south from the end of Catlins Glen to the end of Sumner Tce, along the rear of properties on Kaimai Place to the intersection with Aotea Dr property number 102.

The southern boundary extends in a line from 102 Aotea Dr along the outside of Baxters Rise and Tautoko Pl returning to Whitford Brown Ave, encompassing all properties in The Fjord and its side streets, and on to the intersection with State Highway 1 in the west.

Baxters Rise, Tautoko Place, Kaiteriteri Cl, Glenorchy Way, Manapouri Ln, Frances Brown Ave and Okowai Rd are out of zone.

In-zone Streets (or sections of streets):

Annan Gr
Aoraki Rise
Aotea Dr (even numbers only - 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22; and then all properties from 24 to 102 inclusive)
Aspiring Tce
Ayr Pl
Beauly Gr
Bowler Wharf Ln
Brora Cres
Caitlins Glen
Cassley Cr
Cromarty Pl
Doon Gr
Dornoch Pl
Dusky Cres
Eskdale Rd
Ettrick Gr
Findhorn Pl
Forth Pl
Glengavel Gr
Greenstone Pl
Halladale Rd
Heaphy Dr
Hollyford Pl
Howden Pl
Iona Pl
Kahurangi Heights
Kaimai Pl
Kaweka Cl
Kepler Way
Kinloch Pl
Kinnel Gr
Langwell Pl
Lauderdale Rd
Livet Pl
Milford St
Moray Pl
Naver Pl
Nelson Ave
Ness Gr
Papakōwhai Rd
Paparoa Cres
Paremata Cres (all properties from 1 to 9 inclusive)
Peel Ln
Romesdale Rd
Routeburn St (even numbers only – 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 inclusive)
Solway Pl
Spey Pl
Sumner Tce
Tasman Cl
Te Puia Dr (even numbers only - 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38; and then all properties
from 40 to 145 inclusive)
The Fjord
Thurso Gr
Tombane Ln
Tombane Tce
Tongariro Dr
Tween Rd
Whitford Brown Ave
Yarrow Pl

Proof of residence within the home zone will be required

Each year, applications for enrolment in the following year from in-zone students will be sought by a date that will be published in a daily or community newspaper circulating in the area served by the school. This will enable the board to assess the number of places that can be made available to students who live outside the home zone.

Grandparent Zone Clause

The grandparent zone clause only applies to students living in:

Routeburn Street odd numbers 1–9 inclusive
Aotea Drive odd numbers 1–23 inclusive
Sommerset Retirement Village
Te Puia Drive odd numbers 1–39 inclusive
Tararua Close
Tirowhanga Road and its side streets, and Sea Scape Views.
Fiordland Place and Abel Glen.
Okowai Road. Frances Brown Ave and its side streets.
Queen Charlotte Drive and its side streets.
Manapouri Lane
Glenorchy Way
Kaiteriteri Close
Baxter’s Rise and its side streets.

This clause only applies to new entrant students who were living at the named addresses prior to 1 January 2019 and continue to live at that address until the child starts school.

These students must also have had an older sibling who was enrolled at Papakōwhai School prior to the amendment on 1 January 2019, and who is still a current pupil.

These students will be able to enrol as “in zone”.
This clause is in effect from 1 January 2019 and covers new entrant children starting school before 31 December 2023.

Special programmes

This priority category is not applicable at this school because the school does not run a special programme approved by the Secretary.

Out of zone enrolments

Each year the board will determine the number of places that are likely to be available in the following year for the enrolment of students who live outside the home zone. The board will publish this information by notice in a daily or community newspaper circulating in the area served by the school. The notice will indicate how applications are to be made and will specify a date by which all applications must be received.

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

First priority is not applicable at this school because the school does not run a special programme approved by the Secretary.
Second priority must be given to applicants who are siblings of current students.
Third priority must be given to applicants who are siblings of former students.
Fourth priority must be given to any applicant who is a child of a former student of the school.
Fifth priority must be given to any applicant who is either a child of an employee of the board of the school or a child of a member of the board of the school.
Sixth priority must be given to all other applicants.

If there are more applicants in the second, third, fourth, or fifth priority groups than there are places available, selection within the priority group will be by a ballot conducted in accordance with instructions issued by the Secretary under Section 11G(1) of the Education Act 1989. Parents will be informed of the date of any ballot by notice in a daily or community newspaper circulating in the area served by the school.

Applicants seeking second or third priority status may be required to give proof of a sibling relationship.