Introduction

Wairarapa College enrols Year 9 students during Term 4. An enrolment scheme has been necessary to prevent overtaxing of existing resources beyond current capacity and introduced after full consultation with the Ministry of Education.

Enrolment Scheme

There was a trend prior to 1994 for the college roll to increase steadily. At that time overcrowding of the school was imminent. The College Board of Trustees developed an enrolment scheme that took effect from the 1 January 1994. The optimum Year 9 intake and the optimum total roll established at that time continue to the present and are the basis for avoiding overcrowding at the College.

Wairarapa College has always had a broadly balanced roll, including students drawn from a wide cross-section of families throughout the Wairarapa and the College will continue with these traditions. The scheme, developed to meet the requirements of the Education Amendment Act (No. 2) 1998, recognises the following:

• To maintain the highest possible standard of education delivery to the students attending the college.
• To avoid overcrowding at the college.
• To ensure that undue pressure is not placed on the resources of the college.
• If required, to limit numbers of students enrolling, using pre-established criteria.
• To give priority of entry to those students living within the college zone.
• To maintain some flexibility in enrolments, in order not to exclude more students than is necessary to meet the above objectives.

Enrolment of Year 9 Students

All students who live within the home zone described below shall be entitled to enrol at the school.

Wairarapa College’s normal geographic zone includes streets arising with the following area:

Out of zone students shall be enrolled in the following order of priority:

• First Priority will be given to students who have been accepted for enrolment in the special programme run by the College and approved by the Secretary for Education.
• Second Priority will be given to applicants who are siblings of current students.
• Third Priority will be given to applicants who are siblings of former students.
• Fourth Priority will be given to applicants who are children of board employees.
• Firth Priority will 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 1 I G (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

Enrolment of Students into Years 10 - 13

Students residing in the home zone shall have absolute right of enrolment. The enrolment of other students into years 10 – 13 shall be to the following criteria:

• Projected roll and actual roll at a particular form level.
• Demand for specialist courses / subjects.
• Health and social needs of the students.
• Special circumstances.

Such places shall be determined by the Principal under his/her sole discretion, such responsibility having been delegated to the Principal by the School Board.

Enrolment of Students with Intellectual Disabilities

Students with intellectual disabilities living within the Wairarapa are guaranteed places in the College’s special education facility and are additional to the numbers stated in this enrolment scheme.

Pre-Enrolment

Each year the Board will advertise a closing date for applications for enrolment of Year 9 students.

NB Enrolments for Year 9 close late August each year. If you require the College’s enrolment pack please email us.