Whakauru

Enrol

In Zone

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

Email any questions to kiaora@newton.school.nz

For students starting in Terms 3 or 4 of 2026

TE URU KARAKA NEWTON CENTRAL SCHOOL OUT-OF-ZONE ENROLMENT VACANCIES: 2026 ACADEMIC YEAR

The Board of Trustees invites applications from out-of-zone students for a limited number of places available for the remainder of the 2026 school year.

Available Spaces:

English Medium (Priority 6): 4 places available in Year 0-1.
Māori Medium (Priority 1 – Special Programmes):
- Te Uru Karaka (TUK): 1 place available in Year 0-1; 3 places available in Year 3.
- Whānau Awahou: 2 places available in Year 0-1.

Key Dates:

Applications Open: Thursday, 26 March 2026
Applications Close: Friday, 22 May 2026 (4:00 pm)
Ballot Date (if required): Wednesday, 27 May 2026

Welcome to the whānau: Enrolment Essentials:

In Zone Online Enrolment Form

Rau Pōwhiri – Welcome Booklet

Introduction Booklet

Complete Your Enrolment:

Education Outside the Classroom (EOTC) Blanket Consent Form

NCS ICT User Agreement and Policy

How to Apply for our Special Programme

Read all about our Māori-Medium Special programme, Te Aka Pūkāea, here.

1. Complete the pre-enrolment form for out-of-zone below, under the correct priority category for your child.

2. The school will contact you with a letter regarding the tono process.

3. If successful, your child will be enrolled in either Level 1 or Level 2 Māori-Medium.

4. You must then complete the Out of Zone Acceptance Enrolment Form to finalise the process.

Out of Zone Enrolments

Each year the Board of Trustees will determine the number of places which are likely to be available in the following year (if any) for the enrolment of students who live outside the home zone. The Board will publish this information by notice in our school newsletter and school website. The notice will indicate how applications are to be made and will specify a date by which all applications must be received.

TE URU KARAKA NEWTON CENTRAL SCHOOL NOTICE OF ENROLMENT BALLOT FOR 2027

The Board of Trustees is now accepting out-of-zone applications for the 2027 school year.

Priority 1: Māori Medium Special Programmes We are formally seeking applications for the following confirmed places in our Level 1 and 2 Māori Medium pathways (Te Aka Pūkāea):

Te Uru Karaka (Level 1): 7 places available in Year 0-1; 3 places available in Year 3.
Whānau Awahou (Level 2): 6 places available in Year 0-1; 4 places available in Year 3.
Note: Applicants for Priority 1 will be invited to a tour and induction overview followed by the Tono process.

Priority 6: English Medium

Year 0-1: We are currently accepting Expressions of Interest for out-of-zone places. The final number of confirmed seats for the English Medium stream will be determined by the Board in September 2026, following the confirmation of in-zone and Priority 2-5 enrolments.

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

FIRST PRIORITY:	will be given to any applicant who have been accepted for enrolment in the following special programmes: 1. Te Uru Karaka o Te Aka Pūkāea – Level 1 total Immersion Years 0 – 6; 2. Te Awahou o Te Aka Pūkāea – Level 1 & 2 Immersion Years 0 – 6; Key Dates: Applications Open: Thursday, 26 March 2026 Applications Close: Thursday, 15 October 2026 (4:00pm) Ballot Date: Wednesday, 21 October 2026 Complete the online pre-enrolment form for Priority 1 applicants here
SECOND PRIORITY:	must be given to any applicant who is the sibling of current students. Key Dates: Applications Open: Thursday, 26 March 2026 Applications Close: Thursday, 15 October 2026 (4:00pm) Ballot Date: Wednesday, 21 October 2026 Complete the online pre-enrolment form for Priority 2 applicants here
THIRD PRIORITY:	must be given to any applicant who is a child of an employee of the school. Key Dates: Applications Open: Thursday, 26 March 2026 Applications Close: Thursday, 15 October 2026 (4:00pm) Ballot Date: Wednesday, 21 October 2026 Complete the online pre-enrolment form for Priority 3 applicants here
FOURTH PRIORITY:	must be given to any applicant who are the siblings of past students who attended Newton Central School. Key Dates: Applications Open: Thursday, 26 March 2026 Applications Close: Thursday, 15 October 2026 (4:00pm) Ballot Date: Wednesday, 21 October 2026 Complete the online pre-enrolment form for Priority 4 applicants here
FIFTH PRIORITY:	must be given to any applicant who is a child of a former student. Key Dates: Applications Open: Thursday, 26 March 2026 Applications Close: Thursday, 15 October 2026 (4:00pm) Ballot Date: Wednesday, 21 October 2026 Complete the online pre-enrolment form for Priority 5 applicants here
SIXTH PRIORITY:	This priority is given to all other applicants who live outside the school’s home zone and do not qualify under the previous five categories. If there are more applicants than available places, selection will be determined by a ballot. Expression of Interests for English-Medium 2027 Complete the online pre-enrolment form for Priority 6 applicants here

If there are more applicants in the second, third, fourth or fifth priority groups than there are places available, selection within the priority group must 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 the school’s newsletter, website and daily or community newspaper circulating in the area served by the school.

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

Te Uru Karaka Newton Central School Zone

Starting at the intersection of Williamson Avenue, Harcourt Street (excluded), and Schofield Street (excluded), the boundary travels east along Williamson Avenue to Ponsonby Road.

The boundary then proceeds:

South-east along the centre of Ponsonby Road (including even numbers 86 and below) to the east along the centre of Karangahape Road (including even numbers 72–582) to Symonds Street.

South along Symonds Street (including even numbers 82–116), west along Alex Evans Street, and south along St Benedict Street.

East along Newton Road to Symonds Street.

South along Symonds Street (109–250 excluded) and south-east along Mt Eden Road (including 26, 97 and below) to the railway line.

West along the railway line to Sandringham Road (excluded).

North and west along New North Road (including 587, 570 and below) to Western Springs Road (excluded), encompassing all of First, Second, Third, and Fourth Avenues.

North on School Road to the motorway, then east to and north along Commercial Road.

East along Great North Road (including 335, 370 and below), north along Elgin Street, and west back along Williamson Avenue to the starting point.

All residential addresses on included sides of boundary roads, as well as all no-exit roads off these sides, are included in the zone unless otherwise stated.

Pepa Whakauru Enrolment Form