ENROLMENT
ENROLMENT
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When should I enrol my child to go to school?
When should I enrol my child to go to school?
Your child can start school or kura in New Zealand between age five and six. All children must be enrolled at school by their sixth birthday.
When your child has started at school or kura, they must go to school every day. This is a change from the earlier rule, where regular attendance was required only from age six.
Enrolling early helps the school or kura with their planning. As soon as you've decided on a school or kura get in touch with them to enrol your child, arrange a time for your child to start and arrange some visits to get your child used to school or kura.
How do I enrol my child? What paperwork do I need to provide?
How do I enrol my child? What paperwork do I need to provide?
You enrol directly with the school or kura. Contact them to find out their enrolment process, and to get their enrolment forms.
Documents for enrolling
Documents for enrolling
Check with the school to see what paperwork they want. They will want things like:
a copy of your child’s birth certificate or passport as proof of age
a copy of their immunisation certificate (this is in the back of your Well Child book or ask your family doctor for a copy)
medical information including your doctor’s contact details
any legal documents, for example, custody or access agreements the school should know about
if your child has been enrolled in early childhood education, their National Student Number (NSN), and ECE leaver’s record
contact details: your family phone numbers and address and someone the school or kura can call in an emergency if they can’t get hold of you.
How our school visits work.
How our school visits work.
The Centre/Kindergarten normally arranges the first visit to Marton School. A teacher comes with the child and his/her parents or caregiver. From there, subsequent visits can be arranged.
We understand that life with children can be very busy so we do not have any set day or time for visits or a limit on how many visits you and your child may need. You know your child best and will be able to tell how many visits they will be comfortable with.
At Marton School we believe our students should be STAR learners:
Strive
Team
Aroha
Respect
Skills that will help your child when they start Marton School:
To interact positively with others.
To have a willingness to try and give things a go.
To recognise and be able to write their name.
To recognise numbers 0 – 10 in sequence or randomly.
To recognise some letter names and sounds of letters in the alphabet.
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