Enrolment
Ararira Springs Primary – Te Puna o Ararira is now open for enrolment.
You can contact the office or start the process by completing our online enrolment form.
Ararira Springs Primary – Te Puna o Ararira is open for enrolments. If you are in our zone we would love to hear from you. Information about children coming to school greatly helps our planning so please complete the form to start the process today. Alternatively, you can contact Trine and make a time to pop in and complete a hard copy.
At Ararira Springs – Te Puna o Ararira, we will be starting our tamariki two times a term, rather than on a child’s fifth birthday. This will begin from Term 1, 2024.
This means that tamariki will start school in cohorts (small groups) after they have turned five. There will be two entry points or start dates per term as set by the Ministry of Education:
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one on the first day of term
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one at a mid-point during a term.
Upcoming cohort entry dates
Term 4 2024 – 14 October and 18 November, 2024
Term 1 2025 – 3rd February and 10th March 2025
Term 2 2025 – 28th April and 26th May 2025
Term 3 2025 – 14th July and 18th August 2025
Term 4 2025 – 6th October and 10th November 2025
Further start dates can be found here.
We will need copies of your birth certificate or passport, proof of address and your child’s immunisation certificate.
Our enrolment process:
- Complete an online or paper enrolment form
- Arrange a time with Trine to come and meet the team
- Individual and family photos for our records, (to ensure we can put faces to the names)
- Permission forms to be completed
- Time spent with the Principal and leadership team.
Once you are in our system we can invite you to future events, these will include:
- Transition times for your child with their teacher
- Family events
- Information for starting school
So, why are you waiting? Enrol today, join us on the journey!
Out of Zone Enrolments 2025
The board invites applications from parents who wish to enrol their children at Ararira Springs Primary – Te Puna o Ararira for next year.
Enrolment at the school is governed by an enrolment scheme, details of which are available from the school office.
Applications are to be made by completing the online enrolment form.
The deadline for receipt of applications for out-of-zone places is Monday 23rd September 2024.
Parents of students who live within the home zone should also apply by this date to assist the school to plan appropriately for next year.
The board has determined that 3 places are likely to be available for out-of-zone students next year. The exact number of places will depend on the number of applications received from students who live within the school’s home zone.
If the number of out-of-zone applications exceeds the number of places available, students will be selected by ballot If a ballot is required it will be held on Wednesday25th September 2024. Parents will be informed of the outcome of the ballot within three school days of the ballot being held.
