Overview
As part of this regular monitoring the Ministry now consider, an amendment is necessary for Milford School.
The enrolment scheme for Milford School will need to be amended to ensure the size of the zone matches the optimum capacity of the school and to prevent overcrowding. Therefore, the Ministry of Education is proposing an amendment of the Milford School enrolment scheme.
The proposal is to amend the home zone of Milford School zone aimed at reducing the risk of overcrowding and distributing students. The proposal includes the removal of the current ‘overlap’ or ‘shared area’ between the Campbells Bay and Milford school zones and the northern overlap between Forrest Hill and Milford School zones. See map for details.
The focus is on ensuring every student has a reasonably convenient school that they can attend. Safety of students and teachers is our priority, and the proposed changes we are suggesting are the best way to avoid overcrowding.
Any student currently enrolled at Milford School will not be impacted by a change to the enrolment scheme. All students enrolled (and have started attending) will be entitled to continue attending their school, irrespective of where they currently live.
What this means for my family
If you live in the enrolment scheme home area for Milford School, you will be entitled to enrol your child at the school. The enrolment remains in place for the length of your child’s primary education or until you choose other schooling options.
Families who live outside the amended enrolment scheme home zone of Milford School do not have entitlement to enrol and could only attend if the School Board planned to enrol any out of zone students through an official ballot process. Places will only be available if the Board considers it has the capacity to allow for this.
The amendment is proposed to take effect from Term 1, 2025. Any pre-enrolments for 2025 may be impacted by the proposed amendment. Please check that you are within the proposed boundaries of the new home zone to be entitled to enrol at Milford School.
Amended area
Home zone
All students who live within the home zone described below (and shown on the map below) shall be eligible to enrol at the school.
Northern boundary: Heading east from March Ave (excluded), East Coast Road (excluded:35 and above, 32 and above), Seaview Road (excluded), Commodore Parry Road (excluded), Beach Road (excluded).
Eastern boundary: Heading south from Milford Beach Reserve along the coastline to southern boundary of 1 Kitchener Road (Included).
Western boundary: Heading south, Seine Road (excluded), Nile Road (excluded: addresses 129 and above, 170 and above), Corunner Road (excluded), Nile Road (excluded: addresses below 60 excluded, and addresses 39 and below), Wairau Road (excluded) and Taharoto Road (excluded).
Southern boundary: Heading East along the southern boundary of Northshore Hospital, Shea Terrace (excluded), along shoreline of Late Pupuke from North Shore Hospital to southern boundary of Henderson Park, southern boundaries of 1, 2, 2A and 3 Kitchener Road (Included) to the sea, Hurstmere Road (excluded).
Proof of residence within the home zone will be required.
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 of Trustees will determine the number of places which 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 enrolments 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 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 any applicant who is a child of a former student of the school.
- Fifth priority will 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 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 ballot conducted in accordance with instructions by the Secretary. Under Section 11G (1) on 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.
Have your say
The Ministry of Education is currently undertaking consultation about the proposed amendment of the Milford School enrolment scheme. You can have your say by:
- completing the survey: Consultation
- emailing enrolmentschemes@education.govt.nz if you have more questions or comments.
Consultation closes Friday 13 September 2024.
The Ministry will consider all feedback and liaise with the Board before making a final decision. The new changes are proposed to come into effect from Term 1, 2025.
