Enrolment at Richmond Road School is governed by an enrolment scheme approved by the Ministry of Education. The enrolment scheme details our school's 'home zone', and all students living in the 'home zone' detailed below are entitled to enrol at the school on the general roll (Kiwi Connection) at any time. However, living within the 'home zone' does not guarantee a place in the school's Special Programmes. The zone boundary starts at the intersection of O’Neill Street and Ponsonby Road, it then heads south east down the centre of Ponsonby Road and turns south west into Williamson Avenue. The boundary follows the centre of Williamson Avenue to its intersection with Grosvenor Street where it cuts across Grey Lynn Park to exclude Grosvenor Street, Elgin Street and Schofield Street.
The boundary joins the road again at the intersection of Dryden Street and Allen Road. It then continues along the centre of Allen Road to Richmond Road at the point where Castle Street meets Richmond Road. The boundary excludes Edwards Road and Castle Street. The boundary then follows the centre of Richmond Road to the intersection of Richmond Road and Regina Street. The zone includes Hakanoa Street, Sackville Street and Westmoreland Street. At the point where Regina Street meets Richmond Road, the boundary turns north west and runs parallel to Regina Street (excluding Regina Street) and then turns north easterly to run parallel to Livingston Street (but excludes Livingston Street) across to Parawai Crescent and then turns in a southerly direction to run parallel to Parawai Crescent to Richmond Road (excluding Parawai Crescent). The boundary then follows Richmond Road in an easterly direction (now including both sides of Richmond Road) to the point at which Richmond Road meets the boundary of the grounds of St Paul’s College. The zone boundary then follows the boundary of the grounds of St Paul’s College to Moira Reserve and runs around Moira Reserve (excluding Moira Street) and rejoins the boundary of the grounds of St Paul’s College. The zone boundary then continues along the boundary of the grounds of St Paul’s College and Marist Primary School (excluding Tawariki Street, Hukunui Crescent and Trinity Street) and then runs parallel to Trinity Street (excluding Trinity Street itself), Ardmore Road (excluding Ardmore Road itself), Pompalliar Terrace (excluding Pompalliar Terrace itself) and John Street (excluding John Street itself). The boundary turns east at the intersection of John Street and O’Neill Street and continues east along O’Neill Street (taking in both sides of O’Neill Street) to Ponsonby Road. Special Programmes
Each year the Board 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. Priority of Applications Applications for enrolments will be processed in the following order of priority: First Priority will be given to students who have been accepted for enrolment in the following special programmes run by the school and approved by the Secretary for Education. (a) Te Whanau Whariki – Maori Language Bilingual Unit (b) Mua I Malae – Samoan Language Bilingual Unit (c) French Unit – French Language Bilingual Unit Second Priority will be given to applicants who are siblings of current students of the school. Third Priority will be given to applicants who are siblings of former students of the school. Fourth Priority will be given to applicants who are children of Employees of the school’s Board. Fifth 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 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 a 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. Process for Enrolment at Richmond Road School Pre-enrolment is advised as this will assist with planning for classes. 2-3 months before your child turns 5, please complete the either the 'English Enrolment' form (for In-Zone) below or the Special Programme form (for French, Maori or Samoan) below and email the school ( click here to send email ), when the school contacts you, come to the office with your child's details as follows: - Birth certificate / passport to verify age; - Immunisation history card (from Plunket book); - Proof of address (recent power / phone bill); The office will schedule a meeting with the Principal to discuss the school and childs transition to school; the school will also confirm: - Pre-school visits up to one month prior to starting; - The date your child will start; (your child may start school on the day they turn 5, or any day following their birthday) - Confirm details and options for a School Donation School Donations
The Ministry of Education provides basic funding for programmes at Richmond Road School. However, Richmond Road aims to provide the highest quality of education possible for all its students. School donations are one way we fund the gap between what we receive from the Ministry of Education and what we want to provide. The 2007 and 2008 school years ended with a budget deficit. The main reason for this is that we received less income from donations and fundraising than we had budgeted for. Therefore the board moved that it would increase the donations asked for in 2009 to $250 for the first child, $200 for the second child and $150 for the third child, with no payment for subsequent children. A 10% discount will be offered for payment or a set up of automatic payments within Term 1. To ensure that we do not finish the 2009 year with a deficit budget, the board has only guaranteed our kai awhina / learning assistants work for terms 1 and 2. Subsequent employment will depend on the level of donations paid and the success of fundraising activities in the early part of the year. School donations are voluntary, but we hope that parents will support us in this area. School donations are tax deductible and receipts will be provided to those who request one. Payment Options: 1. One-off annual payment One child $250.00 $225.00* Second child $200.00 $180.00* Third child $150.00 $135.00* *A 10% discount will be offered to those who pay in full or a set up of automatic payments within Term 1. While the school would prefer to receive the total donation in one lump sum, we recognise that this can be a financial burden and if you would like to make arrangements to pay in installments, we offer the additional options: 2. Term by term $62.50 (one child) $50.00(second child) $37.50(third child) 3. Monthly $20.80 (one child) $16.60 $12.50 4. Weekly $6.30 (one child) $5.00 $3.80 Payment Method The school's preferred payment method is by direct credit into the school bank account. The office also has an eftpos machine for one-off payments. Alternatively, print the Automatic Payment form below and deliver to your bank to process. School Bank Account Number The school bank account number for direct credit is: 12-3011-0757539-00 Please ensure the following is used to reference the payment: Particulars: child(s) surname Code: child(s) ruma Reference: donation IRD Donation Rebate The IRD rules state that the following payments qualify for the Donation Rebate
Payments that don’t qualify are
Parents should claim for any general purpose school payments they have made. Parents will need a Rebate Claim Form (IR 526) which will either be sent to them or can be obtained from www.ird.govt.nz or by phoning 0800 257 773 (need IRD number). The form is also available as an attachment below.B4 School Check B4 School Check is a free check for four year olds. The Check helps to make sure your child is healthy and can learn well at school. It is a chance to discuss your child's health and development with a nurse. It is the final Well Child check. For more information about this service, please click here. |
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