Our Enrolment Zone

The guidelines for development and operation of enrolment schemes are issued under section 11G (3) of the Education Act 1989 for the purpose of describing the basis on which the Secretary’s powers in relation to enrolment schemes will be exercised.

Automatic enrolment only applies to those prospective students that live within the Home Zone. For out of zone prospective students, including siblings of current students, the out of zone process detailed below will apply.

Out of Zone Enrolment Information for the 2027 Intake

The Kaipara College board has determined that 40 (forty) places are likely to be available for out-of-zone students in 2027. The exact number of places will depend on the number of applications received from students who live within the school’s home zone.

The deadline for receipt of applications for out-of-zone places is Wednesday 2nd September 2026

You must complete this online enrolment form if you wish to apply for an Out-of-Zone place for your child to start at Kaipara College in 2027.

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 Wednesday, 9 September 2026 and conducted in accordance with instructions issued by the Secretary under Section 11G (1) of the Education Act 1989. Parents will be informed of the outcome of the ballot within three school days of the ballot being held.

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

First Priority will be given to applicants who are siblings of current students.

Second Priority will be given to applicants who are siblings of former students.

Third Priority will be given to any applicant who is a child of a former student of the school.

Fourth 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.

Fifth Priority will be given to all other applicants.

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

Faculty of Special Education

The Faculty of Special Education is administered as a special programme and therefore has a separate allocation of out-of-zone places.

Kaipara College Home Zone

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

Starting on Constable Road (232 and below included) travel north towards Taiapa Road. Continue along Taiapa Road towards Muriwai Valley Road (318, 361 and below included) and then to the intersection with Valley Road. From the intersection, go east across the map to Worrall Road and continue along it onto Awa Road. Follow Awa Road (285, 200 and below included) onto Foster Road (355, 344 and below included) and then north across country onto Old North Road. Follow Old North Road east (1640, 1495 and below included) and then onto Ararimu Valley Road. Travel north along Ararimu Valley Road (11 and above included) and then onto Bald Hill Road (33 and above included) and continue east along it before reaching the intersection with Blackbridge Road (714 and above included) and Ireland Road. Travel northwest along Ireland Road (36, 87 and above included) to Forestry Road and continue north along it (Horseshoe Bush Road addresses 607 and 628 and above included only) onto Kahikatea Flat Road. Continue west along Kahikatea Flat Road (323, 388 and above included, Frost Road included) and then northeast along Waitoki Road (344, 361 and below included) towards Pebble Brook Road. From Pebble Brook Road travel across country to the intersection of Haruru Road (181 and below 184 and below) and Tahekeroa Roads. Follow Tahekeroa Road to the intersection with Krippner Road (Excluded) and Rauner Road (Excluded)

From the intersection travel west across country to the intersection of Burnside Road (201 and below included 204 and below included) and Rauhori Road.

From the intersection, travel northwest across country to the intersection of the Kaipara Coast Highway SH16(2579 and below included, 2558 and below included)) and West Coast Road (Excluded).

From there, travel west and then south down the coastline and keep following it so that all of South Head is included. Following the coastline south from South Head, continue along until reaching back to the starting point of Constable Road.

All residential addresses on included sides of boundary roads and all no exit roads off included sides of boundary roads are included in the zone unless otherwise stated.

Proof of residence within the home zone will be required.

Note: as of July 2022, there was a change to the Northern point of the Kaipara College zone with a large part of Makarau now included.
The changes have been highlighted in the zone description above, in red.

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