Tuia Burnside Primary School - Special programme wording

Overview

This consultation is about a minor amendment to their current enrolment scheme to update their French Language Bilingual Unit – La Découverte special programme wording.

There are no changes currently being proposed to the home zone boundaries.

A special programme is defined in Section 10 of the Education and Training Act 2020 as one that has been approved by the Secretary and that provides:

1. special education or
2. Māori language immersion classes or
3. any other type of specialised education to overcome educational disadvantage.

Students who meet the criteria for enrolment in the special programme and who reside within the Tuia Burnside Primary School home zone must be enrolled ahead of out-of-zone students. Out-of-zone students who meet the criteria for enrolment in the special programme have priority in enrolment above all other out-of-zone students while special programme places are available.

All ākonga | learners who live within the home zones of Tuia Burnside Primary School will have an entitlement to attend the school. This amendment does not change the home zones already approved for the school.

The enrolment of out-of-zone students is governed by the provisions of the Education and Training Act 2020.

The amended enrolment scheme to update the special programme wording is proposed to commence from 1 January 2025.

Comments can be made to [email protected] by 6 September 2024.

What happens next

Following the notification period, the Ministry will consider any comments received and process this minor amendment to ensure it meets the requirements of the Education and Training Act 2020.

If the Ministry is satisfied that the enrolment scheme meets these requirements, the enrolment scheme will be finalised and provided to the school board to implement.