Enrolment Scheme & Zoning Information

Wainui School operates an enrolment scheme to help manage school numbers and ensure we can continue to provide high-quality education for all students. Our enrolment zone is defined by the Ministry of Education under the Education and Training Act 2020.

Home Zone

All students who live within our designated home zone (described below and shown on the attached map) are entitled to enrol at Wainui School.

Home Zone Description
Starting at the intersection of Waitoki Road and Whitehills Road:

Travel northeast along Waitoki Road (both sides included) to Weranui Road
Continue north along Weranui Road to Hararu Road
West along Hararu Road (excluding Makarau Road) to Tahekeroa Road
East along Tahekeroa Road (including Mick Dillon Road, Blark Road, Jowsey Access Road, and Bauner Road) to Krippner Road
Follow Krippner Road (including Simon Bayer Road, Wenz Bayer Road, and Great Ridge Road, but excluding address 211 and above) to Noakes Hill Road
South along Noakes Hill Road (including Green Hollows Road) to Upper Waiwera Road, and southeast to Weranui Road
South down Weranui Road (excluding address 539 and above) to Upper Orewa Road
South along Upper Orewa Road (including Russell Road) to Wainui Road

Then:

East along Wainui Road to SH1
– Includes Kowhai Road (27–37 & 20–42)
– Sidwell Road is included
West along Wainui Road back to Waitoki Road
– Includes Lysnar Road, Cemetery Road, Windmill Drive
– Argent Lane is excluded
Along Waitoki Road back to Whitehills Road
– Includes Pebble Brook Road and odd addresses up to 361, even addresses up to 342
– Addresses above these numbers are excluded
South down Whitehills Road (both sides included) until Kahikatea Flat Road, which is excluded.

Note: All no-exit roads off included boundary roads are part of the home zone, unless otherwise specified.

📍 Proof of address is required for in-zone enrolments.

In-Zone Enrolments

Each year, the school will advertise a deadline for in-zone enrolments for the following year, published in a local newspaper. This helps the Board determine how many out-of-zone places may be offered.

Special Programmes

Wainui School does not run any Special Programmes approved by the Secretary, so this priority category does not apply.

Out-of-Zone Enrolments

Each year, the Board of Trustees determines how many out-of-zone places can be offered. This information will be advertised locally, including how and when to apply.

In 2024, the Board approved 40 out-of-zone places.
The ballot for these applications was held on 23rd October 2024.
The Board will review out-of-zone placements again in Term 1, 2025.

Priority for Out-of-Zone Applications

If we receive more out-of-zone applications than there are places available, they will be processed in the following order:

Not applicable – No special programmes at Wainui School
Siblings of current students
Siblings of former students
Children of former students
Children of current staff or Board members
All other applicants

If more applications are received within any priority category than spaces available, a ballot will be held in accordance with Ministry guidelines. Parents will be notified of ballot dates through public notices.

📄 Proof of sibling relationships may be required for second or third priority applications.