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Gifted and Talented
State, State integrated schools and government institutions |
Years 1-8
Year 1-8 students who are gifted and talented and whose home school is unable to provide the appropriate curriculum enrichment and acceleration.
Each student will be enrolled at the request of the principal of the home school and at the discretion of the CEO of The Correspondence School.
Enrolments for individual students of exceptional ability will only be accepted provided that:
- PAT, TOSCA, AsTTle or equivalent assessments support that the student is exceptionally able and in the top 5% of their age group, and
- Evidence provided by the home school supports that the programme is essential to the student’s Individual Education Plan and is able to be appropriately supervised and integrated.
Schools making such enrolments are expected to undertake a programme of development enhancing their ability to provide similar enrichment programmes.
Years 9-13
Student is gifted and studying an extra subject/s provided the home school takes responsibility for supervision.
For exceptional and individual students only, at the request of the principal of the enrolled school and at the discretion of the CEO of The Correspondence School.
PAT, TOSCA., AsTTle or equivalent results must be used to support the application. |
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Special education needs
State, and state integrated (other than special schools), independent schools and government institutions. |
Years 1-8
Year 1-8 students whose home school is unable to provide the specialist programming or curriculum adaptation appropriate to the student’s assessed special education needs.
At the discretion of the Chief Executive Officer of The Correspondence School enrolments will be accepted where:
- the programme developed in association with TCS contributes to:
- overcoming barriers to achievement as identified through the student’s Individual Education Plan (IEP), and
- the inclusion of the student in the home school, and
- the application includes a statement by the home school on the assistance already provided for the student, and
- the IEP is not more than 6 months old at the time of enrolment at TCS, and
- Student has high health needs that prevent attendance at a neighbouring school.
Enrolling schools are expected to undertake a programme of development leading to the school being able to independently provide for the student’s needs.
Applications to re-enrol students for a successive year are subject to the CEO’s approval.
Reapplications must identify:
- the gains made against the student’s IEP from the earlier enrolment, and
- the specific achievement and inclusion goals the enrolling school is seeking from a further enrolment.
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Special education needs
State, state integrated Special Schools and government institutions. |
Special Schools / government institutions
In addition to the above criteria dual enrolment applications for year 1-13 students from Special Schools and Government Institutions will only be considered on clear evidence that:
- the enrolment is essential to the student’s learning circumstances, and
- the special school or government institution does not have the capability to meet the learning needs identified, and
- the capability required is beyond what could reasonably be expected of the special school.
Applications must be supported by:
- a Section 9 Agreement for enrolment in the Special School, and
- a current IEP (no more than 6 months old)
The duration of the enrolment is to be specified in the student’s IEP.
Enrolments will be reviewed annually to confirm their appropriateness and to identify the steps that the Special School or government institution is taking to raise its capability to meet the needs of the dually enrolled student. |
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Special Needs (Special Circumstances)
State, state integrated and registered independent schools and government institutions. |
Year 9-13 students whose additional educational needs place them at risk of non achievement and whose home school / government institution is unable to provide the appropriate specialist programming or curriculum adaptation.
Enrolments for reasons of timetable clash are excluded as are NZ students on overseas cultural exchange programmes.
Some examples of enrolments that may be approved are:
- Student has specific learning difficulties requiring remedial teaching. The student must be two or more years below their chronological age in any of the core curriculum areas and clear evidence must be provided that the programme is essential to their circumstances. This is not intended to provide for group enrolments.
- Student is at risk of exclusion or expulsion, or who may otherwise qualify for full-time enrolments through the psychological / psycho-social gateway. The enrolment is intended to provide for the students reintegration into a local school. Documentation must show that the home school, caregivers and other stakeholders (e.g. GSE) support the purpose of the application.
- Student has a demonstrated family or cultural affinity with a particular ethnic group and requires tuition in that language, including Māori where that language is not offered by their home school.
- Student attends an Alternative Education or Activity Centre and may enrol for up to four subjects.
- Student attends a Teen Parent Unit (TPU) or may otherwise qualify for full-time enrolment through the Young Parent gateway. The enrolment is intended to provide for the students continuance at a local school or TPU. Enrolment may be requested in up to four subjects.
- Student has high health needs that prevent attendance at a neighbouring school.
- Regional Health Schools:
The Regional Health Schools (RHS) are the referral agency and the student must first be on a RHS roll.
At the request of the RHS principal the student may be enrolled with The Correspondence School for part, or their entire learning programme.
Each enrolment application requires an educational plan prepared by the RHS detailing the learning outcomes sought and advising review, reporting and supervision arrangements.
RHS enrolments may continue into the next school year.
- Overseas students on cultural exchanges in NZ may be enrolled in subjects required when they return to their home school.
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| Curriculum extension |
Emergency staff vacancy
State, state integrated and registered independent schools. |
School has an emergency staff vacancy and no suitable applicants are available.
The CEO may approve year 1-13 class enrolments as an emergency measure and for a defined time period subject to the enrolling school:
- confirming that it is continuing to advertise the vacancy, and
- organising classes so that a minimum number of students are enrolled, and
- providing appropriate supervision and resources, including text books, and
- for year 1-8 classes confirming that Emergency Staffing Scheme assistance is not available.
Approved enrolments will be for a minimum of four weeks and on a term by term basis. |
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Small senior classes
State, state integrated schools, registered independent schools and government institutions. |
School has only a small number of students studying a subject at years 12 or 13 level.
The maximum number of students able to be enrolled in one subject is six. Variation to meet the needs of small and rural schools is at the discretion of the CEO. |
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Subject not available
State, state integrated schools, registered independent schools and government institutions.
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School is unable to offer a year 9 – 13 subject.
This gateway is for small schools. Its purpose is to enable small schools to offer a broader and more balanced curriculum and entitlement ceases once the year 9 – 13 roll exceeds 600.
A school may make a case for discretion to the CEO of The Correspondence School if their Year 9-13 roll exceeds this limit.
Assistance will not normally be available for more than four subjects per student. |
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Transferring students
State, state integrated schools, registered independent schools and government institutions.
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Student:
- has transferred to a school where a year 9 – 13 subject previously taken is not available;
The subject must be being taken at the time of transfer.
Short, modular and “taster” courses do not qualify.
The maximum period of enrolment is for the reminder of the current school year.
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- is returning to a local school from a Regional Health School and wishes to continue subjects studied while at the RHS.
This is in situations where the student’s health circumstances prevent their full participation in school activities and is for the purpose of achieving their re-integration in the educative process. The maximum period of enrolment is for the reminder of the current school year.
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- is a year 7-8 student who has transferred from a Māori Medium school to a school unable to provide Māori language tuition. The student may be enrolled for Te Reo Māori.
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Te Reo
State and state integrated schools. |
This gateway is to support Te Reo Maori.
The principal of a Kura Kaupapa Maori or a designated Character School where Te Reo is the first language, or the principal of a school with unit offering level 1 immersion, may apply to the Ministry of Education to enrol senior primary students, i.e. those in years 7 and 8, in national qualification level Te Reo Maori programmes.
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Technology
State and state integrated schools. |
This gateway is for isolated schools with no access to year 7 and 8 technology tuition.
The principal may apply to the Ministry of Education for approval to enrol their year 7-8 students with The Correspondence School for technology tuition. |