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Exceptional arts and sports performance |
Student is an elite athlete, dancer, musician, sports person or an outstanding actor or performer and their development programme precludes attendance at a regular school.
Enrolment applications require a letter of attestation from the formally constituted and recognised national body for the sport or art:
- attesting that the student’s exceptional attributes mean that they are likely to either represent New Zealand or develop to the top of the field for their age-group; and
- confirming that the programme planned for their development is appropriate and precludes attendance at a regular school; and
- advising the likely duration of enrolment; and
- providing an educational profile from the student’s previous school.
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Geographic isolation |
Student is unable to attend a neighbouring school because of its distance or inaccessibility from their home.
To qualify, the student’s home or nearest school bus route must be:
- more than 3.2 kilometres distant, increasing to 4.8 kilometres if the student is over 10 years of age; or
- located behind a geographic barrier preventing reasonable access to a school or school bus route.
The Ministry of Education’s School Transport Service Agents are the confirming agencies. |
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Itinerancy |
Student would otherwise need to change schools each term because caregivers are itinerant.
The minimum enrolment period is six months.
Parents/caregivers must provide, at the commencement of enrolment, an itinerary demonstrating that they will change location at least once per term and that each change in location will require a change of school. A written declaration to that effect will also be required.
The Chief Executive Officer of The Correspondence School will review these enrolments six monthly. For this review caregivers will provide a written declaration confirming that they continue to meet the requirements of this gateway. |
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Young parents |
Student is pregnant or has the primary care responsibility for a child.
A student who is pregnant or a young parent, and otherwise eligible for a free place in a state or state integrated school, may self-enrol. They may also be referred by their current or former school, caregivers, family or whānau.
Enrolment applications for pregnant students must be supported by a midwife’s or medical certificate and where appropriate include an educational report from the student’s current school or school previously attended.
Where for confidentiality reasons this educational report cannot be obtained The Correspondence School will manage this directly with the student, their caregivers, family or whānau.
After the birth the student may stay on The Correspondence School roll until the end of the school year.
Students enrolled under this gateway who have the primary care responsibility for their child may remain enrolled as a full-time student up to and including the end of the school year in which the student turns 19 years of age. |
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Overseas students |
New Zealand citizens or New Zealand permanent residents who have lived in NZ for two years or more, who will be absent from New Zealand for at least six months and whose children need to continue education while overseas may be enrolled if they meet the criteria for Group A or for Group B.
The initial application for enrolment must be made within twelve months of the departure of the family from N.Z.
Group A
- Military and diplomatic personnel, and others employed by the New Zealand Government whose duties take them overseas, or
- New Zealand missionaries serving in overseas mission fields, or
- University staff and others on sabbatical leave, or
- Teachers recruited on inter-governmental, or non-governmental organisation arrangements for service overseas;
Parents / caregivers must make a written declaration that they meet the following criteria for such students to be enrolled:
- no employer subsidy towards the education of the student is provided, and
- they intend to return to New Zealand on completion of the service overseas, and
- there is no suitable local education service available.
The parent/caregiver’s employer must also verify all three criteria. There is no maximum period of enrolment for these categories.
Group B
Travelling or living overseas and intend returning to New Zealand and whose children will be either continuing their education within the New Zealand system or be taking up employment in New Zealand.
Parents/Caregivers need to show for students in Group B that they:
- are going to non English speaking countries where a suitable or comparable NZ education system is not available; and require full-time enrolment as they are unable to obtain admission to a suitable school locally, or
- are candidates for New Zealand national qualifications for which local schools do not cater, or
- require enrolment in specific subjects with The Correspondence School as they have transferred to an overseas school where New Zealand national qualification subjects taken previously are not available, or
- are in years 9-10 at the time of departure from New Zealand, and cannot obtain tuition in subjects they wish to advance to New Zealand national qualification level and no suitable subject is available at the school.
Parents / caregivers must make a written declaration that they meet the following criteria for such students to be enrolled:
- no employer subsidy towards the education of the student is provided, and
- there is no suitable local education service available, and
- declare that they intend returning to New Zealand.
Three years is the maximum total period of enrolment for any one student. |
| Referral |
Alienation |
Student is alienated from the education system.
An alienated student is one who local schools are unwilling to enrol or who is unwilling to attend the local schools.
The Ministry of Education is the referral agency and the Ministry’s local office manager or regional office Student Support Manager will approve the enrolment.
The referral letter must:
- clearly state the arrangements made to supervise the student’s study with the School, and
- where available, be accompanied by an educational profile.
These enrolments will be reviewed by the School and the Ministry of Education as agreed on enrolment. The review purpose is to ascertain whether a face-to-face schooling option is available and appropriate. |
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Child, Youth and Family |
Student is in the custody and/or guardianship of the Child, Youth and Family (CYF).
CYF are the referral agency and all such enrolments require the prior approval of a CYF practice or service delivery unit manager.
The referral letter must:
- specify that the student is in CYF custody or guardianship and the likely duration of the enrolment, and
- clearly state the supervision arrangements for the student’s study with the School, and
- provide, where available, an educational profile.
These enrolments will be reviewed by the School and CYF as agreed on enrolment. The review purpose is to ascertain whether a face-to-face schooling option is available and appropriate. |
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Corrections |
Student is in the custody of the Department of Corrections.
The Department of Corrections is the referral agency and enrolments will be through a Department manager.
Applications need to specify the likely duration of the enrolment and identify the supervision arrangements. Where available they should be supported by an educational profile.
Students enrolled under this gateway may remain enrolled up to, and including the end of the school year in which the student turns 19 years of age. |
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Exclusion/expulsion |
Student is under 16 years of age and excluded from school, or over 16 years of age and expelled.
The Ministry of Education is the referral agency and the Ministry’s local office manager or regional office Student Support Manager will approve the enrolment.
The referral letter must:
- clearly state the supervision arrangements for the student’s study with the School, and
- provide, where available, an educational profile.
These enrolments will be reviewed by the School and the Ministry of Education as agreed on enrolment. The review purpose is to ascertain whether a face-to-face schooling option is available and appropriate. |
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Psychological / psycho-social |
Student has assessed psychological or psycho-social needs.
Ministry of Education, Special Education (GSE) is the referral agency and a GSE psychologist must approve all applications.
The basis of these applications must be in the first instance that the enrolment is to meet the assessed psychological or psycho-social needs of the student.
Enrolment on psychological grounds
The psychological grounds must reside within the individual student and be of sufficient severity to prevent or seriously impede the student from attending a neighbouring school.
Enrolment on psycho-social grounds
The psychological grounds must reside within the individual student. The social grounds must reside within the student’s relationships in the wider environment, including their family, whānau and school. While neither factor on its own might be sufficient, in tandem, there will be good reason for an enrolment recommendation.
A statement indicating how the psychological or psycho-social issues are to be addressed must support all enrolment applications. This statement is to assure The Correspondence School that the issues around the young person are being appropriately managed and addressed while the student is enrolled.
This statement will outline the supervision arrangements made for the student and specify when the enrolment is to be reviewed by GSE. The statement will be accompanied by an educational profile outlining the learning programme that the student requires.
Enrolments will be reviewed by the School and the Ministry of Education, Special Education (GSE) as agreed on enrolment. |