✨ Correspondence School Enrolment Policy
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 30 11 MARCH 2009
Overseas students
New Zealand citizens or New Zealand permanent residents who have lived in New Zealand for 2 years or more, who will be absent from New Zealand for at least 6 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 12 months of the departure of the family from New Zealand.
Group A
I. Military and diplomatic personnel; and others employed by the New Zealand Government whose duties take them overseas; or
II. New Zealand missionaries serving in overseas mission fields; or
III. University staff and others on sabbatical leave; or
IV. 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 3 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 New Zealand education system is not available; and
- require full-time enrolment as they are unable to obtain admission to a suitable school locally; or
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