✨ Education Enrolment Policy
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 93 — 31 AUGUST 2015
Access
Itinerancy
Child of a family whose itinerancy requires a change of licensed and/or chartered ECE service each school term.
Government funded
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 licensed and/or chartered ECE service. A written declaration to that effect will also be required.
Te Kura will review these enrolments every six months. For this review, caregivers will provide a written declaration confirming that they continue to meet the requirements of this gateway.
High health needs
Child has a long-term illness or medical condition preventing their attending a licensed and/or chartered ECE service.
Government funded
Caregivers must provide, each year, a medical certificate from a medical practitioner specialising in the condition preventing attendance, or a referral letter from a general practitioner to a specialist.
Special circumstances
Child does not fit any other ECE gateway, but may be enrolled by Te Kura; for example, where:
Government funded
(a) a sibling has a medical condition such as a bone marrow transplant preventing, for reasons of cross-infection, the child attending a licensed and/or chartered ECE service; or
(b) the child’s caregiver has a medical condition preventing attendance at a licensed and/or chartered ECE service.
Referral category
| Enrolment Category | Gateway | Entry Criteria | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | Special development needs | Child has special development needs such that no licensed and/or chartered ECE service able to meet their needs is available within a reasonable distance or travel time. | Government funded |
| Caregivers must provide a Ministry of Education – Special Education report detailing the nature of the child’s special development needs and immediate teaching needs. This report will include verification that no locally available service is able to meet the child’s special development needs. |
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