OTAMATEA HIGH SCHOOL

Enrolling at Otamatea High School

Otamatea High School has an enrolment scheme that determines who can enrol at the school. Students may apply for entry under two categories.

- In Home Zone
- Out of Home Zone

Written description of home zone
Map of home zone

In Home Zone - Automatic Entry

Students may enrol and attend the school as of right, provided they:

• have entitlement to a state education
• live in the home zone with a parent or guardian  
• qualify for the grandparenting provision (have a sibling who was enrolled as at 1 October 2022) 
• have not been excluded or expelled from another school

Out of Home Zone - Entry Process 

2026 - Enrolments open on 14 July 2025 and closes 4pm 27 August 2025. Ballot (if required) will be held Wednesday 3 September 2025.

Out of Zone year places available for 2026:
Year 7 - 10 places
Year 8 - 10 places
Year 9 - 10 places
Year 10 - no places available - applications will go on our waiting list
Year 11-13 - places available, no limit

2025 - No places available - applications will go on our waiting list

The enrolment of students who live outside of the home zone and do not qualify for the grandparenting provision can apply under the Out-of-Home Zone process.
Siblings of enrolled students as at 1 October 2022 are protected under the grandparenting provision. 

Documentation required for all enrolments:

• Complete online enrolment form
• Proof of address of parent/caregiver (recent power bill or Tenancy Agreement)
• Child's Birth Certificate or Passport
• Residency Permit or Student Visa (if required)
• Latest school report
• Any other important information: (e.g, parenting/protection orders, further medical information, further learning information if relevant)

Once the school is satisfied that the enrolment criteria have been met, the student and parent/caregiver will be invited to attend an enrolment interview.

Enrolment enquiries to: enrolmentsohs@otamatea.school.nz or phone the school office: 0800 682 628