Howick Intermediate School

Out of Zone Ballot Cut Off Date Extended to Monday 27 September 2021

 The Ministry of Education has given us some clear guidelines around extending the date for our out of zone enrolment applications. As the original ballot date ends during lockdown and we are not confident we have received all out of zone applications, the Howick Intermediate School Board has decided to extend the date applicants are able to drop off or email their out of zone applications to Monday 27 September 2021. The new ballot date will be held on Monday 4 October 2021 and families will be notified of the outcome by Wednesday 6 October 2021.  

As school staff are not able to go to schools to collect paper based applicants, and families can't go to schools to submit their applications, the ballot date needs to be extended (with a view that the area will be out of Alert Level 4 before and at the time of the ballot process). This extension ensures we conduct our ballot in the most ethical, transparent and fair way given the lockdown restrictions. 

Enrolment Information

Howick Intermediate School Prospectus Click Here

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Enrolment Process

In accordance with Section 11 of the Education Act 1989, Howick Intermediate School has an Enrolment Scheme.
The purpose of an enrolment scheme is:

• to avoid overcrowding or the likelihood of overcrowding at the school;
• to ensure that the selection of applicants for enrolment at the school is carried out in a fair and transparent manner; and
• to enable the Secretary to make the best use of existing networks of State schools.

Please see attached list of streets in our home zone.

Howick Intermediate School Zone

In-Zone Enrolment

Enrolment forms and information for the 2022 school year will be available from June 2021. We distribute enrolment packs to our local contributing schools in July when our Principal visits the Year 6 students. Our local contributing schools are Botany Downs Primary, Howick Primary, Macleans Primary, Mellons Bay Primary, Owairoa Primary, and Willowbank Primary.

You may also collect an enrolment pack from our office from June or download and print the enrolment form:

Click here to download the enrolment form

Click here to download the enrolment information

Click here to download the H.I.S. Student Phone Agreement

Click here to download the H.I.S. Cybersafety and Digital Agreement

All in-zone applications are guaranteed enrolment at our school, provided you live in our home zone and can provide the required supporting documents.

Supporting Documents for In-Zone Enrolment

Please ensure you provide the following documents with your completed enrolment form:

• New Zealand Citizens  - a copy NZ birth certificate, or NZ passport or Citizenship certificate.
• Non-New Zealand Citizens - a copy of student's passport and residency visa or parent's work visa and student's student visa.
• A copy of the student's most recent school report.
• H.I.S. Student phone agreement.
• H.I.S. Cybersafety and Digital Agreement. 
• In-Zone applications must be able to provide two proof of residence documents:
  • A current electricity account or gas account in the name of the caregiver
  • a current sale and purchase agreement or a current tenancy agreement (showing a 12 month fixed term in a council rateable dwelling)
  • a current bank statement
  • a current telephone/internet invoice

* Land rates or water rates are not acceptable proof of residence.

Enrolment applications cannot be accepted unless all documentation has been supplied with the completed and signed enrolment form. We may also request further documentation to support your application.

Out of Zone Enrolments

Applications for out-of-zone applications are accepted in June for available places in the following school year. 

Applications for 2022 will be open from June 2021. Enrolment forms will be available from the school office or you can download an enrolment form from the website.

If we receive more enrolment applications than we have spaces available, selection will be made according to a ballot process determined by Ministry of Education guidelines.

Click here to download the enrolment form

Click here to download the enrolment information 

Click here to download the H.I.S. Student Phone Agreement

Click here to download the H.I.S. Cybersafety and Digital Agreement

 The order of priority is as follows:

• First priority must be given to any applicant who is accepted for enrolment in a special programme run by the school. (Not currently applicable to Howick Intermediate)
• Second priority must be given to any applicant who is the sibling of a current student of the school.
• Third priority must be given to any student who is the sibling of a former student of the school.
• Fourth priority must be given to any applicant who is a child of a former student of the school.
• Fifth priority must be given to any applicant who is either a child of an employee of the board of the school or a child of a member of the board of the school.
• Sixth priority must be given to all other applicants.

Supporting Documents for Out of Zone Enrolments

Please ensure you provide the following documents with your completed enrolment form:

• New Zealand Citizens  - a copy NZ birth certificate, or NZ passport or Citizenship certificate.
• Non-New Zealand Citizens - a copy of student's passport and residency visa or parent's work visa and student's student visa.
• A copy of the student's most recent school report.
• H.I.S. Student phone agreement.
• H.I.S. Cybersafety and Digital Agreement. 

Enrolment applications cannot be accepted unless all documentation has been supplied with the completed and signed enrolment form. We may also request further documentation to support your application. 

Annual Enrolment Procedure

Term 3

• 27 - 30 July - Our Principal, Deputy Principal and School Councillors visit our main contributing schools and enrolment packs are distributed. We welcome applications for in-zone and out of zone students.
• 11 August - Open Day
• 27 September - Out of Zone applications close
• 4 October - Ballot for out of zone spaces is conducted if necessary. Applicants are notified.

Term 4

• 10 November - Orientation visits for our year 6 students enrolled to attend Howick Intermediate. New parent information evening.  

Important Dates 

Applications for 2022 open: June 2021                                               

Visits to contributing schools: 27 - 30 July 2021

Open Day: 11 August 2021

Out of Zone enrolments close: 27 September 2021

Out of Zone ballot drawn: 4 October 2021

Out of Zone ballot result notification: 6 October 2021

Year 6 Orientation Visits: 10 November 2021                   

New Parent Information Evening: 10 November 2021

2021 Term Dates

Term 1: 2 February - 16 April

Term 2: 3 May - 9 July

Term 3: 26 July - 30 September

Term 4: 18 October - 14 December