The Ministry of Education is currently working with the Board of Waimahia Intermediate School to implement a new enrolment scheme. Existing zones for adjacent schools are not being changed as part of this process. Enrolment schemes are needed to help manage enrolments across schools. This allows Boards to manage the risk of overcrowding, provide a fair and transparent process for enrolment and ensures we are making the best use of schooling facilities across the area. ...
Closes 29 September 2023
The Ministry of Education is proposing a minor amendment to the enrolment scheme of Paparoa Street School. Paparoa Street School has an enrolment scheme which has been in place since 1999 and has remained unchanged since that time. The current Paparoa Street School home zone map is drawn to road boundaries and needs to be updated to land parcel boundaries to more precisely identify the properties that fall within their home zone. This will allow more accurate identification...
Closes 11 October 2023
The Ministry of Education is proposing a minor amendment to the enrolment scheme of Clearview Primary. The home zone is a key part of the Enrolment Scheme and sets out a geographic area from within which students have a right to enrol at the school. Residential developments occuring on or near the home zone boundary have meant that the current written description and home zone map needs to be clarified to identify more accurately which addresses should be considered in-zone...
Closes 11 October 2023
The Ministry of Education is proposing a minor amendment to the enrolment scheme of West Rolleston Primary School. The home zone is a key part of the Enrolment Scheme and sets out a geographic area from within which students have a right to enrol at the school. Residential developments occuring on or near the home zone boundary have meant that the current written description and home zone map needs to be clarified to identify more accurately which addresses should be...
Closes 11 October 2023
The Ministry of Education is proposing a minor amendment to the enrolment scheme of Lemonwood Grove School. The home zone is a key part of the Enrolment Scheme and sets out a geographic area from within which students have a right to enrol at the school. Residential developments occuring on or near the home zone boundary have meant that the current written description and home zone map needs to be clarified to identify more accurately which addresses should be considered...
Closes 11 October 2023
The Ministry of Education is currently working with the Board of Pāpāmoa Primary School to amend their enrolment scheme. Enrolment schemes are needed to help manage the risk of overcrowding at schools. This allows Boards to manage the risk of overcrowding, provides a fair and transparent process for enrolment and ensures we are making the best use of schooling facilities across the area. Enrolment schemes do mean that all families will have entitlement...
Opens 2 October 2023
The Ministry of Education is currently working with the Boards of Rosebank School and Warepa School to make a minor amendment to their existing enrolment scheme. Rosebank School Rosebank School has had an enrolment scheme which has been in place since 2001. The current Rosebank School home zone is drawn to road boundaries and needs to be updated to land parcel boundaries to more precisely identify the properties that fall within the home zone. This will...
Closed 21 September 2023
The Ministry of Education is proposing a minor amendment to the enrolment scheme of Taieri College. Taieri College has an enrolment scheme which has been in place since 2006. The current Taieri College home zone map is drawn to road boundaries and needs to be updated to land parcel boundaries to more precisely identify the properties that fall within the home zone. This will allow more accurate identification of in-zone addresses, particularly when using online search...
Closed 21 September 2023
The Ministry of Education is proposing a minor amendment to the enrolment scheme of Limehills School. Limehills School has an enrolment scheme which has been in place since 2002. The current Limehills School home zone map is drawn to road boundaries and needs to be updated to land parcel boundaries to more precisely identify the properties that fall within the home zone. This will allow more accurate identification of in-zone addresses, particularly when using online...
Closed 21 September 2023
The Ministry of Education is proposing a minor amendment to the enrolment scheme of Edendale School. Edendale School has an enrolment scheme which has been in place since 2008. The current Edendale School home zone map is drawn to road boundaries and needs to be updated to land parcel boundaries to more precisely identify the properties that fall within the home zone. This will allow more accurate identification of in-zone addresses, particularly when using online search...
Closed 21 September 2023
The Ministry of Education is proposing a minor amendment to the enrolment scheme of Heddon Bush School. Heddon Bush School has an enrolment scheme which has been in place since 2007. The current Heddon Bush School home zone map is drawn to road boundaries and needs to be updated to land parcel boundaries to more precisely identify the properties that fall within the home zone. This will allow more accurate identification of in-zone addresses, particularly when using online...
Closed 21 September 2023
Here are some of the issues we have consulted on and their outcomes. See all outcomes
The Ministry of Education and Te Wānanga o Raukawa have been working together to develop a proposal for legislative change to recognise the mana and tino rangatiratanga of Te Wānanga o Raukawa, reflect the Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi-based relationship Te Wānanga o Raukawa has with the Crown, and reflect the unique role that Te Wānanga o Raukawa plays in the education system.
We asked for feedback on the proposal to:
This work sits alongside work we have been doing with Te Wānanga o Raukawa, Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi and Te Wānanga o Aotearoa to develop a broader proposal for a Wānanga sector framework in the Education and Training Act 2020.
An overwhelming majority of submitters who participated in Te Wānanga o Raukawa survey (over 99%) supported the proposal for Te Wānanga o Raukawa to become a new statutory entity (over 99%), supported the proposed legislated purpose (over 99%) and believe it reflects the mission and role of Te Wānanga o Raukawa (over 99%).
You can find a summary of what was submitted during consultation attached below.
We summarised the feedback we received through consultation, used this to refine the proposals, and sought Cabinet agreement to final policy decisions in early December 2022 on the broader sector framework in the Education and Training Act 2020. The outcome of this is the Education and Training Amendment Bill (No.3). This was introduced on 23 March 2023. Work is still continuing on the specific Te Wānanga o Raukawa proposal.
You can find the Bill here
You can make a submission on the Bill here. The closing date for submissions is 11.59pm on Monday, 01 May 2023
The Ministry and the Wānanga developed a shared proposal to create an enabling framework for the Wānanga sector in the Education and Training Act 2020 (E&T Act). This enabling framework would allow each Wānanga to work in collaboration with the Ministry to develop new rules in terms of who they are accountable to and how, their purpose and functions, and their governance structures.
We asked for your feedback on four issues:
Issue 1: Overall legislative design for the Wānanga sector which includes:
Issue 2: More detail about the preferred legislative option (option 2 above), focusing on the characteristics of a Wānanga and provisions for establishing a new Wānanga
Issue 3: More detail about the preferred legislative option (option 2 above), focusing on how the Order In Council could enable each Wānanga to have different administrative settings (within set parameters).
Issue 4: Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi consistency, focusing on how the whole Wānanga sector framework aligns with Te Tiriti/the Treaty.
The response to the proposed changes has been overwhelmingly supportive:
You can find a detailed summary of what was submitted during consultation attached below.
We summarised the feedback we received through consultation, used this to refine the proposals, and sought Cabinet agreement to final policy decisions in early December 2022. The outcome of this is the Education and Training Amendment Bill (No.3) which proposes a Wānanga sector framework. This was introduced on 23 March 2023.
You can find the Bill here
You can make a submission on the Bill here. The closing date for submissions is 11.59pm on Monday, 01 May 2023
The Ministry published the draft rules and guidelines for minimising the use of physical restraint in registered schools on 23 November 2021 alongside an online survey. These draft rules and guidelines were developed by the Physical Restraint Advisory Group following changes to the framework for using physical restraint in The Education and Training Act 2020.
In our consultation we asked whether the new draft rules and guidelines would work, what changes might be needed, and whether there were any gaps or other issues that need considering.
Read the initial consultation paper [PDF, 573 KB]
We received 267 responses from individuals and organisations, including parents, whānau and caregivers, teachers, principals and learning support specialists.
It’s clear that physical restraint is a complex area for school communities to navigate, but that schools, teachers and support staff want to do right by their learners and whānau. In general, the rules and guidelines are seen as helpful and needed and the preventative approach is appreciated. It was clear through the feedback that we need to look at how the rules and guidelines are applied in practice.
The guidelines need to better reflect a te ao Māori and disability view and they need some clearer definitions around what emotional distress is. They could also do with some more examples of context where physical contact is appropriate so that teachers know what they can do as well as what they can’t do.
The rules and guidelines are well positioned in terms of the emphasis on prevention and the contribution of school culture, leadership and environment in minimising the use of restraint, though there are those who strongly object to any use of physical restraint in schools.
Read the Consultation submissions summary [PDF, 1.3 MB].
We’re currently developing translations and accessible formats of this report.
We’re using your feedback to clarify the rules and reshape the guidelines. We’ll also carry what we’ve heard from you into the planning for training for schools.
We’ll clarify in the final rules:
We’ll reflect in the final guidelines:
Keep updated on next steps.