Te Aratai (Linwood) College - Special Programme

Overview

The Ministry of Education has been working with Te Aratai College (formerly Linwood College) to establish a minor amendment to their current enrolment scheme to include a special programme - Aukaha. 

There are no changes currently being proposed to the home zone boundaries.

A special programme is defined in Section 10 of the Education and Training Act 2020 as one that has been approved by the Secretary and

a. that provides –

        i. special education; or

        ii. Māori language immersion classes; or

        iii. any other type of specialised education to overcome educational                    disadvantage; 

Te Aratai College requires a minor amendment to their enrolment scheme to include a special programme (Aukaha) which is a specialised programme for students who have been verified for the Ongoing Resourcing Scheme and require the additional support of a specialist facility.

Proposed Aukaha Special Programme wording (right click to open in new window)

Enrolment Scheme description with proposed addition of Aukaha special programme only (updated to Education and Training Act 2020) (right click to open in new window)

Students who meet the criteria for enrolment in Aukaha and live within the Te Aratai College home zones must be enrolled ahead of out of zone students. Out-of-zone students who meet the criteria for enrolment in Aukaha have priority in enrolment above all other out-of-zone students while special programme places are available.

All learners/ākonga who live within the home zones of Te Aratai College will have an entitlement to attend the school. This amendment does not change the home zones already approved for the school.

The enrolment of out-of-zone students is governed by the provisions of the Education and Training Act 2020.

The amended enrolment scheme to include Aukaha is proposed to commence from 02 May 2022 (Term 2).

Comments can be made to Canterbury.EnrolmentSchemes@education.govt.nz by 14 April 2022.

Following the notification period, the Ministry will consider any comments received and the minor amendment will be finalised and approved. 

What happens next

At the end of the notification period, the Ministry of Education will read any comments and process everything to ensure it meets the requirements of the Education and Training Act 2020. If the Ministry is satisfied that the enrolment scheme meets these requirements, the enrolment scheme will be finalised and provided to the Board.