Te Oraka (Shirley Intermediate) - Special Programme

Overview

The Ministry of Education has been working with Te Oraka (Shirley Intermediate) to establish a minor amendment to their current enrolment scheme to include their te reo Māori special programme - Te Tāhu Rua Reo.

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; 

Proposed Te Tāhu Rua Reo special programme wording (right click to open in new window)

Enrolment Scheme description with proposed addition of Te Tāhu Rua Reo special programme (right click to open in new window)

Students who meet the criteria for enrolment in Te Tāhu Rua Reo and who reside within the Te Oraka home zone must be enrolled ahead of out-of-zone students. Out-of-zone students who meet the criteria for enrolment in Te Tāhu Rua Reo 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 Oraka 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 Te Tāhu Rua Reo is proposed to commence from 01 January 2024.

Comments can be made to Canterbury.EnrolmentSchemes@education.govt.nz by 26 March 2024.

Following the notification period, the Ministry will consider any comments received and process this minor amendment 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 school board to implement.

What happens next

Following the notification period, the Ministry will consider any comments received and process this minor amendment 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 school board to implement.