Children who reside in the Westmere School zone have the right to attend our school. Please note as part of our enrolment process we do require proof of address.
If you intend for your child to attend Westmere School we ask that you complete this online enrolment form. This will help us to plan ahead for your child's transition to school. If your child does not yet attend a childcare facility when you complete this form you can email our office at office@westmere.school.nz to advise us of the centre your child attends once they start.
The following documents must be presented with your enrolment form:
If you move into our zone and your child is transferring from another school, please fill in the online enrolment form and then contact the office directly on 09 361 0014 and ask for the Enrolments Officer or email office@westmere.school.nz. This is so that we can place your child in the correct year group/studio for their needs.
NUONI differs in some fundamental respects from other pedagogical models of Māori medium education. The rationale for our approach has evolved from the specific learning needs, the realities of our urban students, and the expectation that they will leave primary school equipped with the literacy and numeracy skills required to succeed at whichever Intermediate and Secondary School they attend. In Auckland, there are currently fewer immersion Māori options at these next levels.
The NUONI enrolment policy requires students to have attended kohanga or puna reo for two years or to live within a whānau where te reo Māori is spoken. This ensures that New Entrant students will not feel disorientated by the practice of tikanga and will use spoken Māori within the classroom environment.
To support us to support your child on their learning journey, we expect whānau to:
To apply for a place in Ngā Uri o Ngā Iwi please complete the school enrolment form. A meeting will then be organised with your whānau and Maxine, leader of NUONI.
For more information about Ngā Uri o Ngā Iwi please follow this link.
Our 2026 ballot for Māori-medium (Ngā Uri o Ngā Iwi) places has been drawn and parents have been notified.
Enrolments for 2027 are open.
The criteria for acceptance into the programme are as follows:
Where a student meets the above criteria, order of entry will be against the following priorities:
If there are more applicants in the second, third, fourth or fifth priority groups than there are places available, selection within the priority group must be by ballot conducted in accordance with instructions issued by the Secretary under section 11G(1) of the Education Act 1989.
Ballot dates are posted on our website.
Our ballot for 2026 out-of-zone places has been drawn and parents have been notified.
Enrolments for 2027 are open.
Children who wish to enrol who are out of zone will be added to a waitlist for the ballot. Ballot dates are set by the Ministry of Education, usually in April and October each year. There are sometimes out-of-zone places available throughout the year if not all places are taken up in October. For any inquiries regarding out-of-zone enrolments please contact the office directly on 09 361 0014 and ask for the Enrolments officer or email office@westmere.school.nz
Enrolment at the school is governed by an enrolment scheme, details of which are available from the school office. There are usually some places available each year.
Please complete the enrolment form as early as possible. Please check the box on the form to indicate that it is an out-of-zone application.
Applications usually close in October. Applications received after this date will be allocated a place if not all spaces have been filled or placed on a waitlist.
Your application form will be submitted into the ballot closest to the draw for when your child will be starting school. You will be contacted by the school office with confirmed draw dates, closer to the time.
On the appointed day, the ballot is conducted by a solicitor. A letter will be sent to all applicants within 5 working days of the ballot draw as to the outcome.
For any queries please contact the school office 09 361 0014 and ask for the Enrolments Officer or email office@westmere.school.nz
