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Enrolment Scheme
Introduction
The Board of Trustees of St Joseph’s School, Papanui, shall
ensure that enrolments comply with the requirements specified in
the Integration Agreement and the Private Schools Conditional Integration
Act 1975. St Joseph’s School is the parish school of St Joseph’s
Parish.
All students will need to obtain
a Preference Certificate from the priest of St Joseph’s Parish
subject to parents and caregivers accepting and agreeing to the
conditions stated on the Preference Certificate. Pre-enrolments
at the school may be made prior to obtaining a Preference Certificate.
However, acceptance for enrolment at the school is conditional on
the issuing of a Preference Certificate
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Applications for enrolment
will be processed in the following order of priority. |
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First priority will be
given to preference students who live within the St
Joseph’s Parish boundary, as determined by the Catholic
Diocese of Christchurch. |
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Second priority will be
given to siblings of current preference students. |
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Third priority will be
given to preference children of board employees or Board of
Trustee members
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Fourth priority will be given to preference
students whose family is on the St Joseph’s Parish Roll
who reside outside the St Joseph’s Parish boundary. |
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Fifth priority will be
given to preference students who belong to another parish
where there is no parish school. |
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Sixth priority will be
given to non-preference siblings of current students. |
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Seventh priority will
be given to non-preference students living within the St Joseph’s
Parish boundary, as determined by the Catholic Diocese of
Christchurch. |
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Enrolment
Procedure |
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Applicants will be placed
into the priority group appropriate to their preference status. |
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Closing date for applications
for the following year will be 15 September. |
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Parents and caregivers
will receive notification of acceptance or non-acceptance
by 31 October.
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The closing date, enrolment
procedure, priority of acceptance and notification date will
be published in information booklets, the school website,
and school and parish newsletters. |
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No enrolment acceptances
will be made, promised or implied prior to the notification
date. |
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After the closing date,
the principal and the parish priest will apply the criteria
and prioritise applications for acceptance according to the
priorities above. |
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Where there are more applicants
available within the same priority category, they will be
accepted in order of the date the pre-enrolment form was received.
If pre-enrolment dates are the same, allocation will be via
ballot. |
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All applicants not accepted
for enrolment will be placed on a waiting list in their order
of priority. A parent or guardian may view their child’s
priority at the school office. |
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Parents and caregivers
of those applicants on the waiting list will be notified when
and if places become available for their child. Parents and
caregivers will then have seven days to confirm their enrolment.
If no confirmation is received the applicant will be removed
from the waiting list, and the position may be offered to
the next priority student. |
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Telephone: 0-3-352 8779, Facsimile: 0-3-352 4052
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