Enrolment Officer: Miss Melanie Smith, 273-2310 ext. #359 enrolments@bdsc.school.nz The Enrolment Officer is located at Reception.
Enrolment Officer: Miss Melanie Smith, 273-2310 ext. #359 enrolments@bdsc.school.nz The Enrolment Officer is located at Reception.
In-Zone students are expected to remain resident in-zone for 12 months from the first day the student commences school at Botany Downs Secondary College.
Newly enrolled students are expected to reside in the school zone for 12 months from the first day the student commences school at Botany Downs Secondary College.
For the purpose of enrolment, the home address given on the online enrolment application MUST be the student’s usual place of residence when the college is open for instruction. In-zone students must reside in the college zone.
The Ministry of Education has advised that parents should also be informed of the possible consequences of deliberately attempting to gain unfair priority in enrolment by knowingly giving a false address or making an in-zone living arrangement which they intend to be only temporary.
For example:
If the Board of Trustees has reasonable grounds for believing that the given in-zone address will not be a genuine, on-going living arrangement, the Board may decline the application for enrolment.
After attendance has begun, if the college learns that the student no longer resides at the in-zone address which was given at the time of application, and we have reasonable grounds to believe that the in-zone address has been used for the purpose of unfairly gaining priority of enrolment, then the Board may annul the enrolment. This course of action is under Section 110A of the Education Act 1989.
If the student moves out of zone, an application must be made IN WRITING TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES for permission for the student to remain at Botany Downs Secondary College.
When uploading documents please select only Images, PDF’s or Word Documents. These should be scanned and saved using names that indicate the contents (eg. Birth Certificate, School Report, Proof of Residence). Maximum file size: 8MB’s.
If you have any issues uploading your documents please check the following:
Size of the documents: Total size must be less than 8MB’s.
Format: Must be PDF / Word / scanned picture.
If you are unable to upload from one device please try another.
An agreement for Sale & Purchase if the purchase has been within the last 3 months.
A current electricity account; OR a verification from an electrical supplier; OR welcome letter (in this instance a request may be made at a later date for the current electricity account if you are unable to provide one at the time of application).
Confirmation from an electricity supplier must show both your name and address.
A copy of one other utility account e.g. phone bill, insurance receipt, car registration that is current with name and address.
A Tenancy Agreement (must be valid for the period of 12 months from the first day the student commences school at Botany Downs Secondary College and it must be a council approved rateable dwelling of which your family are the SOLE occupants (boarding/homestays or renting part of a house are not permitted).
A current electricity account; OR a verification from an electrical supplier; OR welcome letter (in this instance a request may be made at a later date for the current electricity account if you are unable to provide one at the time of application).
Confirmation from an electricity supplier must show both your name and address.
Bond lodgement confirmation ie. email or letter from Tenancy Service.
A copy of one other utility account e.g. phone bill, insurance receipt, car registration that is current with name and address.
If you have moved to the enrolment address in the past 12 months from a property you owned, provide proof of what has happened to your past address i.e. sold/rented/vacant.
If you have moved to the enrolment address from a rental property, provide the final electricity account for that address.
Additional Address Verification (where applicable)
Mail Re-direction Notice/Receipt from Post Office (if you have moved house within 1 month of application).
Shipping Receipt for personal & household items from overseas or other NZ cities; OR receipts for essential household items purchased in New Zealand.
Included documentation (if applicable) for Legal Guardianship Order/Authorised Primary Duty of Care. Legal Guardianship Order/Authorised Primary Duty of Care must be a long-standing arrangement and not created solely for the purpose of gaining entry to the school. If Authorised Primary Duty of Care, written evidence from a NZ Lawyer must be provided and attached, substantiating the legality and existing long-term nature of this relationship.
For New Zealand Citizens – Birth Certificate or Passport or New Zealand Citizenship Certificate.
For Non-New Zealand Citizens – Copies of Student’s Passport with Residence Permit or Student Passport with Student Visa and Parent Passport with Work Permit.
A copy of your child’s latest school report.
A copy of your child’s immunisation record (available from your GP).
Botany Downs Secondary College may actively collect information and make all enquiries necessary in its opinion to ensure that enrolment details contained in this application are accurate.
Currently no out of zone places will be offered in 2025 for Years 10 – 13.
Out of Zone application forms can be downloaded below.
Out of zone applications close 4pm, Wednesday 4 September 2024.
Ballot takes place Wednesday 11 September 2024.
All families will be notified in writing as to whether they are successful or unsuccessful by Friday 13 September 2024.
The exact number of Out of Zone placements will depend on the number of applications received from students living in the College home zone.
The Amendment Act 2010 states that:
Sports Scholarship Application forms can be downloaded below.
Applications close 4pm, Wednesday 14 August 2024 and must accompany an enrolment application (In zone or Out of zone).
Miss Melanie Smith 273-2310 ext. #359 enrolments@bdsc.school.nz
