Onehunga High School follows strictly the Ministry of Education guidelines regarding entrance into our school. If a student of high school age lives in our zone, they are entitled to attend our school in accordance with our Enrolment Scheme. 

“Living in zone” means that a student has their main residence in the school zone.

Applications for In-zone places can only be accepted once the student is living in the school zone with their parent(s) or legal guardian.

Supporting Documentation 

Please ensure all required supporting documents are attached to the enrolment form. We cannot proceed with the enrolment until all documents are attached. An enrolment application will only be processed when it is complete. 

An application is considered complete when all sections are answered and ALL certified supporting documents, including the Statutory Declaration are received.

Please see "Documents Required for Enrolment at OHS" section to fully understand all documents that MUST be attached to the enrolment form:. 

Enrolling your child for Year 9 in 2026 at OHS is easy, please follow the 3 step process.

STEP 1: Online Application Form

Complete the enrolment application online (tab above). Remember to attach all relevant documents to support your application and answer all of the questions.

STEP 2: Enrolment Interview 

We will email you to let you know if you are ready for the interview process. Incomplete enrolments will not be interviewed until they are complete.

All in-zone applications are required to attend an enrolment interview at the school with a member of the Senior Leadership Team or a Dean. Do come with your child to the front reception for the interview. You do not need to book a time. 

Make sure you have completed the online application beforehand. We cannot hold the interview if all information required is not attached to the enrolment form. Do bring the originals of the documents to the interview. 

During the interview we will share key information about OHS, answer your questions. 

 We are running the interviews at the following times and they should last approximately 15 minutes:

• Saturday 23^th August 10.00-2.00pm  OR
• Thursday 28^th August 9.00am-6.30pm  

 STEP 3: Confirmation of your place 

You can confirm your place at OHS during the enrolment interview or / and we will write to you after the interview asking that all in-zone places are confirmed by 12 September. Confirmation by this date is important so we can plan for your arrival in 2026. 

 We look forward to meeting you. 

Supplying False information 

The Board has the right to annul the enrolment when false information is provided. Clause 12 schedule 20 of the 2020 Education Act provides for the annulment of enrolment if the board has reasonable grounds for believing that, at the time of application, the parents falsely claimed the student was living in the home zone or was entitled to a particular priority in the ballot. 

:Supplying false information Annulment is via clause 12(1) for the following reasons:

• (a) the student had never lived at the in-zone address given at the time of application; or
• (b) a claim was falsely made that the student was entitled to a particular priority in the ballot 

In these situations, if the board has reasonable grounds for believing that the information given at the time of application was false, and the parents have been unable to provide a satisfactory explanation, then the board may annul the enrolment. No review of an enrolment is required in false information cases. 

Please see Ministry of Education Guidelines:

https://web-assets.education.govt.nz/s3fs-public/2024-08/Secretarys-Guidelines-March-2023.pdf?VersionId=cZSkdStcVojTrXWko1rWys0R4SWPpgpq