Enrolment for
Paraparaumu Beach School

Starting school is an exciting and important step in your child’s life and your own.  Parents of prospective students are most welcome to call in and have a look around our school, request further information about the school and its programmes, and make an appointment to meet the School Principal, Jess Ward.

Once you have enrolled via our online enrolment form you will receive confirmation from our office staff.  Sandy Saunders (Tātahi Administrator) will then contact you via email, to arrange and schedule dates and times for your child’s school visits. 

Paraparaumu Beach School is currently zoned, meaning we can only accept enrolments from students who live in the zone.  If you do not reside within the school zone, you will need to contact the school office.  Twice yearly we hold an out of zone enrolment application process for new entrants who have not started school yet. See below for our in zone map.

We look forward to working with you and your child to make this important stage rewarding and positive.

Cohort Entry

Paraparaumu Beach School adopted a Cohort Entry process for five-year-old students from February 2024.  Click on the following PDF to read the full document here Cohort Entry Scheme.  Cohort dates for 2025 are as follows:

Year 0/1 Placement 

At Paraparaumu Beach School a child who starts in Cohort 1 and 2 will be classified as Year 1.  All other cohorts are classified as Year 0.  Please note that Cohort 3 students are reviewed on a case by case basis due to changes in the yearly cohort dates. 

Enrolment Forms and Information

Once your on-line enrolment form is complete, you will need to provide:

• Your child’s NZ Birth Certificate (or passport).
• Immunisation Certificate (for the school to copy). Please note that the Immunisation Certificate required by the school is a certificate which is signed by your family doctor certifying that your child has been immunised to five years old. 
• For non-New Zealand citizens, proof of residency, visa, passport records and work permit are also required. 
• Two forms of proof of in-zone address are required by the Principal and Ministry of Education.  These two documents should include the parent/caregiver’s name, address and to be dated within a month or two before the child’s start date at PBS.

Links & Documents

• New Entrant Transition Info 2025
• PBS Enrolment Schemes – Info for Parents
• PBS Guidelines to Enrol
• PBS Declaration of In Zone Enrolment
• Stationery Lists
• Communications with Parents

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What are School Visits?

Part of your new entrant child’s transition to school is to have 3-4 school visits. The classroom visits provide an opportunity for the parent(s)/whānau to meet the Tātahi teachers and become familiar with the school environment. This is an exciting time for both you and your child. If you are unable to make any of the visits, please email Sandy Saunders and we will endeavour to arrange another visit if needed. 

On the first day of school

You will need to visit the school office to finalise all paperwork and receive a slip to take to your classroom teacher.  It would be helpful if your child has all the items on the stationery list.  Your child will need to have a healthy packed lunch, a drink bottle and a school bag big enough to fit their book bag and spare clothes etc.

What if my child is transferring from another school?

Visit the school office whereby our office staff will arrange to make an appointment for you with the Principal/Deputy Principal.  A decision will be made about which class your child would be best suited to. This may depend on things such as age, year group, academic or social needs.

Paraparaumu Beach School (2948)

ENROLMENT SCHEME

Home Zone from May 2024

All students who live at an address within the home zone described below* shall be entitled to enrol at Paraparaumu Beach School.

Southern Boundary: From the intersection of Marine Parade and Toru Road, along Toru Road (Including all of Park Road as In Zone) to the airport and following the airport boundary north along Dakota Rd – Magrath Ave to Kapiti Road, eastward along Kapiti Road to the intersection with Cedar Drive.

Eastern Boundary: From the corner of Kapiti Road and Cedar Drive, into Cedar Drive until it intersects with Regent Drive, along Regent Drive (including related side streets directly off Regent Drive) to Guildford Drive, directly across Guilford Drive into Central Park (including all houses in Central Park), then continue directly in a north-east line across to the Mazengarb Road and Hudson Place intersection (includes all houses in Hudson Place, Niu Sila Way & Bridford Way).

Northern Boundary: Moving west along Mazengarb Road until the intersection of Guildford Drive. Excludes all side streets on the north-eastern side of Mazengarb Road until then. Follow east along the northern boundary of Paraparaumu College towards Wood Leigh to include all dwellings on Cottonwood Close, Leigh Place and Wood Leigh. Then from the eastern most houses of Wood Leigh & Leigh Place northwest towards houses on The Drive and including all housing on Meredith Way. Moving east from there until the end of The Drive then north and east again to include all of Petrel Close. From here move north along Kotuku Drive (including Hana Udy Place) then west along Kotuku Drive until the Takahe Drive intersection where from here until the Manly Street, Michael Road & Kotuku Drive intersection, only houses on the south side of Kotuku Drive are included. Continue along Michael Road (only including houses on the south side of the road) until Mazengarb Road.

Western Boundary: From the intersection at Mazengarb and Michael Roads, moving south down Michael Road, across the Michael Road and Martin Road intersection, through the Paraparaumu Beach Golf Course to the southern side of Knight Avenue and on to Kapiti Road, then west along Kapiti Road to its end at the roundabout, turning south down Marine Parade as far as Toru Road.