Zone Information

Literacy and Numeracy
Co-requisite Exams

In-Zone Eligibility

Students who, on the first day of attendance, are living permanently within the Howick College zone boundaries and who meet the criteria for a state-funded education, are entitled to attend Howick College.

The student’s primary caregiver must be their natural parent or legal guardian. If the student is living with relatives who are not the natural parent, then primary caregiver must provide evidence of legal guardianship. With regards to complex custody arrangements, the Howick College Board reserves the right to consider guardianship verification on a case by case basis.

All in-zone applications must provide the following evidence of living permanently within the Howick College school zone:

In-zone families who own their home must provide photocopies of (1) a sale and purchase agreement or Auckland Council rates document; AND (2) a recent complete electricity invoice which shows the supply address;

In-zone families who are renting must provide photocopies of (1) a fixed term rental agreement of a council approved rateable dwelling, that is valid during the period of the first day the student commences school; AND (2) a recent electricity invoice or verification from an electrical supplier; AND (3) a bond lodgment receipt from Tenancy Services, as verification of living in-zone;

If families are unable to verify their in-zone eligibility at the time of enrolment, the School may consider a ‘Statutory Declaration’ whereby families verify that all information provided in the Enrolment Application Form are true and correct. This declaration is made under the conditions of the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957, AND must be accompanied by a utility account such as, fixed phone landline and/or internet account; or a photocopy of the Post Office mail re-direction receipt, along with a photocopy of the final reading of electricity account of previous address. Photocopies of documents must show the exact name of the family and the address.

Howick College School Zone Boundaries

Starting at the roundabout of Bradbury/Botany/Union Roads travel north along Botany Road (256/199 and below excluded) and turn right on to Ridge Road (excluded);

Continue along Ridge Road and Picton Street (75 - 127 / 78 - 128 included) turning north-east on to Uxbridge Road;

At Beach Road (excluded) travel east across country to meet the coast line and follow the coast south past Beachlands and Maraetai to the North Road /Maraetai Coast Road intersection (North Road excluded);

Continue south west across country to meet the eastern side of Whitford Park Golf Course (Trig Road included). Continue north around the golf course boundary then north west along the Whitford Creek to Whitford Maraetai Road (Saleyard Road excluded);

Travel west into Whitford Road, (Griggs Road included, Caldwells Road excluded) cross the Mangemangeroa Bridge (Point View Drive excluded) and turn south west on to Chapel Road (Santa Ana Drive and Kilkenny Drive excluded);

Travel west along Ti Rakau Drive (excluded) then north along Botany Road back to the starting point.

The family will be notified once the ballot is drawn;

Applicants will have 14 days to confirm their place;

If applicants deny their place or do not reply to the school to confirm their place within 14 days, applicants will be removed from the acceptance list and the space will be offered to the next applicant on the ballot.
The family will be notified once the ballot is drawn;

Applicants will be given their number in the ballot;

Applicant who is given a place at a later stage will have 3 working days from the date of notification to confirm their acceptance before their place is offered to the next applicant on the list.
The exact number of Out-of-Zone placements will depend on the number of applications received from students living within the Howick College home zone.

The Amendment Act 2010 states that:

Priority 2 must be given to any applicant who is the sibling of a current student of the school

Priority 3 must be given to any applicant who is the sibling of a former student of the school

Priority 4 must be given to any applicant who is the child of a former student of the school

Priority 5 must be given to any applicant who is either a child of an employee of the board of the school or a child of a member of the board of the school

Priority 6 must be given to all other applicants

Out-of-Zone Applications & Ballot Process

Out-of-Zone families must complete ALL Online Enrolment requirements and submit all necessary supporting documents before the closing date in order to go into the ballot. No Out-of-Zone applications will be accepted after the closing date.

The ballot will be drawn one week after the out-of-zone application closing date and all families will be notified within 24 hours of ballot whether they have been accepted following the outcome of the ballot.