Starting School

Enrolment Information

We warmly welcome your interest in our school. Please feel free to visit us, we can take you for a tour and you are welcome to meet with Joyce Adam our school principal. We know there are many questions that will need to be answered before your child starts school. We are here to support the entry of you and your child.

A forms pack is available at the school office. Downloadable forms are available in the links below. (Please note: If you are using Chrome, you will need to download the form, fill it in and then email it manually).

MNS no longer has an enrolment zone. We are open to all enrolments.

Enrolment Form

Enrolment Information Booklet

Emergency Evacuation Plan

Responsible Use Agreement (Years 1 to 4)

Kindo Intro Owl

Capture and Release

For Parents of Children Turning 5 Soon

We warmly welcome your interest in our school. We believe we are the best primary school in the Eastern Suburbs of Wellington and would love to show you why we believe so. Please feel free to visit us, we can take you for a tour and you are welcome to meet with the Principal. We know there are many questions that will need to be answered before your child starts school. We are here to support the entry of you and your child.

When your 5 year old child begins visiting our school, they will be taken either to the class they will be joining or they will visit an existing Year 1 class to give them an idea of what this looks like and feels like, if the new Year 1 class has not opened at the time of their visit. As children in NZ start on their 5th birthday, enrolments are staggered throughout the year and we look at our numbers carefully before setting the date for the opening of the new class.

These new classes may not have the same level of ‘design’ as do our existing older classes- basically, children enter it if they are turning 5 at that particular time. When children are older the classes are constructed according to age, special conditions, and gender. Sometimes parent requests for a particular class are taken into consideration but only if there is a good underlying reason.

Your child’s start date at school may overlap with school newsletters, class term letters, or general notices. The class teachers are given spare copies of newsletters or notices. Please do also ask the teacher or office personnel, questions like: “Is there anything else I need to know?”, “Are there any events coming up that I should know about? School Newsletters, Notices, and Syndicate Term Newsletters are emailed to families and are posted on our website and app.