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Enquiries National Team | Ministry of Education
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Dear Maria Lilley

Thank you for your request for information below. The Ministry will
consider and respond to your request in accordance with the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act).

 

The Act allows up to 20 working days for a response, making 19 March 2020
the latest date for our response to you.  If more than 20 working days are
needed due to the potential workload involved in answering your request,
we will notify you accordingly.

 

Please note, the Ministry may publicly release on our website the response
to your request five days after you have received it. Any personal
information will be removed.

 

In the interim, if you have any questions about your request, please email
[1][email address].

 

 

Thanks

 

Enquiries National Team | Ministry of Education | TW
33 Bowen St, Wellington

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We get the job done  Ka oti i a mātou ngā mahi
We are respectful, we listen, we learn  He rōpū manaaki, he rōpū
whakarongo, he rōpū ako mātou
We back ourselves and others to win  Ka manawanui ki a mātou, me ētahi ake
kia wikitoria
We work together for maximum impact  Ka mahi ngātahi mō te tukinga nui
tonu

Great results are our bottom line  Ko ngā huanga tino pai ā mātou whāinga
mutunga

 

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Môrena Maria

 

Thank you for your inquiry re: out of zone inquiry – fourth priority.

In answer to your question, under 11F(1)(d) of the Education Act 1989 (the
Act) fourth priority must be given to any applicant who is a child of a
former student of the school. Your question asks: does ‘child of a former
student of the school’ extend to a stepchild of a former student of the
school?

 

Yes it does if the step parent is a legal guardian of the child.

The Act defines what the word parent means: “parent, in relation to any
person, means a person who is the person’s mother, father, or guardian”.

 

If you can tell me where you are in the country, I can link you up with
our local regional office who can discuss this with you further.

 

Ngâ mihi

Vanessa Harrold | Lead Adviser | Education Network
DDI +6444638081

 

 

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Mōrena Maria

Yes you are correct in your statement below.
We have had this question raised before and this is our understanding of the legislation.

As you are from Rodney, Auckland, the local Education Adviser is Mr Ken White. He can be contacted on (09) 632-9470 if you require any more information.

Ngā mihi
Vanessa Harrold | Lead Adviser | Education Network
DDI +6444638081

 

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