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Ronda
[FYI request #32396 email]
Tēnā koe Ronda
OIA: 1353579 – Correspondence regarding Naenae College enrolment scheme
Thank you for your email of 25 September 2025 to the Ministry of Education (the Ministry)
requesting the following information:
Please provide all correspondence between the Ministry of Education and Naenae College
regarding the new enrolment scheme for Naenae College, including emails, letters, meeting
notes, memos, and any other forms of communication.
Thank you also for your clarification of 6 October 2025, as follows:
Timeframe: January 2025 onwards
Specified individuals: All correspondence between the Ministry of Education and the
following Naenae College Senior Leadership Team members:
•
Chris Taylor (Christopher Andrew Taylor)
•
Jane Hambidge (Jane Anne Hambidge)
•
Katherine Stokes (Katherine Mary Stokes)
•
Alex Maehe (Alexander Maehe)
And correspondence between the Ministry of Education and the Naenae College Board of
Trustees.
Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).
Please find attached as
Appendix A and as set out in the
Appendix A document table below,
the information the Ministry holds in scope of your request.
Please note, some information has been withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the Act, to protect the
privacy of natural persons.
I am refusing three email attachments under section 18(d) of the Act, as the information is publicly
available. Please refer to the document table below for links to these documents.
Wellington National Office, 1 The Terrace, Levels 5 to 14, Wellington 6011
PO Box 1666, Wellington 6140, DX SR51201 Phone: +64 4 463 8000
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As required under section 9(1) of the Act, I have considered the public interest in releasing the
information withheld. I do not consider that the public interest considerations favouring the release
of this information are sufficient to outweigh the need to withhold it at this time.
Some content has also been removed as out of scope, where emails were forwarded for the
purposes of processing your request only and attachments which do not relate to the enrolment
scheme.
Thank you again for your email. You have the right to ask an Ombudsman to review my decision
on your request, in accordance with section 28 of the Act. You can do this by writing to
[email address] or to Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington 6143.
Nāku noa, nā
Roy Sye
Director of Education Wellington
Te Mahau | Te Tai Runga (South)
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Appendix A Document table
#
Date
From
To
Subject
Decision on release
1
26 Mar
Ministry of
Naenae
Enrolment
Released in part. Information
2025
Education,
College Board
Scheme
has been withheld under section
Senior
Presiding
advisory
9(2)(a) of the Act.
Education
Member and
Advisor
Principal
1A
Naenae College letter – School enrolment scheme
Released in part. Information
development
has been withheld under section
9(2)(a) of the Act.
1B
Guidelines for the development and operation of
Refused under section 18(d)
enrolment
of the Act. Information is
schemes for State Schools
publicly availabl
e: Secretarys-
Guidelines-March-2023.pdf
1C
Instructions relating to the operation of
Refused under section 18(d)
enrolment schemes
of the Act. Information is
publicly available:
Secretarys-
Instructions-December-2020.pdf
2
31 Mar
Ministry of
Naenae
Response to
Released in part. Information
2025
Education,
College Board
your capacity has been withheld under section
Senior
Presiding
query
9(2)(a) of the Act.
Education
Member and
Advisor
Principal
3
8 May
Naenae
Ministry of
Re: Revised
Released in part. Information
2025
College
Education
letter
has been withheld under section
Board
advising of
9(2)(a) of the Act. Out of scope
Presiding
Enrolment
information removed.
Member
Scheme work
underway
3A
Application form: Assessment of special programme for
Released in full.
an enrolment scheme
3B
Funding Agreement – Activity Centre
Out of scope.
4
13 May
Ministry of
Naenae
Naenae
Released in part. Information
2025
Education,
College Board
College
has been withheld under section
Senior
Presiding
special
9(2)(a) of the Act.
Education
Member and
programme
Advisor
Principal
5
15 May
Ministry of
Naenae
Enrolment
Released in part. Information
2025
Education,
College Board
Scheme
has been withheld under section
Senior
Presiding
Consultation
9(2)(a) of the Act.
Education
Member and
Advisor
Principal
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5A
New enrolment scheme FAQs
Refused under section 18(d)
of the Act. Information is
publicly available:
FAQs - State - New Enrolment
Scheme_ (003).pdf
5B
Guidelines for the development and operation of
Refer to document 1B.
enrolment schemes for State Schools
5C
Instructions relating to the operation of enrolment
Refer to document 1C.
schemes
5D
Naenae College potential Enrolment Scheme description
Released in full.
April 2025
5E
Naenae College proposed map
Released in full.
5F
ES Advisory Naenae College 15 May 2025
Released in part. Information
has been withheld under section
9(2)(a) of the Act.
6
21 July
Ministry of
Naenae
Your
Released in part. Information
2025
Education,
College Board
enrolment
has been withheld under section
Senior
Presiding
scheme is
9(2)(a) of the Act.
Education
Member and
now finalised
Advisor
Principal
6A
Guidelines for the development and operation of
Refer to document 1B.
enrolment schemes for State Schools
6B
Final letter to Naenae College
Released in part. Information
has been withheld under section
9(2)(a) of the Act.
6C
Naenae College Enrolment Scheme description July
Refer to document 7A.
2025
6D
Naenae College zone map July 2025
Released in full.
7
28 July
Ministry of
Naenae
Enrolment
Released in part. Information
2025
Education,
College
Scheme
has been withheld under section
Senior
Principal
9(2)(a) of the Act.
Education
Advisor
7A
Naenae College Enrolment Scheme description July
Released in full.
2025
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