enrolments

New Enrolments

To enrol your child at Hokitika Primary School, please click here for the online form. In order to enrol, you must reside in our school zone.

Prefer to fill in the form by hand? Please click here to download a form to print. You can also ask us to post a form to you, or visit the office to get a paper copy.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the office staff - 03 755 7400 or office@hokitika.school.nz

Please also see this Ministry of Education web page about enrolling and starting your child at school.

Enrolment Scheme

The Ministry of Education has instructed Hokitika Primary School to implement an enrolment scheme on October 14, 2024. The zone has been determined by the Ministry of Education following consultation with the school and wider community. Siblings of children already enrolled at Hokitika Primary School will be able to attend HPS even if their address becomes out of zone as a result of the implementation of this enrolment scheme. 

Home Zone:

The Home Zone includes addresses on both sides of the boundary roads mentioned in the description unless otherwise stated. Starting from where Ruatapu Road (SH 6) crosses the Hokitika River, the home zone follows:

• West along the northern bank of the Hokitika River until the coastline

• North-east along the coastline until, and including, number 1317A Kumara Junction Highway (SH 6)

• From 1317A Kumara Junction Highway (SH 6) travels south-west along Kumara Junction Highway (SH 6) until Stafford Road

• South-east on Stafford Road until Stafford Loop Road

• South-west on Stafford Loop Road until Kumara Junction Highway (SH 6)

  • Including Stafford Loop Road to the south-east of Stafford Road up to, and including, number 493 Stafford Loop Road,

  • Including Gillams Gully Road,

  • And including Ballarat Rise

• South-west on Kumara Junction Highway (SH 6) until Arahura Valley Road

  • Including Old Christchurch Road up to and including number 955 Old Christchurch Road,

  • And including Spencer Road

• South-east on Arahura Valley Road until its intersection with Blue Spur Road

• and Humphreys Gully Road

  • Including Two Mile Line Road

• North-west along Blue Spur Road until, and including, number 223 Blue Spur Road

  • Including Humphreys Gully Road,

  • Including Kaniere Tailings,

  • Including Humphreys Gully West,

  • Including Terrace View,

  • And including Jack Ward Road

• North-east back along Blue Spur Road until Arahura Valley Road

• North back along Arahura Valley Road until One Mile Line Road

• South-west along One Mile Line Road until Kumara Junction Road

• South-west on Kumara Junction Highway (SH 6) until Tudor Street

  • Including West Drive

  • Including Keogans Road

  • Including Mehrtens Road,

  • And including Hospital Hill Road

• South-east on Tudor Street until Sale Street

  • Including Bonar Drive,

  • Including Whitcombe Terrace,

  • And including Brittan Street to the north of Tudor Street

• North-east along Sale Street until Airport Drive

• East along Airport Drive until Alpine View

  • Including Brian Waugh Lane,

  • And including Bert Mercer Drive

• South-east along Alpine View until the end of Alpine View

• From the end of Alpine View jumps south to the end of Racecourse Terrace

• South along Racecourse Terrace Rise until Hau Hau Road

  • Including Mount Cook View Drive,

  • And including Holly Robinson place

• West along Hau Hau Road until its intersection with Hampden Street and

• Town Belt East

• South-west along the western side of Town Belt East until Stafford Street

  • Including the western side of Town Belt East to the south of Stafford Street

• West along Stafford Street until Livingstone Street

• South-west along Livingstone Street until Gibson Quay

  • Including Walker Place

• West along Gibson Quay until Bealey Street

  • Including Gibson Quay to the north-west of Bealey Street

• North-east along Bealey Street until Weld Street

• North-west along Weld Street until Fitzherbert Street (SH 6)

• South-west on Fitzherbert Street (SH 6) and then Ruatapu Road (SH 6) until the northern bank of the Hokitika River.