Enrolment Information
All in-zone applicants are guaranteed places at Ellerslie School. Applications for a place must be made before enrolment can be offered. All enrolments must be accompanied by a Birth Certificate or Passport as proof of age and residency, along with two proofs of address. A current power bill and copy of a Residential Tenancy Agreement or rates bill is required.
Applications for enrolment can be made before your child’s 5th birthday but children start school on the next cohort start date after they turn 5. We encourage you to enrol your child up to one year before they turn 5.
Correct school uniform is required to be worn on the first day of starting at school.
Cohort entry 2026 start dates:
Term 1 – 9 February or 9 March.
Term 2 – 20 April or 1 June.
Term 3 – 20 July or 24 August.
Term 4 – 12 October or 16 November.
Cohort entry 2027 start dates:
Term 1 – 2 February or 08 March.
Term 2 – 27 April or 31 June.
Term 3 – 19 July or 23 August.
Term 4 – 11 October or 15 November.
The start dates are set by the Ministry of Education. Schools using cohort entry must use these dates and cannot change them.
