If you are applying for the current year, you can apply at any time. Please ensure ALL required documentation is added to the application as we are CLOSED to our of zone enrolments for 2026.
Online applications for the 2027 academic year open on 24 July 2026. All dates are approximate at this stage.
The closing date for applications to be made is midnight, on Friday, 4 September at midnight.
General Information
"Enrolment" does not occur until all of the below conditions have been met.
All application procedures have been accepted as completed by the school, including:
- completion of online application form
- sufficient proof of residence in our school zone
- copy of birth certificate / passport is received by the school (and visa if required)
- confirmation that the student is taking their offer of place
- enrolment interview
- option selection
- any other requirements specified by the school
Attendance at the School commences; and
The student is first marked present on the School roll (the student MUST be living in our school zone when they begin attending school).
Applications for In Zone places can only be accepted once the student is living in the school zone with their parent(s) or legal guardian.
Online Application for Enrolment
Please click the button below to be taken to our Online Application for Enrolment form. Applications for 2027 submitted BEFORE the opening date, will not receive an acknowledgement until applications are open.
Applications for for all years close at midnight on Friday, 4 September.
Please ensure ALL required documentation is added to the application. All applications must have:
- Birth certificate, photo page of passport or Citizenship Certificate (for those born in New Zealand or those who have become NZ citizens).
- Visa for those who are not citizens of Aotearoa, New Zealand.
- In Zone Residence Evidence
Proof In Zone Residence
In order to prove that you are resident in our school zone, we must have a minimum of one of the following (the school reserves the right to request more than one piece of evidence):
- Electricity Account from within the last month with a parent / legal guardian's name, registered to the address in the application.
- A Tenancy Agreement if you are renting. Please note that it must be a LEGAL Tenancy Agreement, not a written agreement between family members or friends.
- A rates account for the property with the parents / caregivers names listed.
Friday, 24 July
Online applications open, the deadline for applications to be in is Friday, 4 September. Please note that our entire application process is online.
Prospectuses (which include instructions for applying online) are given out to:
- Taradale Intermediate
- Meeanee School
- Puketapu School
- Tamatea Intermediate
- St Patrick’s School
- Parkside Christian School
- Napier Intermediate
If you attend a different school than those above, you can come into, or call our school office and ask for a Prospectus.
Thursday, 20 August
Taradale High School's Open Evening from 6.30pm in the School Hall.
Friday, 4 September
Online applications close.
Friday, 11 September
Letters will be emailed (to the email address provided in your application) to students who have automatic entry to Taradale High School.
If you have not received an email by this date, please contact us on Monday 8 September by email, to [email protected]. Letters will be posted to students who do not provide an email address.
Wednesday, 23 September
Acceptance of place must be received, Taradale High School will tell you in your offer of place how to do this.
If an acceptance of place is not received by this date, it will be determined as non-acceptance and the place will be offered to another student