Botany Downs Secondary College

In Zone Applications

Hard copy forms can be submitted to the College in person by dropping it in our reception mailbox or digital copies can be emailed to our Enrolment Office, Miss Melanie Smith at enrolments@bdsc.school.nz

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We welcome applications for Term 1 for international students who are living with their parents or a designated caregiver (family or close family friend).

If an international student requires homestay, can we ask you to please contact the school directly, prior to submitting an application, as unfortunately for Term 1 our homestay programme is full.

To complete the online process, you will need to upload the following documents:

• A copy of your passport (and visa if you have one)
• Your photo
• Your last school report
• Insurance certificate and policy details in English (if you are booking your own)

Our Application Process

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• Submit your online application
• Your application is reviewed and you or your agent will be notified within 48 hours for next steps

Information Required

Note: It is important that you include all relevant information about the student in your application. This information is used to ensure that the student is supported properly upon arrival and to match them with suitable homestays, teachers and courses. Where information is included relating to health issues or learning needs, disclosure of this information will not automatically disqualify the Student from Enrolment. However, failure to disclose information or providing misleading information may result in the withdrawal of an Offer of Place or termination of a Contract of Enrolment.

Please make sure you have scanned copies of the following documents ready to upload before you begin:

• your current passport (if available)
• your photo
• your last school report (translated into English)
• vaccination certificate (if available)
• insurance certificate (if available and must be in English)

Enrolment Process

We welcome applications from both In-Zone and Out-of-Zone (Selective Entry) Students. First, check your zoning, then apply using the correct application. Once your application has been processed, there is an enrolment interview and lastly confirmation.

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Complete the appropriate application form

Alternatively, you can visit us to pick one up. The Enrolment Office is located at Reception.

Applications must be made and will be processed according to the Botany Downs Secondary College enrolment policy with the official application form completed in full. Supplementary documentation required is as follows:

• Verification of usual place of residence. Owners must supply a copy of a Sale & Purchase agreement, a recent electricity account (or provide verification from the electrical supplier) and one further utility account e.g. phone bill, insurance receipt, car registration that is current with name and address. Those renting must include a copy of a fixed term rental agreement of a council approved rateable dwelling that is valid for the period of 12 months from the first day the student commences school at Botany Downs Secondary College, along with a recent electricity account (or provide verification from the electrical supplier). A bond lodgement receipt from the Department of Building & Housing and a shipping receipt for personal and household items from overseas or other cities. If not applicable then a receipt for the purchase of essential household items is to be supplied.
  For those families who have moved from an address in New Zealand, a copy of the Post Office mail re-direction receipt is to be supplied, along with a copy of the ‘Final Reading’ electricity account of their previous address.
• A copy of the applicant’s latest school report.
• A copy of the applicant’s immunisation record.
• For New Zealand Citizens – Birth Certificate or Passport or New Zealand Citizenship Certificate.
• For Non-New Zealand Citizens – Copies of Student’s Passport with Residence Permit or Student Passport with Student Visa and Parent Passport with Work Permit.

Legal Guardianship Order/Authorised Primary Duty of Care must be long-standing arrangement and not created solely for the purpose of gaining entry to the school. If Authorised Primary Duty of Care, written evidence from a NZ Lawyer must be provided and attached, substantiating the legality and existing long-term nature of this relationship.

The above procedures apply to all year level enrolments. The Board of Trustees advises that places at all year levels are likely to be at a premium.

Botany Downs Secondary College may actively collect information and make all enquiries necessary in its opinion to ensure that enrolment details contained in this application are accurate.

To complete the application process, you and your child will be required to attend an enrolment interview. We will contact you to arrange an interview time. Upon completion of the enrolment process, the College will send you written confirmation of acceptance.