Starting School

Here are some resources to help you choose a school for your child and get them ready to start school.

Choosing a school

Choosing a school for a Five Year Old: A step by step guide for parents and caregivers published by Education Review Office.
Enrolment Zones: Interactive map to help you find schools in your zone. Information about private schools and state-integrated schools is not included.
Education Review Office: Search for ERO reports on schools.
Deciles: Frequently Asked Questions: A school's decile indicates the extent to which it draws its students from low socio-economic communities. From the Ministry of Education.

Primary Schools in Christchurch & Canterbury: Contacts for Christchurch & Canterbury in CINCH.
Kura Kaupapa in Christchurch & Canterbury: Contacts for Christchurch & Canterbury in CINCH.
Special Character Schools: from localeye. Special Character Schools operate within a particular or general religious or philosophical belief, and conduct observances or traditions appropriate to that belief.
School choice - New Zealand: Search the library catalogue for resources on school choice in New Zealand

Home Schooling: Info on home education, legal information and other resources.
Home Schooling: Contacts for Christchurch & Canterbury in CINCH.
Special Education Services: Includes frequently asked questions about special education and contacts for help.
Special education: Contacts for Christchurch & Canterbury in CINCH.

Ready for Reading: Activities to help develop the skills that lead to reading.
Building Literacy Skills at Home: Tips for supporting your child's reading development.
Readiness for school: Search the library catalogue for resources about readiness for school
Starting School - information for parents, caregivers: Search the library catalogue for information for parents and caregivers about starting school
Starting School - children's books: Search the library catalogue for books for children about starting school
First day of school - children's fiction: Search the library catalogue for books about the first day of school
Starting school: Information for parents and caregivers from littlies.com
Back to school: Information for parents and caregivers from kiwifamilies.co.nz
Starting school: Information for parents and caregivers from mumsontop.co.nz