Future education provision in the and Pāpāmoa area

Tauranga and the are currently will affect the enrolment zones of surrounding ’s fastest growing areas. A new schools. primary school, Te Manawa o Pāpāmoa School, We are gathering feedback on two things in this is opening in 2022 due to ongoing and projected process: population growth. This projected population 1. The proposed enrolment zones for Te Manawa o growth will also increase student numbers at Pāpāmoa School and Mount Maunganui College, Mount Maunganui Intermediate School, Mount as well as amendments to other enrolment zones Maunganui College, and Pāpāmoa College, as in the area; well as other primary schools in the area. 2. Potential future options for Mount Maunganui We are now engaging with the community to Intermediate, Mount Maunganui College and determine how school enrolment zones may Pāpāmoa College to accommodate the projected look in the future, and how more intermediate increase in intermediate and secondary aged and secondary school students can best be students. accommodated in the schooling network. Community meetings were held in mid-March. The opening of Te Manawa o Pāpāmoa School, a Discussion from these meetings and meetings with new primary school, will require amendments to other stakeholders have been used to construct an the enrolment zones of other primary schools in online survey. The information from the community the area. Mount Maunganui College will also be meetings as well as the findings of the survey will be implementing an enrolment zone from 2022 which summarised in a report to the Ministry of Education. We encourage as many people to participate in the survey as possible to ensure the communities’ Enrolment Zones viewpoints are clearly represented in this report. The schools that will implement new Your participation will help determine future enrolment zones as part of this process are: enrolment zones and how intermediate and Mount Maunganui College secondary schooling could best be arranged to meet Te Manawa o Pāpāmoa School future needs.

The schools which will have changes to their enrolment zone boundaries are: Online Survey School Golden Sands School To participate in the online survey, Mount Maunganui Intermediate School go to www.surveymonkey.com/r/ Mount Maunganui Primary School mtmaunganuipapamoa School The survey will be available until Pāpāmoa College Pāpāmoa Primary School April 16th. Tahatai Coast School More information on this Te Akau Ki Pāpāmoa School process can be found at www.dandgconsulting.co.nz/