Students who live within the school zone are entitled to a place at Rutherford College.
To see if you live within our Enrolment Zone Map click here and enter ‘Rutherford College’ in the search box. You can also click on 'address' and enter your address in the search box.
The Rutherford College home zone shall be bounded by a line running from Huruhuru Creek along the centres of Triangle Road, Lincoln Road, Mt Lebanon Lane, the railway line, View Road, Great North Road and Hepburn Road to the corner of Akatea Road and thence directly ahead down the southern boundary of Hepburn Park to the Whau River, then north along the shoreline of Te Atatu Peninsula back to Triangle Road bridge over the HuruHuru Creek.
Out of Zone Enrolment Information
Number of places for 2024 - 40
2023 Open Evening - Thursday August 3, 6pm - 8pm
2023 Open Day- Friday July 28, 9.30 - 1.30pm
Enrolment week - Monday 31 July to Thursday 3 Aug - 3.30 -7pm
and Saturday 5 August 2023 - 9.30 - 11.30am
Applications for enrolments will be processed in the following order of priority:
- First Priority: This priority category is not applicable at this school because the school does not run a special programme approved by the Secretary.
- Second Priority: will be given to applicants who are siblings of current students.
- Third Priority: will be given to applicants who are siblings of former students.
- Fourth Priority: will be given to any applicants who are a child of a former student of the school.
- Fifth Priority: will be given to any applicant who is either a child of an employee of the board of the school or a child of a member of the board of the school.
- Sixth Priority: will be given to all other applicants.
Applicants seeking second or third priority status will be required to give proof of a sibling relationship.
Families will be notified once the ballot is drawn and will have 14 days to confirm their place. If applicants deny their place or do not reply to the school to confirm their place within 14 days, applicants will be removed from the acceptance list and the place will be offered to the next applicant on the ballot.
Applications for Out-of-Zone Enrolment close 30 August 2023
Ballot date for Out-of-Zone Enrolment is 6 September 2023