Enrolment Process
Step 1: Enrolment Application
Complete the online enrolment application by clicking here >>
Step 2: Enrolment Interview
In Zone applicants for 2025 Year 9 enrolment please attend an enrolment interview on Tuesday 26 November between 2.30-5.30pm. Appointments will be approximately 20 minutes long. The last interview will be at 5.10pm.
Out of Zone applicants for 2025 enrolment who were successful in the ballot have been notified and will need to attend our enrolment interview session on Tuesday 26 November between 2.30-5.30pm. Appointments will be approximately 20 minutes long. The last interview will be at 5.10pm.
The enrolment session on Tuesday 26 November will be the last opportunity for interviews before the end of the 2024 school year.
If you have any queries, please contact enrol@hhs.school.nz
Henderson High School participates in the Ministry of Education donations scheme and does not request student donations.
Out of Zone Enrolment Information
The Out of Zone enrolment applications for 2025 enrolment closed on Wednesday 4 September at 4pm.
The ballot was drawn on Wednesday 11 September and applicants were notified on Friday 13 September.
Please note, our Out of Zone spaces for 2025 were as follows:
Year 9 – 15 places
Year 10 – 3 places
Year 11 – 4 places
Year 12 – 3 places
There were no Out of Zone places in Year 13 for 2025.
According to the Ministry of Education Guidelines, Out-of-Zone applicants are accepted in this order:
- First priority must be given to any applicant who is accepted for enrolment in a special programme run by the school. (Note that Henderson High School does not have a special programme).
- Second priority must be given to any applicant who is the sibling of a current student of the school.
- Third priority must be given to any student who is the sibling of a former student of the school.
- Fourth priority must be given to any applicant who is a child of a former student of the school.
- Fifth priority must 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 must be given to all other applicants.
Key Dates for 2025 Enrolment
25 July - Open Day
30 & 31 July - Te Hiringa Experience & Testing. Register your interest by by clicking here >>
1 August - In Zone enrolment interviews for 2025 Year 9 students
1 August - Scholarship applications close
15 August - Art in the a.m. Register your interest by clicking here >>
16 August - Toro Mai Ki Panuku - Ignite the passion for Kapa Haka. Register your interest by clicking here >>
4 September - In Zone enrolment interviews for 2025 Year 9 students
4 September - Out of Zone applications close
11 September - Out of Zone ballot drawn
13 September - Out of Zone applicants advised of ballot result
18 September - Enrolment interviews for 2025 In Zone Year 9 students and 2025 Out of Zone students who were successful in the ballot
5 November - Enrolment interviews for 2025 In Zone Year 9 students and 2025 Out of Zone students who were successful in the ballot
6 November - Te Hiringa Experience & Testing. Register your interest by by clicking here >>
26 November - Enrolment interviews for 2025 In Zone Year 9 students and 2025 Out of Zone students who were successful in the ballot
Zone Boundaries
Please click here >> to view our zone map or click here >> for an A-Z list of street names in our zone.
Full information about our school zone is also available from the school office. Please call the school should you have any queries regarding zoning.
Te Hiringa - Academic Enrichment
The Te Hiringa Academic Enrichment Programme supports fast-paced, advanced learning to develop students’ thinking skills and extends their knowledge of their chosen courses of study. The programme facilitates research and information gathering using a variety of methods.
Students collaborate with schools and academic institutes outside of the classroom environment, in order to enrich the learning experience.
Find our more here >>
Assessment for admission into Te Hiringa takes place in the year prior to entry at Year 9. Register your interest by by clicking here >>
Scholarships
We offer a range of financial scholarships to incoming Year 9 students who excel in their chosen field.
Scholarships for each field offer specific rewards to successful students. Find our more here >>
Uniform
Henderson High School uniform can be purchased from:
521 Rosebank Road
Avondale
Auckland 1026
Phone: 09 828 7430
