2025 Enrolments 

Out-of-zone applications for 2025 have closed. 

For 2025 in-zone applications only: Complete the Online Enrolment Form

Our enrolment officer will email you to request the required documentation. Upon receipt of the documentation, the appropriate Dean will contact you to arrange an interview with you and your child.

Use this tool to check if your address is In-Zone for Murrays Bay Intermediate School: Check my Address

2026 Enrolments 

STEP ONE: COMPLETE AN ENROLMENT FORM

Use this tool to check if your address is In-Zone or Out-of-Zone for Murrays Bay Intermediate School: Check my Address

IN-ZONE Students: 

Students who live in the Murrays Bay Intermediate School zone may enrol at the school as of right, provided:

  • They are entitled to a state education;

  • They live in-zone as their main residence, with a parent or legal guardian.


Complete the Online Enrolment Form, then proceed to Step Two.

OUT-OF-ZONE Students: 

Out-of-Zone students must complete the Online Enrolment Form before 27 August 2025. 

Ministry of Education Out-of-Zone Ballot is drawn on 3 September 2025.

Students will be notified via email of the outcome of the ballot within three days of the ballot taking place.

Out-of-zone priority order:

We have 140 out-of-zone places available for year 7 students in 2026.

We have 65 out-of-zone places available for year 8 students in 2026.

STEP TWO: SCHOOL VISITS: IN-ZONE and OUT OF ZONE Students

At Murrays Bay Intermediate School, we’re excited to welcome all Year 6 students to come and explore what makes our school so special. 

Attendees: Students only

All students at the following schools have a pre-arranged visit with their current school the week of 11 August 2025, and we invite you to move to Step three.

Murrays Bay Primary / Browns Bay Primary / Campbells Bay Primary / Pinehill School / Mairangi Bay School / Sunnynook Primary

If your child does NOT attend one of the feeder schools listed above and would like to visit our school, please complete this registration form and drop off your child at reception on your preferred day—either Thursday 14 or Friday 15 August 2025, 9.00 am to 12.15 pm. 

Note: This school visit is for students only. There is a separate evening for parents/ caregivers- see Step Three.

STEP THREE: PARENT OPEN EVENING - IN-ZONE and OUT OF ZONE 

Parents/ caregivers are warmly invited to our 2026 Year 7 Parent Open Evening on Wednesday, 27 August 2025, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. This is a wonderful opportunity to see MBIS in action, meet our specialist teachers, and learn about our sports and music programs. You will also have the chance to speak with classroom teachers.

The evening will feature a school presentation, and we are excited to welcome our keynote speaker, TBC: John Meeske, who will discuss building resilience in our learners.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Attendees: Parents/ Caregivers only

Date: Wednesday 27th August 2025 - 6 pm to 8 pm in the school hall.

All parents are welcome.

STEP FOUR: ENROLMENT INTERVIEW: 

IN-ZONE and OUT-OF-ZONE Students

All in-zone and out-of-zone families must book an Enrolment Interview.

Enrolment Interviews will be held on:

Tuesday,11 November from 3.45 pm to 8.00 pm.

Wednesday, 12 November from 3.45 pm to 8.00 pm.

Thursday, 13 November from 3.45 pm to 8.00 pm.

You will be able to book your child's enrolment interview from Tuesday, 28 October via our website.

All applicants are requested to attend our 2025 Enrolment Interviews, for which you will be required to provide the following information for your child:

  • Your child’s NZ Passport or NZ birth certificate, or:

  • If your child was NOT born in NZ

    • Student Visa

    • Your child’s overseas Passport

    • Proof of your in-zone address - through a power or internet bill.

Purpose of interviews:

  • To check the enrolment information is correct for your child.

  • To provide an initial personal connection between new families and Murrays Bay Intermediate

  • To inform parents about setting up their HERO account.

  • To gather important class placement information.
    We do not guarantee friendship placements, teacher requests, or classroom preferences.

STEP FIVE: UNIFORM SALES - IN-ZONE and OUT OF ZONE 

Monday 17th November to Saturday 22nd November 2025

Tuesday 27th January to Friday 30th January 2026

Uniform sales bookings will open towards the end of October 2025, and a link will be sent to you via Hero.

To familiarise yourself with the uniform requirements, please visit our Uniform section. 

STEP SIX: FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS

Once you have completed steps 1-5 above, the school will communicate, via Hero, your child’s class placement one week prior to school starting.

 We look forward to welcoming your child to MBIS.