The following information will help you learn a lot about Bluestone School.
If you would like to have a look at our facilities and discuss the enrolment of your child then we encourage you to contact our Office on 03 6843706 and to speak to Julie or Kerrie to make a time for a tour of the school with Ian Poulter, Bluestone's Principal.

Preschool Previsit & Enrolment

Transition visits

These are broken into 2 sections;

You and your child are invited to attend two pre-entry afternoon sessions. After you have enrolled your child you will be sent a letter with the dates for these visits. If for any reason you do not receive a letter please contact the school office for details. If possible it is better if younger siblings are not brought to these sessions.
Pre school children attend on Wednesday mornings for three weeks prior to starting school. After you have enrolled your child you will be sent a letter with details of these visits.

This is to introduce your child to the school, the class they will begin in and the teacher. Parents are most welcome to join us at this time.

Parents enrolling children should make an appointment with the Principal prior to the visits.

New entrants may be enrolled before their fifth birthday, but cannot legally attend school before that date.

A parent is required to show a copy of the Certificate of Birth before a child can be enrolled. This can be obtained from the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages. A certificate showing immunisations completed should also be brought to the enrolment for viewing.

Moving to a New School

If your child is moving to new school please inform the class teacher so that arrangements can be made to forward the necessary information to the next school. This will also allow us to gather up your child's belongings and the books etc. belonging to Bluestone School.

When a child enters a new school the Principal sends to this previous school for the official school records.

Enrolment at Secondary School

Both Year 8 (Standard 6) students and their parents are given the opportunity to visit secondary schools in the Timaru area to familiarise themselves with the new school, its buildings, teaching programmes and environs, before enrolling.

Secondary schools are given year 8 contact details to enable them to invite parents and students to visit the secondary schools.