Enrolment

We welcome your interest!

Waikato Waldorf School is a special character composite school currently catering for children in Years 2-13 (Class 1 to Class 12).

If you have a child just turning five or six years old they will need to enrol them at our kindergarten, Miro House.

In keeping with our special character, our Year 1 children are educated at Miro House kindergarten here on site. 


The Enrolment Process

  1. Parents/caregivers make contact with the school to register for an Enrolment Information Evening (dates below).

  2. After attending the Enrolment Information Evening, if parents/caregivers believe that the school will be a good fit for their family, they should complete and return an Expression of Interest Form (given out at the Info Evening).

  3. If a space is available in the required class, the parents/caregivers will attend a meeting with the appropriate Deputy Principal to further discuss their child’s development and needs.

  4. New students will then be required to attend one or two class visits in their proposed class. This gives them a chance to meet the teacher, the other students and get a feel for Steiner education and whether it is a good fit.

  5. Following the student visits, the parent/caregiver will be contacted for a follow up discussion. Sometimes further visits may be arranged. If the school and parents/caregivers decide that the school is the right fit for the student/s, a Special Character Interview is arranged.

  6. The Special Character Interview takes place between the Principal, a member of the Proprietor's Trust and the parents/caregivers. This is when we learn about the family and student in greater detail, outline how our school works and clarify what is expected from families in order to uphold the special character of our school and set their child/ren up for success.

  7. Following this interview, a place at our school may be offered. If that is the case, an enrolment pack is sent to the parents/caregivers, and an enrolment date is agreed.

ENROLMENT DATES FOR TERM 3, 2026

6pm, 12 August: Enrolment Information Evening in the School Hall

18 August: Expression of Interest form to be returned

25 - 28 August: Meetings with the Deputy Principal

31 August - 11 September, Class Visits

15 September: Special Character Interviews

Student may begin school in either Week 10, Term 3 or at the beginning of Term 4.

The Pledge

Although the school is partially funded by the Ministry of Education, the Proprietors Trust are responsible for the development of the buildings and of the special character of the school.

To support all these elements that give our school its unique Steiner Waldorf character, the school operates via a donation system.  Each year every family completes a pledge form advising the charitable trust what the level of their donation will be.  Through the generosity of the parents, this pledge system has been operating successfully for many years and has allowed the school to flourish.