Wairarapa Teen Parent Enrolment

Student Eligibility

TPUs provide for the particular educational needs of students:

• who have been unable to continue their education in a mainstream situation because of pregnancy or child rearing responsibilities (of their own children);

• who have enrolled in the TPU within the age range to receive free education (i.e. up to 1 January following their 19th birthday)

Students who became parents while teenagers, but who are now no longer eligible for free education (i.e. they have passed the 1st day of January following their 19th birthday) can be enrolled as adult students. Their enrolment will be at the discretion of the host school and the TPU's Management Committee.

Enrolment

When students enrol in a TPU they complete an enrolment form. Information that needs to be recorded includes:

• date of first enrolment at the TPU

• eligibility - copies of student's birth certificate; their child's birth certificate or a signed verification by a medical practitioner of expected delivery date; and a declaration that the student has the primary care responsibility for the child

• names and ages of child(ren)

• contacts: midwife/GP; dentist

• Community Services Customer Number

• NSN Number

• types of benefits being received

• their last year level in a regular school

• a copy of credits from last school attended.

How to enrol

If you think you would like to enrol at Wairarapa T.P.U.:

Ring Rae at 06 377 3491.

She will visit you at home or arrange a time for you to visit.

Call in to the TPU at Makoura College.