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Title of Article: School zoning

Which school your children attend is sometimes dictated by the area you live in, known as school zones.

For some parents in New Zealand, school zoning is an important thing to consider when deciding where to buy or rent. This is because our free state-funded education system is designed for students to go to a school within the zone that they live. If you would like your child to attend a particular school, like an all-boys or all-girls school, the surest way is to live within the area covered by the school's zone. Zoning applies only to state-funded schools - which is the majority of schools in New Zealand. Private schools are not zoned, but they are also not government funded. They charge set fees - typically around NZ$20,000 a year. Culture and Character New Zealand's education system is reliable and fair. The Education Review Office (ERO) reports on every school, checking standards and delivery of education. There is a common set of subjects and standards across all the schools the students are measured on. But every school has its own character and culture. Private Schooling enables groups with common views to choose and promote their shared values, and offer specific courses that may not be available nationally. Most New Zealand parents find their local in-zone schools work well for them. But if you have a strong or specific idea about the kind of school you want you children to attend, contact and talk to someone from the school you are looking at. They can best say what makes the school unique and special. Partnership (formerly Charter) Schools A third option for some parents may be available through a small number of schools that have been set up in conjunction with local businesses and communities, to enable the well-managed trial of alternative education styles. A new government policy is revising how these schools are funded - however, this will not impact on their continued operations day to day.

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This article tells us about school zoning .In New Zealand parents live in zones where they want their children to attend school. Zoning is only for state funded schools and not for private schools. When parents want their children to go to particular type of schools like all boys or all girls schools, they will have to live in that area. If people want to send their children to private schools they will have to spend $20,000 every year because they are not government funded.The education system of New Zealand is good and the ERO gives its report on how efficiently every school delivers education.The subjects and standard of all schools in New Zealand are same but every school is different when culture and character are taken into consideration .Private schools on the other hand have certain courses which are not available in government schools.New Zealand parents are very much satisfied in sending their children to government schools but if parents think that they want their children to go to specific schools , they should talk to the authorities of such schools.A third type of school available to parents is partnership schools . These type of schools are few in number and are set up in coordination with the local businesses and communities. This is set to offer a different variety of education and a different government policy will be made to finance such schools.