The Boards of all state and state integrated schools are required to hold elections every three years, and this will be happening again in 2025.
Tangaroa College School Board
The School Board is an important part of our as they set the strategic direction for our school. Our board is made up of five parent representatives, the Principal, a staff rep elected by the staff and a student rep elected by the students.
Parent representative election process
The current board made the decision to appoint Schooled Election Pilot as the Returning Officer for our election and for the election to be provided online.
Nomination and voting forms will be sent to all eligible voters by email directly from Election Pilot. If we don’t have an email address for you, nomination and voting papers will be sent by post so no one will miss out.
School Board Elections must be held in accordance with the provisions in the Education and Training Act 2020 and the Education (Board Elections) Regulations 2022. Your name and contact details have been provided to Schooled Election Pilot to enable the provision of elections services for our school as required by legislation. They will use your contact details for the provision of election services for Tangaroa College only and your details will be deleted 60 days after the election date as required by legislation.
Nominations
Nominations open on Friday 18 July 2025 and close at noon on Wednesday 6 August 2025.
The nomination pack will include a cover letter explaining the nomination process as well as a nomination form. You can use this form to nominate yourself, or you can nominate someone else in the community. (If you are going to nominate someone else, ensure they are aware of your nomination and are willing to accept the nomination).
Information on who is not eligible to be a School Board member is provided with the nomination form. If you need additional nomination forms, or forms in Te Reo Māori of a different language, please contact the Returning Officer directly on 0800 VOTENZ (0800 868 369) or election@electionpilot.nz.
Nominations can be submitted by email, through the Election Pilot system at www.electionpilot.nz or by returning the completed nomination form to the school office. You may provide a candidate statement and photograph with your nomination. The electoral roll is held at the school office and can be viewed during normal school hours.
Questions
If you have any questions about the election process, please contact the Returning Officer directly on 0800 VOTENZ (0800 868 369) or election@electionpilot.nz.