PERSONAL INFORMATION AND THE PRIVACY ACT (2020) The school collects personal information from its students so that they can be enrolled, have their attendance and progress recorded, be entered for examinations, or be contacted by the school. The school also collects information about the caregivers of the student so that they may be informed of student progress, or contacted in an emergency. Personal information may be disclosed to other education agencies, such as the Ministry of Education, the New Zealand Qualifications Authority and to Government agencies such as the New Zealand Police and the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) if they demonstrate a statutory right to obtain it. MSD requests this so that young people who have difficulty finding future employment, training or further education can be identified and offered support by organisations contracted by MSD to help re-engage young people in education or training when they leave school. Personal information may be retained by the school after the student leaves in order for the school to maintain a list of past students. Under the Privacy Act 2020 you have the right to access all personal information held by the school about you or your child. You also have a right to ask the school to correct any information held which is inaccurate. You can exercise that right by applying to the school. You also have an obligation to advise the school if or when any of the personal information you have provided changes. If for any reason your enrolment is not accepted, this enrolment form and the accompanying documentation will be destroyed.