The election of three parent representatives to the Wellington College board will take place in November 2023.

A nomination form is available below.

You can use this form to nominate yourself or someone else in your community. We have nomination forms available in Te Reo Māori and some other languages. Please contact the returning officer if these are required. 

Nominating yourself or someone else

If you are on the voting roll and eligible to vote, you can nominate yourself. Please remember to sign both parts of the form

If you are nominating someone else, complete the nomination form and make sure it includes all the required contact details and signatures.

You can post, hand deliver or email your nomination form/s to the returning officer (see details below). Nominations close at noon on Wednesday 11 October.

Information on who is not eligible to be a board member is available below.

Candidate statement

If you are a candidate, you are invited to submit an optional statement (up to 400 words) and photo. Make sure your statement is received by noon on Wednesday 11 October so that it can be sent to voters with the voting papers. The returning officer may remove or edit any part of the candidate’s statement if it exceeds 400 words or is offensive or defamatory.

Electoral roll

The electoral roll is held at the school office and can be viewed during normal school hours.

Voting and results

Electronic voting will be available for this election.

If there are more nominations than vacancies for parent representatives, a voting election will be held. Eligible voters will be emailed voting papers and candidate statements, on or before the election day, Wednesday 15 November 2023.

The poll closes at 4pm on Wednesday 15 November. The highest polling candidates will be elected to the board, and results will be notified to the school community and other affected parties.

Email, post or deliver completed nomination forms to: Returning Officer, c.shakespeare@wc.school.nz, Wellington College, P O Box 16-073, 15 Dufferin Street, Mt Victoria, Wellington 6242 so that it is received no later than noon on Wednesday 11 October 2023.

Attachments

Nomination Form Parent – 2023   PDF, 155.8 KB

Eligibility   PDF, 94 KB

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