A survey asking Queenstown parents if they intend to send their children to the new Remarkables Primary School produced inconclusive results because parents do not have enough information to make a decision.
Remarkables Primary and Queenstown Primary schools launched the online survey last month.
Remarkables principal Debbie Dickson said the survey provided the schools with an initial guide to possible enrolment trends but had not provided a conclusive outcome.
This was because there were several variables on which parents were still awaiting information, and, therefore, were undecided on their child's schooling option, she said.
Three hundred and eighty-two forms were returned, representing 671 children.
The "variables" included questions over bus options, year 7 and 8 schooling, Remarkables Primary School zone allocation and how the new school would stage its enrolment intake, Mrs Dickson said.
"Both school boards are actively trying to get answers from the Ministry of Education . . . so they can inform the community," she said.
Remarkables Primary and Queenstown Primary schools were working closely to ensure a smooth transition over the next two years.
About 60 parents attended Remarkables Primary's first public meeting in the Queenstown Events Centre on Wednesday, when Mrs Dickson presented plans for the new school.
She said the 20 classrooms would have beanbags, hi-tech laptops, ergonomic chairs and tables, and interactive whiteboards.
Parents needed to make choices that were right for them, but feedback so far had been very positive, she said.
The school would be taking years 0 to 2 in term 1, years 0 to 6 in 2010, year 7 in 2011 and year 8 in 2012.
It would have a maximum roll of 460 pupils, plus 30 in the play-centre.
Board of trustees chairman Roy Thompson said the school's design included soundproofing to minimise the noise of aircraft.
The enrolment zone would stretch from Lake Hayes to Frankton Rd, including Quail Rise and Kelvin Heights.
However, the Queenstown end of Frankton Rd would not be included, he said.
The school could take children from outside the zone on a case-by-case basis and was asking the ministry to be flexible over school bus entitlements in the transitional period, Mr Thompson said.
Marina Dr parent Toby Wheatley said he wanted his daughter to attend the school, but he lived just outside the school's zone.
He could walk to the new school in 10 minutes, but would have to drive to Queenstown Primary, he said.
"It seems daft that I'd have to send her down there when the new school is as local as you can get," he said.
Quail Rise parent Tracey Pedersen said the meeting was very informative and she was excited that the new school was offering new ways of learning and new technology.
