Enrolling in the Closest School or Not? Implications of school choice decisions for active transport to school

Absence of requirements to attend a local school combined with social factors driving school choice make distance to school less important in school choice decisions. This study examined correlates of adolescents’ enrolment in the closest school in the absence of school zoning policies. Adolescents (n=797; age: 15.2±1.4 years; 51.4% boys) from six non-integrated (regular) public secondary schools without school zoning in Dunedin, New Zealand,...