The ministry has given the school until the end of today to establish an enrolment scheme, or it will appoint a limited statutory manager to do so for the school.
The proposed measure is to manage overcrowding.
The school's board of trustees has been challenging the ministry because it does not believe there is a need for an enrolment scheme.
However, board chairman David Booth yesterday said he intended to call the ministry to set up a meeting, which he hoped would negotiate the way forward.
''I certainly intend to give [the ministry] a call and see what the lie of the land is and see if we can have a talk about things.''
Mr Booth said it was time to put personal differences aside and do what was best for the school.
''I think it would be foolish not to do that.
''At the end of the day, we both want a result and the best outcome for King's. Dialogue is the best way of achieving that.''
Mr Booth said the proposed meeting was not an opportunity for the board to ''back down'' from the ministry, and he had no expectation the promise of a meeting would prompt the ministry to postpone or cancel the appointment of a limited statutory manager.
Rather, it was an opportunity to see if there was some common ground between them, he said.
''I'm not going to prejudge what the meeting will be like.
''We're all big grown-ups. We just want to have a chat and see if there is some neutral ground.''
Ministry sector enablement and support head Katrina Casey said she was looking forward to Mr Booth's call.
''We're very happy to meet with the school at any time to resolve these issues.''
Education Minister Hekia Parata was at Tokomairiro High School in Milton yesterday, where she met 15 South Otago principals and board of trustees chairmen and women to discuss the Governance Community of Schools policy.
When asked about the King's High School situation, she said she would not be visiting the school or ''stepping in'' on the issue.
''I think it's fair to say that there is a process and that King's and the ministry are in that process and that it's important that we resolve these issues.
''This is sensible people coming together and saying, 'What's best for not only the kids that are coming to King's, but for all the kids in the Dunedin education system'?''
I would certainly encourage everyone to work together for the best interests of the greater Dunedin schooling network.
''There are very good schools across Dunedin and I think it is important that choices remain available to parents.''
