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School closures in New Zealand

Schools the Ministry of Education has recorded as closed or closing, with the reason given where available. This is a snapshot of the Ministry's current workbook — effective dates can be in the past or future — not a rolling "last 30 days" feed.

Official Ministry record, not something we track or infer ourselves. Last checked: 15 October 2026.

15
Closures on record
All (136) New (43) Closures (15) Name changes (47) Type changes (21) Status & definition (10)

Closure by year

2025 · 8 2026 · 7

Closure by region

Tāmaki Herenga Manawa 3
Wellington 3
Otago/Southland 2
Tāmaki Herenga Waka 2
Hawke's Bay/Tairāwhiti 1
Tai Tokerua 1
Tāmaki Herenga Tāngata 1
Taranaki/Whanganui/Manawatū 1
Clear

School closures in New Zealand — Otago/Southland

School Effective date Detail
Taieri Beach School 1 Nov 2026 Closure - State by Minister
Tahakopa School 11 Apr 2025 Closure - State by Minister

What these terms mean

Cancellation of integration agreement
A state-integrated school leaves the state-integrated system. It may carry on as an independent (private) school, so this is not always a closure.
Definition / authority change
The school's legal definition or governing authority changes, for example a change of proprietor or board status. The school usually stays open.
Type change
The school's year range changes, for example from Contributing to Full Primary.
Effective date
The date the Ministry records the change taking effect; it can be in the past or the future.

Source & methodology

Changes are based on the Ministry of Education's current "School closures, mergers and new schools" workbook. KuraData calculates the summary figures shown on this page (by year and by region) from that source data — they are not published by the Ministry in this form. Effective dates reflect the Ministry's own record and may include changes dated in the past or the future.

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