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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: 6 September 2026.

10
Closures on record
All (104) New (38) Closures (10) Name changes (33) Type changes (17) Other (6)

Closure by year

2025 · 8 2026 · 2

Closure by region

Wellington 3
Tāmaki Herenga Manawa 2
Tāmaki Herenga Waka 2
Hawke's Bay/Tairāwhiti 1
Otago/Southland 1
Tāmaki Herenga Tāngata 1
Clear
School Effective date Detail
Nikau School 14 Jul 2025 Closure - Voluntary of state or private

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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