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School name changes in New Zealand

Schools that have officially changed their name, with the previous name on record 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.

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

Name change by year

2025 · 30 2026 · 3

Name change by region

Contributing (Year 1-6) 12
Full Primary (Year 1-8) 8
Composite (Year 1-15) 5
Secondary (Year 9-15) 3
Specialist School 2
Teen Parent Unit 2
Intermediate (Year 7 & 8) 1
School Effective date Detail
Te Haikura o Kiwa High School
Previously: James Cook High School
 18 Jun 2026
Te Takarangi
Previously: Bay of Islands International Academy
 12 Jan 2026
Moanaroa School
Previously: Kingsford School
 1 Jan 2026
Cargill School
Previously: Cargill Open Plan School
 16 Dec 2025
Rānui Primary School
Previously: Rānui School
 21 Nov 2025
Te Kura o Māngātuna
Previously: TKKM o Mangatuna
 18 Nov 2025
Crimson AGE School
Previously: AGE School
 13 Nov 2025
Taonga Education Centre
Previously: Clendon Teen Parent Unit
 13 Nov 2025
Te Tari Ako Matua Taiohi Education Centre
Previously: Kawerau Teen Parent Unit
 13 Nov 2025
Te Rito Harakeke - Marshland School
Previously: Marshland School
 1 Nov 2025
Te Puni School - Te kura o Te Puni
Previously: Epuni School
 2 Oct 2025
Te Kahu Amohia - Fairhaven School
Previously: Fairhaven School (Napier)
 15 Sep 2025
Te Whirika Sara Cohen Specialist School
Previously: Sara Cohen School
 4 Sep 2025
Mākara Model School
Previously: Makara Model School
 7 Aug 2025
Waikowhai Primary School
Previously: Waikowhai School
 16 Jul 2025
Te Koromiko Swannanoa School
Previously: Swannanoa School
 14 Jul 2025
Westmere School - Whanganui
Previously: Westmere School (Wanganui)
 14 Jul 2025
Te Ahuwai Bromley School
Previously: Bromley School
 23 Jun 2025
Loburn School Te Kura Aromauka
Previously: Loburn School
 17 Jun 2025
Maangere Bridge School
Previously: Mangere Bridge School
 12 May 2025
Queen's High School
Previously: Queens High School
 12 May 2025
Te Kura Waenga O Rutherford | Rutherford Intermediate School
Previously: Rutherford Junior High School
 28 Apr 2025
Te Kura aa Iwi o Ngaati Kauwhata
Previously: Te Kura ā Iwi o Ngāti Kauwhata
 14 Apr 2025
Putāruru Primary School
Previously: Putaruru Primary School
 10 Apr 2025
Patumāhoe Primary School
Previously: Patumahoe Primary School
 9 Apr 2025
Te Ara Whanui Kura Kaupapa Māori o ngā Kōhanga Reo o Te Awa Kairangi
Previously: TKKM o Te Ara Whanui
 7 Apr 2025
Methven Primary School
Previously: Methven School
 13 Mar 2025
Portland School Te Kura o Tikorangi
Previously: Portland School
 24 Feb 2025
Te Kamo School
Previously: Kamo School
 11 Feb 2025
A1 Student School
Previously: A1 Student Arrowsmith School
 1 Feb 2025
Rangitaiki College – Te Kura Tuarua o Rangitaiki
Previously: Edgecumbe College
 1 Jan 2025
Reremoana School
Previously: Reremoana Primary School
 1 Jan 2025
Wellington Hills Christian College
Previously: Miramar Christian School
 1 Jan 2025

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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