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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
Clear
School Effective date Detail
Crimson AGE School
Previously: AGE School
 13 Nov 2025
Te Kura aa Iwi o Ngaati Kauwhata
Previously: Te Kura ā Iwi o Ngāti Kauwhata
 14 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
A1 Student School
Previously: A1 Student Arrowsmith School
 1 Feb 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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