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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
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School Effective date Detail
Te Takarangi
Previously: Bay of Islands International Academy
 12 Jan 2026
Te Kura o Māngātuna
Previously: TKKM o Mangatuna
 18 Nov 2025
Te Rito Harakeke - Marshland School
Previously: Marshland School
 1 Nov 2025
Mākara Model School
Previously: Makara Model School
 7 Aug 2025
Te Koromiko Swannanoa School
Previously: Swannanoa School
 14 Jul 2025
Westmere School - Whanganui
Previously: Westmere School (Wanganui)
 14 Jul 2025
Loburn School Te Kura Aromauka
Previously: Loburn School
 17 Jun 2025
Reremoana School
Previously: Reremoana Primary 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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