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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 Kahu Amohia - Fairhaven School
Previously: Fairhaven School (Napier)
 15 Sep 2025
Te Whirika Sara Cohen Specialist School
Previously: Sara Cohen School
 4 Sep 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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