Name change by region
School name changes in New Zealand — 2026
| School | Effective date | Detail |
|---|---|---|
|
Te Kura ki Hikurangi (Auckland)
Previously: Prospect School |
3 Aug 2026 | |
|
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Rau Toroa
Previously: Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ōtepoti (TKKM o Ōtepoti) |
24 Jul 2026 | |
|
Te Kura Tuarua o Horomaka Hillmorton High School
Previously: Hillmorton High School |
20 Jul 2026 | |
|
Woodlands Primary School
Previously: Woodlands Full Primary School |
20 Jul 2026 | |
|
Ngongotahā School
Previously: Ngongotaha School |
6 Jul 2026 | |
|
Te Uru Karaka Newton Central School
Previously: Newton Central School |
1 Jul 2026 | |
|
Te Haikura o Kiwa High School
Previously: James Cook High School |
18 Jun 2026 | |
|
Mount Maunganui Intermediate School
Previously: Mt Maunganui Intermediate School |
1 Jun 2026 | |
|
Te Puna Wānanga o Te Wairepo – Victory Primary School
Previously: Victory Primary School |
5 May 2026 | |
|
Māori Hill School
Previously: Maori Hill School |
28 Apr 2026 | |
|
Te Kura o Waihārara
Previously: Waihārara School |
20 Apr 2026 | |
|
Te Whānau o Otu Mātua
Previously: Halswell Residential College |
20 Apr 2026 | |
|
Future School
Previously: Crimson AGE School |
10 Apr 2026 | |
|
The Busy Group New Zealand Limited
Previously: The BUSY School NZ |
5 Mar 2026 | |
|
Te Kura o Rātā Templeton School
Previously: Te Kura o Rata Templeton School |
17 Feb 2026 | |
|
Te Takarangi
Previously: Bay of Islands International Academy |
12 Jan 2026 | |
|
Moanaroa School
Previously: Kingsford School |
1 Jan 2026 |
What these terms mean
- Cancellation of integration agreement
- A state-integrated school leaves the state-integrated system. It may carry on as an independent (private) school, so this is not always a closure.
- Definition / authority change
- The school's legal definition or governing authority changes, for example a change of proprietor or board status. The school usually stays open.
- Type change
- The school's year range changes, for example from Contributing to Full Primary.
- Effective date
- The date the Ministry records the change taking effect; it can be in the past or the future.
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.
Data source
- SourceSchool closures, mergers and new schools (September 2026) — Ministry of Education
- Ministry data last checked15 October 2026