New school by region
New schools opening in New Zealand — Tāmaki Herenga Waka
| School | Effective date | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Drury Specialist School | 7 Feb 2028 | |
| Chapel Downs Junior College | 1 Jan 2027 | |
| Te Wharekura o Tāmaki ki te Tonga | 12 Oct 2026 | |
| Sisters United Academy | 9 Feb 2026 | |
| Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngā Papaonekura | 1 Jan 2026 | |
| Te Kura Rau Iti | 1 Jan 2026 | |
| TIPENE | 1 Jan 2025 |
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