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New schools opening in New Zealand

Schools the Ministry of Education has recorded as new, based on the current "School closures, mergers and new schools" workbook. 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.

38
New school on record
All (104) New (38) Closures (10) Name changes (33) Type changes (17) Other (6)

New school by year

2025 · 9 2026 · 23 2027 · 6

New school by region

Tāmaki Herenga Manawa 10
Canterbury/Chatham Islands 5
Tāmaki Herenga Waka 5
Wellington 5
Hawke's Bay/Tairāwhiti 4
Tai Tokerau 4
Tāmaki Herenga Tāngata 2
Nelson/Marlborough/West Coast 1
Clear
School Effective date Detail
Twin Oaks Classical School 14 Jul 2025
Mangawhai Hills College 10 Feb 2025
Christchurch North College 1 Jan 2025
Ecole Francaise Internationale Auckland 1 Jan 2025
Mastery Schools New Zealand - Arapaki 1 Jan 2025
North West College 1 Jan 2025
Te Rito - Te Kura Taiao 1 Jan 2025
The BUSY School NZ 1 Jan 2025
TIPENE 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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