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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: 15 October 2026.

43
New school on record
All (136) New (43) Closures (15) Name changes (47) Type changes (21) Status & definition (10)

New school by year

2025 · 9 2026 · 22 2027 · 9 2028 · 3

New school by region

Tāmaki Herenga Manawa 10
Tāmaki Herenga Waka 7
Canterbury/Chatham Islands 6
Hawke's Bay/Tairāwhiti 5
Tai Tokerau 5
Wellington 5
Tāmaki Herenga Tāngata 2
Nelson/Marlborough/West Coast 1
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New schools opening in New Zealand — 2026

School Effective date Detail
Te Wharekura o Tāmaki ki te Tonga 12 Oct 2026
Galaxy International College 20 Jul 2026
Te Kura ā Iwi o Te Waimate 20 Jul 2026
Te Kura o Ngāti Whātua ki Tāmaki 20 Jul 2026
Te Whare Kounga 20 Jul 2026
Griffin Academy 19 Jun 2026
Te Kura Awhitu 2 Mar 2026
Sisters United Academy 9 Feb 2026
Te Kapehu Whetu - Tamaki 9 Feb 2026
The Forest School 2 Feb 2026
Totara Point School 28 Jan 2026
Altum Academy 1 Jan 2026
Aotearoa Infinite Academy 1 Jan 2026
City 0-10 1 Jan 2026
New Zealand Performance Academy Aotearoa 1 Jan 2026
Te Aratika High School 1 Jan 2026
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Hawaiki Hou 1 Jan 2026
Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngā Papaonekura 1 Jan 2026
Te Kura Rau Iti 1 Jan 2026
Te Pā Wānanga o Ōmaka Marae 1 Jan 2026
Te Rau Horopito 1 Jan 2026
Tumanako Christian College 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.

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