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Other school changes in New Zealand

Definition or authority changes the Ministry of Education has recorded for a school — a category that doesn't fit new, closed, merged, renamed, or type-changed. 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.

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

Definition/Authority change by year

2025 · 4 2026 · 2

Definition/Authority change by region

Bay of Plenty/Waiariki 2
Nelson/Marlborough/West Coast 1
Tai Tokerau 1
Taranaki/Whanganui/Manawatū 1
Waikato 1
School Effective date Detail
Te Kura o Waharoa 1 Jan 2026 Change - definition · Changed to Designated Character School
Victory Primary School 1 Jan 2026 Change - definition · Changed to Contributing with Bilingual Yr 7 & 8
Malfroy School 15 Aug 2025 Change - definition · Changed to School with Side School
Tawhero School 19 May 2025 Change - definition · Changed to Contributing with Bilingual Yr 7 & 8
Te Kura Taumata o Panguru 28 Apr 2025 Change - definition · Changed to Designated Character School
Maungatapu School 1 Jan 2025 Change - definition · Changed to Contributing with Bilingual Yr 7 & 8

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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