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School type changes in New Zealand

Schools that have officially changed type (for example, from Contributing to Full Primary), with the previous type on record. 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.

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

Type change by year

2025 · 4 2026 · 12 2027 · 1

Type change by region

Waikato 5
Hawke's Bay/Tairāwhiti 3
Tai Tokerau 3
Taranaki/Whanganui/Manawatū 2
Canterbury/Chatham Islands 1
Nelson/Marlborough/West Coast 1
Otago/Southland 1
Wellington 1
School Effective date Detail
St Thomas of Canterbury College 1 Jan 2027 · was Secondary (Year 7-15) → now Secondary (Year 9-15)
Woodlands Full Primary School 26 Jan 2026 · was Full Primary (Year 1-8) → now Contributing (Year 1-6)
Frasertown School 1 Jan 2026 · was Contributing (Year 1-6) → now Full Primary (Year 1-8)
Lepperton School 1 Jan 2026 · was Contributing (Year 1-6) → now Full Primary (Year 1-8)
Matamata Christian School 1 Jan 2026 · was Full Primary (Year 1-8) → now Composite (Year 1-15)
Otaika Valley School 1 Jan 2026 · was Contributing (Year 1-6) → now Full Primary (Year 1-8)
Te Kura o Waharoa 1 Jan 2026 · was Contributing (Year 1-6) → now Full Primary (Year 1-8)
Te Rito - Te Kura Taiao 1 Jan 2026 · was Full Primary (Year 1-8) → now Composite (Year 1-15)
Tiaho Primary School 1 Jan 2026 · was Contributing (Year 1-6) → now Full Primary (Year 1-8)
TKKM o Ngaringaomatariki 1 Jan 2026 · was Full Primary (Year 1-8) → now Composite (Year 1-15)
Waipa Christian School 1 Jan 2026 · was Full Primary (Year 1-8) → now Composite (Year 1-15)
Wairoa Primary School 1 Jan 2026 · was Contributing (Year 1-6) → now Full Primary (Year 1-8)
Whare Kura Morehu ō Ratana 1 Jan 2026 · was Full Primary (Year 1-8) → now Composite (Year 1-15)
Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Taumarunui 28 Apr 2025 · was Full Primary (Year 1-8) → now Composite (Year 1-15)
Appleby School 1 Jan 2025 · was Contributing (Year 1-6) → now Full Primary (Year 1-8)
Waerenga School 1 Jan 2025 · was Contributing (Year 1-6) → now Full Primary (Year 1-8)
Wellington Hills Christian College 1 Jan 2025 · was Full Primary (Year 1-8) → now Composite (Year 1-15)

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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