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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: 15 October 2026.

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

Type change by year

2025 · 4 2026 · 12 2027 · 5

Type change by region

Waikato 5
Hawke's Bay/Tairāwhiti 3
Tai Tokerau 3
Taranaki/Whanganui/Manawatū 3
Otago/Southland 2
Canterbury/Chatham Islands 1
Nelson/Marlborough/West Coast 1
Tāmaki Herenga Manawa 1
Clear

School type changes in New Zealand — Nelson/Marlborough/West Coast

School Effective date Detail
Appleby School 1 Jan 2025 · was Contributing (Year 1-6) → now Full Primary (Year 1-8)

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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