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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
Clear
School Effective date Detail
Lepperton 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)

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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