Built from official New Zealand government data.

Where our data comes from

KuraData distinguishes between government data, provider-published information, KuraData-derived figures, and editorial explanations — covering schools, early childhood services, tertiary providers, and their related datasets. The table below lists every official government source currently in use.

DataSourceLicense
Schools — type, authority, roll, address, contact Ministry of Education — Schools Directory CC BY 4.0
Early Childhood Services — type, authority, roll, contact Ministry of Education — Early Childhood Services Directory CC BY 4.0
Tertiary providers — universities, polytechnics, wānanga, PTEs Ministry of Education — Tertiary Providers Directory CC BY 4.0
Māori-medium immersion levels Ministry of Education — Māori Schools Directory CC BY 4.0
Pacific language-medium levels Ministry of Education — Pacific Schools Directory CC BY 4.0
New schools, closures, mergers, name & type changes Ministry of Education — School closures, mergers and new schools CC BY 4.0
School Equity Index (344–569 scale) Education Counts — School Equity Index Bands and Groups CC BY 4.0
ECE Equity Index (1–4 scale — a different, unrelated scale) Education Counts — ECE Equity Index assessment CC BY 4.0
Coordinates & map display Ministry of Education (coordinates) · OpenStreetMap (map tiles) CC BY 4.0 / ODbL

A note on the two Equity Indexes

Schools and early childhood services each have their own, separate Equity Index, on different scales and running in opposite directions. They should never be compared directly — see the schools Equity Index and ECE Equity Index pages for the full explanation.

A note on attribution

KuraData is an independent reference. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of the Ministry of Education or any New Zealand government agency.