2 March 2022
Kylie Horgan
[FYI request #18216 email]
Tēnā koe Kylie
Thank you for your email of 17 January 2022 to the Ministry of Education (the Ministry)
requesting the following information:
- Al raw data (excluding names etc) from rounds one and two of the community
consultations. The surveys that our community submitted.
- Al reports prepared for the Ministry by external contractors in relation to the
consultation process. ie. Gabrielle Whalls reports.
- Al correspondence, including emails between MOE staff, contractors and Rolleston
College BOT and/or management, relating to the Rolleston zone secondary school
procurement, management, land purchasing and consultation.
- Al information and correspondence regarding the purchase of the land for the new
campus.
- Al secondary research undertaken by the Ministry across NZ and globally regarding
the advantages and disadvantages upon young people of the creation of large
schools.
- Al minutes from meetings, recommendations, white papers and communications to
Ministry teams and Minister pertaining to the new Rolleston College Campus.
- Al information and communications regarding the initially planned stage 2 of the
current Rolleston College campus.
- Al financial information concerning the 'establishment budgets' allocated to the
current Rolleston College and the new campus.
- Al financial and planning information relating to the promotional video made for
Rolleston College for round 2 of the consultation. Who requested this video to be
made, what was the brief given and how much did it cost the taxpayer?
On 2 February 2022, you agreed to amend the scope of your request below:
1.
Al raw data (excluding names etc) from rounds one and two of the
community consultations. The surveys that our community submitted.
2.
Al reports prepared for the Ministry by external contractors in relation to the
consultation process. ie. Gabrielle Whalls reports.
3.
Key documents relating to the Rolleston zone secondary school procurement,
management, land purchasing and consultation.
4.
Key documents regarding the purchase of the land for the new campus
5.
Al secondary research undertaken by the Ministry across NZ and globally
regarding the advantages and disadvantages upon young people of the
creation of large schools
Your request has been considered under the Of icial Information Act 1982 (the Act).
OIA: 1280212
National Of ice, Mātauranga House, 33 Bowen Street, Wellington 6011
PO Box 1666, Wel ington 6140. Phone: +64 4 463 8000 Fax: +64 4 463 8001
education.govt.nz
The Ministry needs to extend the timeframe of our response to your request, pursuant to
section 15A(1)(b) of the Act, as consultations necessary to make a decision on the request
are such that a proper response to the request cannot reasonably be made within the
original time limit. You can now expect to receive a response to your request on or before
30 March 2022.
You have the right to ask an Ombudsman to investigate our decision to extend the
timeframe for responding to your request. You can do this by writing to
[email address] or Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington
6143.
Nāku noa, nā
Emma Drysdale
Manager Official and Parliamentary Information
Government, Executive and Ministerial Services
education.govt.nz
