8/07/2024 
Tessa  
[FYI request #27186 email]  
Tēnā koe Tessa 
OIA: 1330402 – Summary of pupil exclusions in the last 5 years 
Thank you for your email of 9 June 2024 to the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) requesting the 
following information:  
1. The number of Year 1-8 pupils excluded from New Zealand schools in the last 5 years, 
broken down by the length of time between their exclusion and placement by the Ministry 
into a school. 
 
2. The total FTE (not including vacant positions) at the Ministry of Education who have as 
part of their role, the responsibility of finding placements for excluded students, as at the 
end of each of the last 4 calendar years, and a monthly figure since the beginning of 2024 
to present. 
 
3. The total number of Year 1-8 students who have been excluded and are presently (at 1 
June 2024) awaiting placement into another school. I also request this same number as at 
1 June 2023. 
Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act). 
The Ministry needs to extend the timeframe for responding 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 cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit. You can now expect to 
receive a response to your request on or before 15 July 2024, which is an extension of 5 working 
days. 
You have the right to ask an Ombudsman to investigate our decision to extend the timeframe for 
responding to this request, in accordance with section 28 of the Act. You can do this by writing to 
[email address] or Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington 6143. 
Nāku noa, nā 
 
Cindy McDonald 
Principal Advisor, Official and Parliamentary Information 
Government, Executive and Ministerial Services 
8 Gilmer Terrace, Levels Ground floor, 1, 2, and 6-14, Wellington 
PO Box 1666, Wellington 6140 Phone: +64 4 463 8000  

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