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Table 1 – School buildings in High seismic zone confirmed below 34% NBS. 
(Building Act remediation timeframe – 7.5 years) 
1982
School Name    
Building 
Building Typology 
% NBS Rating / status 
Number 
Act 
Block V (I Block) 
Two storey classroom block 
15 (to be demolished 2024) 
Burnside High School 
Block JX (J 
Two storey classroom block 
15 (to be demolished 2024) 
Block) 
Kirkwood Intermediate 
Block 1 (Hall) 
Single-storey, timber-framed 
15 (Construction planned to commence end of 2024) 
Napier Boys’ High 
Block G (Gym) 
Single-storey, timber-framed 
30 (Design underway) 
School 
Onslow College 
A (Technical) 
Single-storey, timber-framed 
30 (Planning underway) 
Information 
C (Cafeteria) 
Single-storey, timber-framed 
30 (Planning underway) 
Palmerston North 
D (Stephens) 
Two storey classroom block 
<34 (Construction commenced November 2021 with the final 
Girls’ High School 
stage to commence October 2024) 
1 (C Rm Admin) 
Single-storey, timber-framed 
15 (Construction commenced early 2024 and expected to be 
Official completed end of 2024) 
Porirua East 
3 (5 C Rm 
Single-storey, timber-framed 
15 (Construction commenced mid-2024 and expected to 
the 
Junior) 
completed early 2025) 
Rongotai College 
EC (Recreation) 
Single-storey, timber-framed  
26 (Not in use - proposed to be demolished in 2025) 
A (Main Block) 
Two storey classroom block 
15 (Proposed to be demolished in 2025) 
Taihape Area School 
under 
A (Gym) 
Single-storey building with part basement 
15 (Construction planned to commence 2026) 
Taita College 
R (New Gym) 
Single-storey building 
<34 (Planned to start in 2026/7 as part of the schools 10-year 
property plan) 
Wairarapa College 
Sutherland 
Two storey admin and teaching block 
20 (In Construction) 
Block 

 
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School Name    
Building 
Building Typology 
% NBS Rating / status 
Number 
Wellington Girls’ 
K (Pipitea Block)  Four storey teaching and admin block 
<34 (Design complete) 
1982
College 
G Brook Block 
Four storey teaching and admin block 
15 (Planning underway) 
Act 
Wellington High 
A Block + 
Five storey teaching block 
25 (Planning underway) 
School and 
Services Tower 
Community Education 
Centre 
 
 
 
 
Information 
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Table 2 – School buildings in Medium seismic zone confirmed below 34% NBS. 
(Building Act timeframe – 12.5 years) 
1982
School Name   
Building 
Building Typology 
 
% NBS Rating 
Number 
Act 
H (Hepburn) 
Three storey teaching block with part 
<34 (Strengthening design expected to commence end of 2024) 
Hamilton Girls’ High 
basement 
School 
G (Gym) 
Single storey building with part 
20 (Proposed to be demolished, replacement gym in design 
basement 
stage) 
Tauranga Girls’ 
J1 (Block J1 
Four storey teaching block 
15 (In construction and expected to be complete end of 2024) 
College 
Faculty of 
Science) 
Whanganui City 
B (Tower 
Six storey teaching block 
25 (Project planning to commence by the end of 2024) 
Information 
College 
Block) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Table 3 – School buildings in Low seismic zone confirmed below 34% NBS. 
(Building Act remediation timeframe – 35 years) 
1982
School Name   
Building 
Building Name  
% NBS Rating 
Number 
Act 
4 (Whainga) 
Two-storey teaching block 
21 (Design commenced) 
5 (Kaitataki) 
Two-storey teaching block 
21 (Design commenced) 
101073/76/77  Two-storey admin and teaching block 
25 (Design commenced) 
 
Spine Block 
(Admin, 
Technology, 
Performing 
Alfriston College 
Arts, Music & 
Information 
Library) 
101078 
Two-storey teaching block 
21 (Design commenced) 
(Kaitoro) 
101078 
Two-storey teaching block 
21 (Construction to commence end of 2024) 
(Tirohanga) 
Official 
Whanau 
Two-storey teaching block 
21 (Design commenced) 
(Auaha) 
the 
Mt Roskill Grammar 
HL (Hall) 
Single-storey building 
22 (Work to be undertaken over 2024 Christmas break) 
School 
Otago Boys’ High 
F (Shand) 
Two-storey teaching block 
<34 (In construction) 
School 
under 
Rangitoto College 
L2 (L Block 
Three-storey teaching block 
26 (Proposed to be demolished) 
Soft Tech) 
 
 
 
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