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Jane Lee
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8 Kennedy Place,  9(2)(a)
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Justine Mahon  Arapaki
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Jane Lee
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Staff training area
Rose McInerney
Justine Mahon  (CE)

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Media
Arrive at Mastery
8 Kennedy Place,  9(2)(a)
to
Schools NZ -
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assist
Arapaki
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Minister
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8 Kennedy Place,  9(2)(a)
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Seymour
Schools NZ –
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introductions
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Rose, Jo and
Dave, greets Jane,
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around of the site
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Minister
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Seymour
for first charter
entrance or staf
confirm this with 9(2)(a)
school – Mastery
training area –
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arrival
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Jane Lee
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1:40
Jane Lee
Meet and greet
Staff training area
Rose McInerney
Justine Mahon  (CE)

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Jo and Dave
Jessep (sponsors)
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1:50
Media
Arrive at Mastery
8 Kennedy Place,  9(2)(a)
to
Schools NZ -
Hil sborough
assist
Arapaki
2pm
Minister
Arrive at Mastery
8 Kennedy Place,  9(2)(a)
to
Seymour
Schools NZ –
Hil sborough
meet and facilitate
Arapaki – meets
introductions
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Rose, Jo and
Dave, greets Jane,
Justine 9(2)(a)

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with parents.
2:10
Minister
Announce opening  Either school
9(2)(a)
will
Seymour
for first charter
entrance or staf
confirm this with 9(2)(a)
school – Mastery
training area –
based on MO
under  Schools NZ -  TBC on weather  preference ahead of
Arapaki
(N.B. weather
arrival
forecast is fine)
2:15
Media
Media standup
Location of
Available to take
announcement
questions wil  be:
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Mastery Schools have a highly successful model in
Australia with proven results that students are
achieving higher than the average at a Mastery
School. In their application for a charter school, they
demonstrated a clear aspiration to lift academic
achievement of students and build the professional
development of their teaching workforce, while
embedding the New Zealand context into their ethos.
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The charter school will be located in Christchurch
with a starting roll of 51 students, and capacity to
grow within their current property. There is huge
potential for students with academic distress or
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disengagement to benefit from a Mastery Schools
charter school across New Zealand.
2. If approving charters with small rolls – are we ensuring we
have the funding available for innovative schools to grow and
replicate?
The independent Authorisation Board has
approved schools which are highly innovative and
show an ability to grow their offering. The Charter
School Agency has worked with the Authorisation
Board to ensure approvals and budgeting for
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schools opening in 2025 and 2026 reflects this.
Should there be increased demand for the charter
school model, or a particular school to the point of
requiring a new location, then this would currently
need to be considered against existing funding.
Required today, both to inform the PR.
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Business Unit to allocate
Charter School Agency
the request to
the
Lead Business Unit, please acknowledge receipt of this request by email and provide me with the name
of a contact person* for this request.
*The contact person should have the decision-making authority and ability to answer any questions the
Private Secretaries/Ministers’ office has.
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Ngā mihi,
Emma Peckham
Executive Assistant to Jane Lee, Chief Executive
Charter School Agency
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Document 5A
27 November 2024
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Diversity in learning options key says head of CSA
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Diversity in education choices wil  help lift achievement levels, CE of The Charter School
Agency (CSA) Jane Lee said at the announcement of the first new charter school in
Christchurch today.
Associate Minister for Education, David Seymour, announced this afternoon that Mastery
Schools New Zealand – Arapaki wil  be among the first new charter schools to open in 2025.
This follows legislation being introduced in October that set out the framework on how
charter schools wil  be set up, operate, and be monitored.
“I would like to welcome Mastery Schools New Zealand – Arapaki to the charter school
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programme. I acknowledge sponsors Jo and Dave Jessep for their vision and the school’s
CE, Rose McInerney, who is an experienced and passionate educator,” says Ms Lee.
“Today is an acknowledgement that diverse learning options have a place in our
communities and a particularly big day for the Mastery Schools New Zealand – Arapaki
community.
“There has been a robust process to get to this point and I know there are families who are
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eagerly anticipating opening day in term one next year.
“There is a high bar for schools to succeed within the charter school model and we will be
closely monitoring schools’ performance to ensure they are delivering on expectations.”
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Chair of the independent Charter School Authorisation Board, Justine Mahon, says providing
a diverse range of options was a key consideration for the Board in making its decisions
about the first group of schools to open.
“We want to ensure charter schools are purposeful and offer young people and their families
options for learning in environments which more closely and consistently meet their specific
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educational needs.
“The number, quality and diversity of applications received show the significant interest in
this model and we’re looking forward to introducing more schools as funding allows,” she
says.
Mrs McInerney said this announcement was a huge step towards bringing the school to
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“We can’t wait to open our doors and bring a proven model of education to students and their
families who are struggling with their learning. I feel so proud to be able to let our pre-
enrolled students and families, and the wider community, know that we are going to be
opening.
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“This is the ultimate result for the community we wil  serve – including families who are
moving cities to come to our school. Our goal is to help our students gain Mastery in maths
and English so they can return to mainstream education when they are ready. We really can’t
wait to get started.”
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More announcements about charter schools to open wil  follow in the coming weeks.
There wil  be a further application round next year. Applications from sponsors for schools
which wil  not be among the first to open wil  also have an opportunity to be reconsidered.
Read more about The Charter School Agency.
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Mastery Schools New Zealand – Arapaki is a co-educational academic intervention school
for year one-eight students with academic distress or disengagement.
The charter school wil  be located in Opawa, Christchurch with a starting roll of approximately
50 students, and capacity to grow to approximately 210 at the current site.
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Mastery Schools New Zealand – Arapaki is a partner school of Mastery Schools Australia,
which has opened five campuses since 2021.
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Hon David Seymour
Associate Minister of Education
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First charter school announced to open Term 1
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Associate Education Minister David Seymour today announced Christchurch-
based Mastery Schools New Zealand – Arapaki as the first new charter school set
to open in term one 2025.
“This announcement is a significant step in the Government’s efforts to lift
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educational achievement in New Zealand,” says Mr Seymour.
“Charter schools wil  make New Zealand’s education system more flexible and
responsive to family and student needs.
“Every child deserves an education that gives them the opportunity to learn and
grow in ways which are more specific to their needs. Mastery Schools New
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Zealand – Arapaki is a fantastic example of a school that wil  give families and
educators more meaningful educational choice and support.”
“Mastery Schools New Zealand – Arapaki is a partner school of Mastery Schools
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Australia (MSA). MSA provided another option for students who were disengaged
from the state system, and the results speak for themselves.
“Student achievement in reading, mathematics and spelling occurred considerably
faster than average. At endance was 82% averaged across all campuses. While
students progressed faster than average in reading, mathematics and spelling.
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“I want to thank the Charter School Agency and independent Authorisation Board
for the work they have done to progress this important work. They oversaw a
robust and fair process with 78 applications in the first round.
“This is just the beginning. I hope to see many more new charter schools opening,
and state and state-integrated schools converting to become charter schools.
“The huge demand to open charter schools not only highlights the need, but also
the commitment of people to provide varied educational opportunities for young
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can lead to better health, higher incomes, better job stability and greater
participation within communities. These are opportunities that every student
deserves.
“Charter schools wil  be given greater freedom to respond to diverse student
needs in innovative ways, but they wil  be held to a much higher standard than
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state schools and subject to a high level of monitoring and accountability.
“More new charter schools wil  be announced shortly. Discussions with applicants
will continue in the coming weeks. Schools which wil  not be among the first to
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open have wil  have an opportunity to be reconsidered next year.”
Media contact: 9(2)(a)

Note to editors: Mastery Schools New Zealand – Arapaki is a partner school of
Mastery Schools Australia, which has opened five campuses since 2021. It is a
full-time school for year one-eight students who have various learning dif iculties
and are disengaged from mainstream schooling.
Mastery Schools Australia has had phenomenal academic results since opening in
2021. Their most recent 2023 data across five campuses shows:
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• Reading: 1.6 years progress in 1 year.
• Mathematics:1.5 years progress in 1 year.
• Spelling: Average of 1.5 years growth after 1 year.
• Average of 82% attendance across all campuses.
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