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The first stage of the current application round has now closed. Stage two
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We expect to be negotiating and signing contracts with charter school
sponsors before the end of the year, for the first schools to open in term
one 2025.
 
Charter Schools| Kura Hourua are one way that the Government is aiming to
improve student achievement. Charter schools provide a new schooling
choice to families, and more flexibility for educators to lift children’s
achievement.
 
Further information on charter schools can be found [1]here on our
website.
 
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The Charter Schools Team
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Kia ora Cricket

Thank you for the information request below. The Ministry will consider and respond to your request in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).

Under section 15(1) of the Act, we are required to make and inform you of our decision on your request as soon as reasonably practicable and in any case not later than 20 working days after the day on which your request is received. You can therefore expect to receive our decision on your request on or before 10 February 2026. If more than 20 working days are needed due to the potential workload and/or consultations involved in answering your request, we will notify you accordingly.

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From: Cricket <[FOI #33345 email]>
Sent: Saturday, 20 December 2025 11:09 pm
To: Charter Schools <[Charter School Agency request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Charter accepted school applications

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Dear Charter School Agency,

I am requesting a list of the 17 successful charter school applications for the charter schools that have been accepted and that have opened or will be opened throughout 2026.

Reference to these have been made on the Charter Schools Agency website https://www.charterschools.govt.nz/chart...

If the full set of applications is unable to be released, a subset of these will also be acceptable.

Yours faithfully,

Cricket

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-----Original Message-----
From: Cricket <[2][FOI #33345 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 18 March 2026 2:03 pm
To: Enquiries National <[3][email address]>
Subject: Re: OIA 46469 - Response
 
Dear Enquiries National,
 
Thank you for your response; it was useful to receive the information you
sent.
 
However, I would also like to receive the full application documents for
all of the schools listed at the link you have quoted in your response
[4]https://www.charterschools.govt.nz/chart....
 
I now realise that my first email might have been confusing, and I am
sorry about that, but from your response, I believe you understand that I
would like the release of as many charter school applications as possible,
not just a list of charter schools.
 
Yours sincerely,
 
Cricket
 
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[1]education.govt.nz
 
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Please find attached a response to your request under the Official
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Nāku noa, nā,

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