Number of schools
Data on the number of schools in New Zealand as at 1 July, by School Type.
Last Updated: October 2023
At 1 July 2023, the total number of schools in New Zealand (State, State-Integrated and Private) was 2,538. This is six fewer schools than July 2022.
The period between 1 July 2022 and 1 July 2023 saw a total of eleven schools close:
- six Full Primary schools (two State, two State-Integrated, one Fully Registered Private, and one Provisionally Registered Private school)
- one Contributing Primary State school
- one Intermediate State school, and
- three Secondary Year 9-15 schools (two State and one Fully Registered Private school).
Between 1 July 2022 and 1 July 2023, a total of five schools opened:
- one Full Primary Provisionally Registered Private school,
- two Contributing Primary State schools,
- one Secondary Year 7-15 State school, and
- one Composite State school.
Between 1 July 2022 and 1 July 2023, five schools changed type:
- one Contributing Primary school to a Full Primary school,
- one Secondary Year 9-15 school to a Secondary Year 7-15 school,
- one Secondary Year 7-15 school to a Composite school, and
- two Full Primary schools to Composite schools.
For more information on school mergers, closures and new schools, please visit our page: School Closures, Mergers and New Schools
Type of School | Number of Schools | Change 2022-23 | |||||
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2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
Primary Subtotal | 1,946 | 1,945 | 1,943 | 1,941 | 1,942 | 1,935 | -7 |
Full Primary | 1,063 | 1,058 | 1,059 | 1,056 | 1,057 | 1,051 | -6 |
Contributing | 766 | 770 | 767 | 768 | 768 | 768 | 0 |
Intermediate | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 116 | -1 |
Composite Subtotal | 174 | 176 | 178 | 182 | 189 | 193 | 4 |
Composite | 168 | 172 | 174 | 178 | 185 | 189 | 4 |
Restricted Composite | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Te Aho o Te Kura Ponamu | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Secondary Subtotal | 374 | 376 | 378 | 377 | 377 | 374 | -3 |
Year 7-15 | 111 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 114 | 1 |
Year 9-15 | 238 | 238 | 240 | 239 | 239 | 235 | -4 |
Teen Parent Unit | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 |
Specialist | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 0 |
Total | 2,531 | 2,534 | 2,536 | 2,536 | 2,544 | 2,538 | -6 |
Time Series Data
This spreadsheet provides time series data in a single table for each of the dimensions shown in the chart below. Each table focuses on a single dimension and covers 1996-2023.
- Time Series Data for Trend Analysis 1996-2023[MS Excel 5.4mB]
Pivot Table
This spreadsheet provides the number of schools for a range of dimensions across time in a simple, easy to use format.
Please note: use of this spreadsheet requires MS Excel version 2007 or later.
- New Zealand Schools Pivot Table 1996-2023[MS Excel 2.7mB]