Designated Special Character schools

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The New Zealand Education Act of 1989 allows the Minister to establish two types of special character schools under Sections 155 and 156.

[edit] Section 155 schools

For Kura Kaupapa Māori - where the principal language of instruction is te reo Mäori

Te Kura o Waikare
Te Whanau o Tupuranga
Nga Taiatea Wharekura
Te Kura o Hirangi
Te Kura o Torere
Te Kura Toitu o Te Whaiti-nui-a-Toi
Te Kura Kaupapa Motuhake o Tawhiuau
Mana Tamariki
Te Kura o Te Whakatupuranga Rua Mano
Te Kura Maori o Porirua

[edit] Section 156 schools

"Designated Character Schools", under Section 156[1]. The special character of schools established under this section is not specified in the Act, and parents may propose any desirable special character as long as no other local school is already delivering an education reflecting the same special character.