Education and Training Act 2020

200 Minister may designate and redesignate schools

(1)

The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, after consultation with the board of the affected school, do any of the following:

(a)

designate a State school that is not a Kura Kaupapa Māori or a designated character school as a Kura Kaupapa Māori or a designated character school:

(b)

remove the designation of a Kura Kaupapa Māori and redesignate it as a designated character school:

(c)

remove the designation of a designated character school and redesignate it as a Kura Kaupapa Māori:

(d)

remove the designation of a Kura Kaupapa Māori or a designated character school while keeping the school established as a State school.

(2)

The designation or removal of a designation of a school takes effect on the date specified in the notice under subsection (1) and, on and from that date, section 204—

(a)

applies to a school that is designated as a Kura Kaupapa Māori or as a designated character school; and

(b)

ceases to apply to a school that has had its designation as a Kura Kaupapa Māori or a designated character school removed.

(3)

A notice under subsection (1) may prescribe a new name for the redesignated school.

(4)

Section 204 applies in respect of a school that is, or is to be, redesignated as a Kura Kaupapa Māori in the same way as it would apply if the school were being established as a Kura Kaupapa Māori.

(5)

No school may have its designation as a Kura Kaupapa Māori removed unless the Minister has first consulted with te kaitiaki o Te Aho Matua.

(6)

No State school may be designated as a Kura Kaupapa Māori unless the Minister has first consulted with te kaitiaki o Te Aho Matua on the ability of the school to operate in accordance with Te Aho Matua.

(7)

Section 204 applies in respect of a school that is, or is to be, redesignated as a designated character school in the same way as it would apply if the school were being established as a designated character school.

Compare: 1989 No 80 s 154A