Ministry of Education directory
Specialist School schools in New Zealand
All 36 schools the Ministry of Education classifies as “Specialist School”, nationwide.
Schools36open at Jul 2026
Students5,125on the combined roll
State-integrated00 private
With a zone0operate an enrolment scheme
Source · Ministry of Education School Directory — extracted Aug 2026 · 36 schools · Reviewed Oct 2026 · Method
Each dot is one school, placed at its directory coordinates and sized by roll. · Not a map — no boundaries are drawn, and none are implied.
Every school
| School | Type | Years | Roll | Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arahunga School | Specialist School | — | 120 | — |
| Arohanui Special School | Specialist School | — | 277 | — |
| Blind and Low Vision Education Network NZ | Specialist School | — | 76 | — |
| Blomfield Special School and Resource Ctre | Specialist School | — | 182 | — |
| Central Auckland Specialist School | Specialist School | — | 288 | — |
| Central Regional Health School | Specialist School | — | 25 | — |
| Ferndale Te Ahu | Specialist School | — | 141 | — |
| Goldfields School (Paeroa) | Specialist School | — | 92 | — |
| Hamilton North School | Specialist School | — | 168 | — |
| Kimi Ora School | Specialist School | — | 137 | — |
| Kingslea School | Specialist School | — | 123 | — |
| Ko Taku Reo - Deaf Education New Zealand | Specialist School | — | 104 | — |
| Kōwhai School | Specialist School | — | 132 | — |
| Mahinawa Specialist School and Resource Centre | Specialist School | — | 154 | — |
| Maitai School | Specialist School | — | 58 | — |
| Mt Richmond School | Specialist School | — | 205 | — |
| Northern Health School | Specialist School | — | 6 | — |
| Oaklynn Special School | Specialist School | — | 228 | — |
| Parkside School | Specialist School | — | 176 | — |
| Patricia Avenue School | Specialist School | — | 211 | — |
| Pītau-Allenvale School | Specialist School | — | 135 | — |
| Rosehill School | Specialist School | — | 343 | — |
| Rotorua Specialist School - Te Kura Pūkenga o Rotorua | Specialist School | — | 113 | — |
| Ruru Special School | Specialist School | — | 128 | — |
| Salisbury School (Nelson) | Specialist School | — | 12 | — |
| Sir Keith Park School | Specialist School | — | 188 | — |
| Sommerville School | Specialist School | — | 399 | — |
| Southern Health School | Specialist School | — | 19 | — |
| Tauranga Special School | Specialist School | — | 129 | — |
| Te Kahu Amohia - Fairhaven School | Specialist School | — | 105 | — |
| Te Whānau o Ōtūmatua | Specialist School | — | 13 | — |
| Te Whirika Sara Cohen Specialist School | Specialist School | — | 78 | — |
| Wairau Valley Special School | Specialist School | — | 296 | — |
| Waitaha School | Specialist School | — | 125 | — |
| Westbridge Residential School | Specialist School | — | 3 | — |
| Wilson School | Specialist School | — | 136 | — |
Source · Ministry of Education School Directory — extracted Aug 2026 · Roll at Jul 2026. Equity Index is deliberately not listed here — it describes a community, not a school, and belongs beside its explanation on each school's own page. · Reviewed Oct 2026 · Method