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New Zealand's First Public Cambridge School Opens in January

11/19/2025

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Totara Point School will be the first publicly funded New Zealand school to offer the Cambridge Primary curriculum.
The school will open in January in Epsom.
The founders emphasize transparency about their Catholic inspiration and aim to foster strong community involvement.
It will not be governed by the Auckland Diocese.
Critics say charter schools divert funds from public education, while supporters including Associate Education Minister David Seymour advocate parental choice.

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Story summary

Totara Point School will be the first publicly funded New Zealand school to offer the Cambridge Primary curriculum.
The school will open in January in Epsom.
The founders emphasize transparency about their Catholic inspiration and aim to foster strong community involvement.
It will not be governed by the Auckland Diocese.
Critics say charter schools divert funds from public education, while supporters including Associate Education Minister David Seymour advocate parental choice.