Charter school rolls

When the first charter schools opened in 2025 there were 215 students enrolled. A year later that had grown to 1,471 students.

Total enrolments Term 1 2025 vs Term 1 2026

	March 2025 roll	March 2026 roll
Total enrolled students	215	1,471
Number of charter schools	7	16

Roll growth over time

Roll growth in the first year of charter schools was not linear. Most schools grew gradually at first, then accelerated.

Date	Total enrolled students
March 2025	215
June 2025	279
July 2025	287
September 2025	427
March 2026	1,471

Roll growth at first schools

We publish rolls for individual schools once they have been open for a year, or earlier if a school consents to us sharing that information.

Below are the rolls for each of the schools that opened in 2025. Twin Oaks opened in Term 3 2025 so does not have a March 2025 roll.

School	March 2025	March 2026
Christchurch North College	14	52
École Française Internationale Auckland	4	66
Mastery Schools New Zealand - Arapaki	63	104
North West College	22	143
Te Rito - Te Kura Taiao	42	110
The BUSY School New Zealand	26	111
TIPENE	41	72
Twin Oaks Classical	N/A	80
Total	215	658