Charter school rolls

When the first charter schools opened in 2025 there were 215 students enrolled. As of 1 September 2026 that had grown to 1,965 students.

Total enrolments 

	March 2025 roll	September 2026 roll
Total enrolled students	215	1,965
Number of charter schools	7	19

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
June 2026	1,721
July 2026	1,732
September 2026	1,965

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	September 2026
Christchurch North College	14	85
École Française Internationale Auckland	4	79
Mastery Schools New Zealand - Arapaki	63	124
North West College	22	151
Te Rito - Te Kura Taiao	45	146
The BUSY School New Zealand	26	122
TIPENE	41	68
Twin Oaks Classical	N/A	108
Total	215	883