Gloriavale school closure welcomed

September 6, 2026: | NCWNZ | NCWNZ is enormously pleased to learn that the secretary for education has acknowledged the lack of safety, unsound conditions, and poor education standards at Gloriavale Christian School,…

Children’s Commissioner Supports Closure Of Gloriavale Christian School

September 5, 2026: | Scoop | Mana Mokopuna | Children’s Commissioner Jane Searle says the wellbeing, safety and rights of children must be the priority following yesterday’s confirmation that Gloriavale Christian School’s registration…

Gloriavale fighting move to shut school

September 4, 2026: | Greymouth Star | Arianna Stewart | Ministry urges court to act The Ministry of Education has made a fresh attempt to cancel Gloriavale Christian School’s registration while the Glorivale…

Children First: Commissioner Backs Gloriavale School Closure and Calls for Safe Transition

September 4, 2026: | Waatea Digital | Matthew Tukaki | Children’s Commissioner Jane Searle says the safety, wellbeing and rights of children must now drive every decision following confirmation that Gloriavale Christian School’s…

Gloriavale ‘strongly disagrees’ with Ministry’s move to close school

September 4, 2026: | 1News Reporters | Gloriavale says it “strongly disagrees” with the Ministry of Education’s decision to close the community’s private school and cancel its registration. Meanwhile, the Children’s Commissioner supported the Ministry’s…

‘About bloody time’: Former student deplores years of inaction as Gloriavale school looks to be shut

September 4, 2026: | RNZ | Mary Argue | The possible closure of Gloriavle school came as a relief but feels like “the bare minimum”, former student Lilia Tarawa says. The Ministry of…

Ministry seeks court order to close Gloriavale school as ERO again finds it unsafe

September 3, 2026: | The Press | Joanne Naish | Gloriavale leaders withheld information from the Education Review Office (ERO) during a recent review, which again found the school was physically and emotionally…

Ministry moves to close Gloriavale school, cancels registration

September 3, 2026: | 1News Reporters | The Ministry of Education has announced today it has cancelled Gloriavale’s registration as a private school and is pressing ahead with plans to close the school…