Gloriavale School to shut after being declared not ‘emotionally and physically safe’

December 18, 2025: | The Press | Joanne Naish | Gloriavale School is to be shut down after a string of failed audits and serious concerns, with the Ministry of Education declaring it not an “emotionally and physically safe” environment. The ministry confirmed it was cancelling Gloriavale Christian School’s registration as a private…

Gloriavale Christian School has registration cancelled

December 18, 2025: | 1News | Gloriavale Christian School will have its registration as a private school cancelled early next year after the Ministry of Education ruled it had failed to meet key compliance requirements. Secretary for Education Ellen MacGregor-Reid confirmed the decision under the Education and Training Act, citing insufficient evidence that…

Gloriavale Christian School registration cancelled

December 18, 2025: | RNZ | Gloriavale Christian School’s board says it will challenge the Ministry of Education’s decision to cancel its registration as a private school. The Secretary for Education informed the school of the decision on Thursday. Ellen MacGregor-Reid wrote to the West Coast Christian community’s private school in October, advising…

Ministry of Education closer to making decision on Gloriavale Christian School’s future

November 17, 2025: | RNZ | Jean Edwards | The Ministry of Education is reviewing Gloriavale Christian School’s response to officials’ concerns as it weighs up the school’s future. Secretary for Education Ellen MacGregor-Reid wrote to the private school last month advising she was considering cancelling its registration after a second failed Education Review Office…

Ministry grants Gloriavale school seven more days to justify staying open

November 7, 2025: | NZ Herald | Neil Reid | Gloriavale has been given a seven-day extension to provide education officials with a response why the religious commune’s private school should be allowed to remain open. The Ministry of Education (MOE) last month put Gloriavale on notice that its school was on the…

Deadline day: Will the Government move to close the school at the Gloriavale religious community?

November 6, 2025: | NZ Herald | Neil Reid | West Coast schools are investigating how they will upscale and absorb the children of Gloriavale if the Government decides to close the religious commune’s school. Commune leaders have a hard deadline of tomorrow to convince the Ministry of Education (MoE) that its extreme…